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EAC liquidity crisis deepens as states default on dues, MPs go unpaid
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (473+ words) Senior Journalist with The Citizen Dar es Salaam . A worsening financial crisis is threatening the operations of the East African Community (EAC), with internal documents revealing that the regional bloc is struggling to pay salaries and implement planned activities. A…...
South Africa says most of a group of 17 men lured into fighting for Russia set to return home
10+ hour, 43+ min ago (268+ words) Ukrainian serviceman throws a grenade during a training, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Donbas region, Ukraine April 8, 2023. Johannesburg. South Africa's government said on Tuesday that 11 of a group of 17 men who were lured into fighting for Russia in Ukraine…...
The Citizen
13+ hour, 11+ min ago (83+ words) Choplife Gaming, a pan-African digital entertainment and gaming group, has secured a license to operate online sports betting and casino services in Liberia, marking its official entry into ... BY The Citizen Reporter 50 Cent and T.I. escalate feud with family insults amid…...
M23 rebel spokesperson killed in Congo army drone strike
15+ hour, 33+ min ago (316+ words) The military spokesperson for the M23 rebel group, Willy Ngoma, was killed in an army drone strike in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, according to senior rebel officials, a regional diplomat, and a Western government adviser. The attack occurred…...
50 Cent and T.I. escalate feud with family insults amid verzuz confusion
22+ hour, 3+ min ago (198+ words) By" The Citizen Reporter The long-running online feud between 50 Cent and T.I. has intensified, now dragging in T.I.s wife, Tiny Harris, and their son, King Harris. What began as a planned Verzuz battle intended to celebrate the artists extensive music catalogues'has…...
Policy credibility, not capital alone, defines Africa’s next growth phase
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (976+ words) By" The Citizen Reporter Cape Town. Africa's economic trajectory is increasingly influenced by geopolitics, trade realignment, and policy credibility, rather than just capital flows, according to business leaders and economists at the African Markets Conference 2026. This shift underlines both the…...
Why African coup leaders often turn on the people who supported them
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (786+ words) Houston. The end of January 2026 effectively marked the end of party politics in Burkina Faso. On 29 January, Captain Ibrahim Traor's government formally dissolved all political parties, including those that had supported his September 2022 coup. Parties had already been suspended since…...
Somalia cleared to adopt EAC e-Passport, envoy says
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (467+ words) Dar es Salaam. Somalia has received official authorisation to adopt and print the East African Community (EAC) e-Passport, marking a practical step in its integration into the regional bloc, Somalia's ambassador to Tanzania and permanent representative to the EAC, Ilyaas…...
Alma Bronxi on building structure in East Africa’s creative economy
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1059+ words) With more than 13 years in East Africa's entertainment industry and a background in economics from Ardhi University, Alma Bronxi has built a reputation not only as a creative executive but as a systems thinker operating in a sector that often…...
Property and land: Why the diaspora feels disadvantaged
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1259+ words) Dubai, Panama and numerous other destinations have been incentivising diaspora communities to buy property in their countries. They even go as far as luring them with the certainty of being granted citizenship. "With just a $150,000 investment, they give you a…...