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Kenyan Fintech Pioneer Leon Kiptum, Former EA Vice President, Dies at 44
By Patrice Katuma NAIROBI, Kenya – The Kenyan fintech and broader business community is mourning the loss of Leon Kiptum, a…
Liberia: Top LDEA Official Alleges Government Complicity in Drug Trade, Faces Backlash for Unsubstantiated Claims
By Sara Camara MONROVIA, Liberia – A top official within Liberia's Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has sparked controversy by alleging the…
Liberia Mourns Influential Presidential Chief of Staff Sylvester Grigsby, 74
By Emmanuel Sikena Monrovia, Liberia – Sylvester Grigsby, Liberia’s Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and widely regarded as the…
Mali Junta Arrests Dozens of Soldiers Over Alleged Coup Plot
By Amadou Keita BAMAKO, Mali – Mali's military junta has arrested dozens of soldiers suspected of plotting to overthrow the government,…
SOAR Capital Takes Flight in Liberia, Championing Financial Empowerment for Working Families and Individuals
By Sara Camara MONROVIA, LIBERIA – SOAR Capital, an Integrated Financial Service and Consumer Finance Institution headquartered in Nigeria, has…
British Soldiers Continue to Use Sex Workers in Kenya Despite Ban, Inquiry Reveals
By Peter Halima NANYUKI, Kenya – A recent investigation by the British Army has unearthed a persistent issue of soldiers stationed…
Chadian Opposition Leader Succès Masra Jailed for 20 Years on ‘Politically Motivated’ Charges, HRW Says
By Isaac Okoro N'DJAMENA, Chad – Succès Masra, the prominent leader of Chad's main opposition party, The Transformers, and former…
Burkina Faso’s Parliament Votes to Outlaw Homosexual Acts, Threatening Jail Time
By Amadou Keita OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – Burkina Faso's unelected transitional parliament has unanimously passed a bill outlawing homosexual acts, introducing…