BREAKING: US President Biden announces re-election bid The United States President, Joe Biden, has announced that he will be running for re-election as president of the US in 2024. This is as he said the “battle for the soul of the nation isn’t yet complete” in his new 2024 Launch…
US President Joe Biden To Launch 2024 Re-election Bid Next Week According to multiple US media outlets, US President Joseph Biden could declare his candidacy for reelection in 2024 as early as next week. President’s advisors are thinking about starting the campaign as early as Tuesday, April 25, with a…
Congo parties form alliance for next election Three opposition parties in Congo-Brazzaville have joined forces ahead of the next elections, for which veteran hardline leader Denis Sassou Nguesso is a potential candidate. The “Alliance for Democratic Change in 2026,” unveiled on Thursday, brings together three parties that have grassroots support…
Top 10 African countries with the highest cost of living in 2023 Business Insider Africa presents the top 10 African countries with the highest cost of living This list is courtesy of Numbeo, one of the world’s most profound data and research platforms. To collect data, Numbeo relies on user…
Global growth slows to 2% in 2023 – World Bank World Bank Group President, David Malpass says global growth is expected to be weak in 2023, slowing to two per cent from 3.1 per cent in 2022. Malpass said this in his Opening address at the ongoing Spring Meetings 2023…
UN to meet Taliban officials over women staff ban The United Nations mission in Afghanistan will hold talks on Wednesday with Taliban officials in Kabul “to seek clarity” on a new government ban that blocks women from working for the world body across the country. Since seizing power in August…
Biden’s choice, Ajay Banga named sole nominee for World Bank presidency Ajay Banga, a former CEO of Mastercard Inc. and a member of various international councils, has been named as the sole nominee for the presidency of the World Bank Group. The announcement was made in a statement by the…
Bankers convicted of helping Putin’s friend The four bankers are charged with helping cellist Sergei Roldugin move funds suspected of belonging to Russia’s leader By Imogen Foulkes in Geneva & Robert Plummer in London BBC News Four bankers who allowed a friend of Vladimir Putin to deposit huge sums in…
Top 10 African countries with the highest number of female representation in government Business Insider Africa presents the top 10 African countries with the highest number of female representatives in government. This list is based on the data present in the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s database, which shows that Rwanda is the…
Kenyans in diaspora tend to send more money home the weaker the Kenyan shilling gets Kenyans living abroad send more money back home, once they notice that Kenya’s local currency is depreciating in value. This analysis is based on the first-ever Global Money Transfer Index from Western Union. The index…