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President Ruto orders Tata Chemicals to leave Kenya

President William Ruto has ordered India’s Tata Chemicals to leave Kenya, escalating a dispute involving one of the country’s largest mineral exporters and Africa’s biggest soda ash producer. Ruto, speaking in Swahili in Kajiado County on Thursday, accused Tata Chemicals Magadi of failing to sufficiently invest in the area despite

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Gunfire erupts at Niger military base

Gunfire and explosions were heard on Saturday morning in Niger’s capital, Niamey, including around a military base near the airport of the city, which has been attacked twice this year by suspected terrorists. The origins of the shooting were not immediately clear, and authorities made no official comment. A local

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Nigerian Ayrra Starr Makes History in London

Nigerian award-winning singer Ayra Starr, whose real name is Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, has been chosen to perform in a history-making event as the first Afrobeat star to perform in an NFL halftime show. In an announcement on Thursday, 27th August 2026, the National Football League (NFL) described Ayrra Starr as the

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US To Help Kenya Develop Critical Minerals

The United States will help Kenya develop a critical minerals processing industry, a senior American official said on Wednesday. Kenya is considering bids to develop the Mrima Hill deposit on the country’s coast, which is expected to contain tens of billions of dollars’ worth of rare earth minerals and niobium,