Libya’s fragile economy is facing renewed turmoil as the Central Bank of Libya launches an emergency recall of 50 and 20 dinar banknotes after uncovering a massive wave of counterfeit currency in circulation. Authorities say the fake banknotes many allegedly printed in Russia under a rival administration during the country’s political divide have triggered a […]
Douala, Cameroon — Clashes erupted across parts of Cameroon’s commercial capital, Douala, on Sunday as hundreds of opposition supporters took to the streets ahead of the official announcement of presidential election results. Protesters barricaded roads, burned tyres, and chanted slogans accusing the government of electoral fraud, prompting a heavy security response. Police deployed teargas and […]
Ethiopia has officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), now the continent’s largest hydropower plant by generation capacity. The roller-compacted concrete gravity dam is situated on the Blue Nile in the Benishangul-Gumuz region near the Sudanese border. However Sudan and Egypt, who rely heavily on the Nile for water supplies, have expressed fears that […]
In an interesting development of events, the “white genocide in South Africa” claim persisted as a group of 50 white South Africans arrived in the US under refugee status. This was interesting because it reflected a crack in the ideological looking glass, which is that political narratives can be weaponised and easily manipulated for political […]