Waihiga Mwaura

Hello November. Flashback to the transition from September to October. From hosting a BBC-UN town hall at the UN General assembly in New York. To interviewing DRC's Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner & the Google MD for Africa Alex Okosi in Manhattan. Let's see what the…

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Justice department official expected to meet Epstein accomplice Maxwell bbc.in/44LqPzD

Senegal is grappling with billions of dollars in debt that was hidden by the previous administration - a problem for the cash-strapped country whose Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko is expected to present a comprehensive economic recovery plan next week. reuters.com/world/africa/s…

But it is not the orthodox political opposition—predictably crushed in local elections last week—that has mobilized frustrated young Togolese people. Instead it is musicians, bloggers, and activists who have tapped into popular anger and weariness.... bbc.com/news/articles/…

Judge denies Trump administration's request to release Epstein files bbc.in/3GEOMQ3

A doctor who supplied Matthew Perry with ketamine has pleaded guilty in connection with the 2023 drug overdose death of the "Friends" star. u.afp.com/SgSV

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Retired police officers in Nigeria are protesting against what they describe as delayed payment of pensions, among other grievances. The protesters say they plan to sustain their action until their demands are met. Do police in your country face similar challenges? #FocusOnAfrica

Even as a ceasefire deal between the DRC & M23 was signed in Doha this weekend, a US mining company backed by two of the world's richest men (Bezos and Gates) has secured a deal for a disputed Congo lithium deposit. I asked Bill Gates - about this recently in Addis. This was his…

Once dismissed as wild weeds and a "poor man's food", indigenous leafy vegetables in Kenya are now becoming much more common - grown on farms, sold in markets and gracing the menus of restaurants. bbc.com/news/articles/…

On Sunday, investigators said they had seized phones, a laptop, and notebooks from Mr Mwangi's Lukenya home on the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi, and hard drives, computers, tear gas canisters and a blank firearm round from his office in the city. bbc.com/news/articles/…

It’s not a Sunday unless you completely waste it and then feel sad around 8pm.

I welcome the agreement of principles between the DRC and the M23/AFC, thanks to the mediation of Qatar and its Emir. For the Congolese people and the Great Lakes region, the peace dynamic is recreating hope and confidence. France will continue its efforts in support of peace.

Writing on Truth Social, the US president dismissed the card as a "FAKE," adding that "these are not my words, not the way I talk. Also, I don't draw pictures". He said he intends to sue the WSJ, saying the story was ”false, malicious, and defamatory”. bbc.com/news/live/c75r…

The primaries are also progressing wonderfully....is something I imagine he would say. #FocusOnAfrica

Not a confirmation of guilt. But a worrying sign nevertheless that will prompt further scrutiny of Kenyan athletes.

The Eswatini Government confirming that they have received five foreign criminals, with a spokesman for the US describing the men as 'depraved monsters' so 'uniquely barbaric' that their home countries refused to take them back.' #FocusOnAfrica

The 15-year-old is one of several people who died during mass protests in Togo against constitutional changes that many fear will cement President Faure Gnassingbé’s grip on power — and lengthen a ruling dynasty that has lasted over half a century. apnews.com/article/togo-p…