The Russian government will give 260,000 tons of fertilizer to several African countries, including 20,000 tons already donated to Malawi, a step that analysts see as part of Moscow’s effort to win diplomatic support for its war in Ukraine. At a handover ceremony Monday (6 March) at Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, Russian Ambassador to Malawi Nikolai […]
The Senegalese government has bought 344 books owned by its former President Leopold Senghor, after it managed to stop them from being auctioned in France. Senghor served as the first president of independent Senegal from 1960 to 1980. He is also better known for his central role in developing Negritude, an intellectual movement that defended […]
With tax hikes and living costs in Kenya and Nigeria rising sharply, ordinary people in both countries are feeling the strain — as a result, Nairobi braces for more anti-government protests that are happening despite the government warning it would not tolerate further unrest after earlier demonstrations turned violent. Kenya’s government closed schools in Nairobi […]
