New dawn for Africa’s last occupied territory after Polisario Front quits Western Sahara 30-year cease fire
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New dawn for Africa’s last occupied territory after Polisario Front quits Western Sahara 30-year cease fire

ByBrian Kithinji

Time flies everywhere in the world. But not in Western Sahara’s de facto capital, Tifariti. As European colonization in the African continent crumbled in the mid to late 20th century, it brought about euphoria and optimism of a splendid future of self-governance. That was similarly the case in Western Sahara, a country larger in size…

Tigray forces bomb Eritrea’s Asmara airport as fears intensify over full blown regional war
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Tigray forces bomb Eritrea’s Asmara airport as fears intensify over full blown regional war

ByBrian Kithinji

Ethiopia’s 12-day old conflict has entered a new front after Tigray forces fired rockets at the airport in Eritrea’s capital Asmara on Saturday evening. Tigrayan leader Debretsion Gebremichael told reporters that “Fighting is still continuing on several fronts” in Ethiopia as regional diplomats confirmed the cross border attack that saw two of the rockets fired…

Tanzanian President Magufuli reappoints finance minister Mpango in new government
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Tanzanian President Magufuli reappoints finance minister Mpango in new government

ByBrian Kithinji

Fresh from winning re-election, Tanzanian President John Magufuli has re-appointed Philip Mpango as finance minister and promised continued reforms to the mining sector as his government targets 8% annual economic growth in the next five years. Magufuli won a controversial poll in October that the U.S. State Department and election observers said was marred by…

Zambia defaults on Eurobond payments
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Zambia defaults on Eurobond payments

ByBrian Kithinji

Zambia has become Africa’s first pandemic-era sovereign defaulter after the copper producing nation failed to pay an overdue Eurobond coupon before a 30-day grace period elapsed on Friday. Finance Minister Bwalya Ng’andu insisted the country wasn’t in a position to make the payment and sought a reprieve until April. “They will not support the standstill…