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Brian Okoth
Senior Editor, TRT Afrika
Senior Editor, TRT Afrika
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Africa to add only 10 dollar-billionaires over next five years: report
Africa will add only 10 people to the elite list of US-dollar-billionaires by 2031, a 2026 Knight Frank Wealth Report projects.
3 min read
Uganda's Matia Kasaija: Long-serving finance minister of 'money will come' fame dropped from cabinet
On May 26, 2026, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni named his new cabinet. Several big-name ministers were dropped, but it is that of Matia Kasaija, a long-serving finance minister, that caught many by surprise.
4 min read
Kenya overhauls president's security after man runs from crowd, throws arm over Ruto's shoulder
The senior commanders in charge of the security of Kenya's President William Ruto have been overhauled after a youthful man ran up to the president, spoke with him at close range, and even threw his arm onto Ruto's shoulder on Sunday.
3 min read
Senegal's Faye and Sonko: United by friendship and elections, divided by governance
The sacking of Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko now casts uncertainty in the unity of the ruling party PASTEF, which sponsored President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's presidential candidature in March 2024.
3 min read
Kenya arrests woman for allegedly conning American out of $431,000 in gold deal
Police in Kenya have arrested a female suspect accused of defrauding an American national out of $431,000 under the pretext that she could supply 400 kilogrammes of genuine gold bars.
2 min read
Rolls-Royce Cullinan belonging to Uganda's outgoing Speaker Anita Among seized in corruption probe
Uganda's outgoing Parliamentary Speaker Anita Among is under heavy scrutiny and investigation into alleged corruption and money laundering.
3 min read
South Africa's Ramaphosa says he doesn't know controversial Zimbabwe businessman Wicknell Chivayo
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa says he does not know who controversial Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo is.
3 min read
Kenya vs Tanzania ports: Numbers behind Dangote's decision to move refinery plans to Mombasa
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has said he prefers building a mega oil refinery in Kenya, and not Tanzania — the initial site proposed by Kenya's President William Ruto in late April 2026.
3 min read
South Africa doubles quantity of oil sourced from US despite strained relations
South Africa has doubled the volume of fuel it imports from the United States, even as relations between the two nations remain tense.
3 min read
Aliko Dangote's wealth surges by $3.7 billion in 2026
The wealth of Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has increased by more than $3.7 billion in 2026
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