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Brian Okoth
Senior Editor, TRT Afrika
Senior Editor, TRT Afrika
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List: 25 African cities where US visa applicants must apply elsewhere from August 1, 2026
In mid-July 2026, the US Department of State announced that it would discontinue visa-processing in 25 cities across Africa, with such services assigned to what Washington calls "regional hubs."
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Shakira reveals why she chose Nigeria's Burna Boy for World Cup song 'Dai Dai'
Musician Shakira, who sang the 2026 FIFA World Cup theme song "Dai Dai" alongside Burna Boy, has revealed that she featured the Nigerian Afrobeats star in the song because of his unique voice.
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Uganda mourns death of its former Second Deputy Prime Minister General Moses Ali
Uganda is mourning its former Second Deputy Prime Minister, General Moses Ali, who died aged 87 while receiving treatment at the Nakasero Hospital in Uganda's capital Kampala on Saturday.
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Zimbabwean woman, two daughters died of 'blunt force trauma', autopsies show as suspect arraigned
South Africa says it is processing the extradition of a British national of Zimbabwean heritage suspected of murdering his wife and two daughters in early July 2026.
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'Use your money to help the poor,' Nigeria's First Lady Remi Tinubu tells Burna Boy, Davido, Asake
Nigeria's First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has urged the country's leading musicians Burna Boy, Davido, and Asake to allocate part of their wealth toward helping the poor.
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Kenya denies awarding $1.2-billion airport expansion contract to Zimbabwe's Chivayo
Kenya has denied that a company linked to controversial Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo has won a multi-billion-US-dollar contract to expand the country's main airport, JKIA, in the capital Nairobi.
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What Elon Musk's $1.1 trillion can do in Africa
On June 12, 2026, Elon Musk — a South African-born American businessman — became the world's first person to reach a net worth of at least $1 trillion.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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