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Justin Muturi keeps saying mean things about President Ruto these days. He says Ruto makes Cabinet members feel scared to talk freely with others. Muturi told a TV show his old workmates will not answer when he calls them. They fear Ruto might hurt their jobs if they speak with him. These scared...

The stock market fell hard last Friday after China hit back at President Trump's new taxes. This made people worry about a long trade fight that could hurt money-making around the world. All big US stock charts went down more than five percent. The S&P 500 fell almost six percent, making it the...

Nintendo showed off more details about the Switch 2 during a recent hour-long live stream. They said this isn't just a small change to the old Switch but a brand new system built from scratch. The screen measures 7.9 inches and has Full HD 1080p display quality. Nintendo kept the LCD screen type...

MediaTek just made a super fast chip for Chromebooks called Kompanio Ultra. This new brain works really hard at AI tasks right on your device. The chip comes with something called a neural processing unit that can do 50 trillion things each second. That beats what you find in many Windows...

The town of Rubaya sits in east Congo as a place of big opposites. Many hundreds of thousands of people live there because of coltan mining. This mineral helps make phones and computers work well across the world. The same rocks that bring cash also cause fighting. Armed groups want to control...

Namibia made big money from its new online visa plan. The home office boss shared happy news last Thursday night. People paid over 25 million Namibian dollars just from March 3 to April 3, which equals about 1.33 million US dollars. Travelers filled out 15,506 forms on the web, which brought in...

Ethiopia wants to build electric cars at home. They hope these new cars will help keep the air clean. The government aims to make enough cars for people in Ethiopia and sell some to other countries. A man named Dugasa Dunfa from the Industry office talked about these plans. He met with people...

The Ethiopian money bank has grown huge. As radio news reported, it holds more than 15 billion dollars. Bank boss Abie Sano shared these numbers. He feels proud of how the bank did. People trust the bank with 1.5 trillion birr. The bank has given out loans and holds bonds worth 1.3 trillion...

Chinese doctors helped kids at a school on Thursday. They came all the way from China to the town in Cameroon. These health experts checked teeth, shared health tips, and spoke about keeping germs away. Over 80 students and school staff learned from these visits. The medical team brought books...

Egypt picked up $1.2 billion from the IMF yesterday. The cash landed after the IMF looked at how Egypt works on its money issues. This helps Egypt as part of an $8 billion plan from March 2024. This fresh plan makes an older deal much bigger. The first deal gave $3 billion across four years from...

Africa wants to jump into the tech world with both feet. Big names from all over Africa met in Rwanda to talk about computer brains. They came to the first big AI meeting for Africa, which started Thursday in Kigali. These leaders want better web links for everyone and fair chances to use AI...

People at the big Africa AI meeting said we must put money into AI fast. They spoke up on Thursday as the first Africa AI meeting started in Kigali, Rwanda. "If we work as a team, Africa can help lead the AI wave, making fixes for African needs that teach the world new ways. AI can help growing...

Bank of Namibia head Johannes Gawaxab wants rules that match the country's money needs, not copied plans from rich nations. Last Thursday, he spoke at a big meeting about smart rules. The bank boss asked for easy but good rules that help fix Namibia's money problems. He warned that making rules...

Trade experts sent out warnings last Thursday about new Trump tariffs. These 30 percent taxes hit South African exports hard. Many parts of the economy face damage from these fees. Experts say these charges harm several business areas across South Africa. The effects spread through many parts of...

Money and trade experts rang alarm bells on Thursday about the big harm from the new 30% taxes on South African goods sent to America under Trump. They warn that many parts of South Africa's economy will be hurt badly. They tell South Africa to sell more goods to other places, mainly BRICS...

South Africa runs the G20 group today, making big steps forward after just four months. The country set up 15 teams to work on world problems, showing how much we need countries to talk together. Zane Dangor, who leads South Africa's G20 team, thanked other nations during an online meeting that...

African Union leader Youssouf called for big steps in AI across Africa at the Rwanda meeting. He spoke to a packed room at the first Africa AI event in Kigali. African nations need to jump into AI with the tools they already have. They plan to make clear rules and find money from 2025 to 2026...

Ethiopian Airlines just added Macao as its newest cargo spot in China, making it ten places where it flies cargo ships to Chinese cities. The big African plane company wants to help more goods move between Africa, China, and other parts of the world. These planes will fly twice weekly, each...

China started talking with Zimbabwe on April 18, 1980, right when Zimbabwe became free. Their friendship grew stronger over the years. By April 2018, they had become very close partners in business and politics. These two countries visit each other often and help each other grow. Their leaders...

Gani Adams wants Nigeria's big bosses to invest in places people come to see. He talked about this at Olumo Rock during a big party for the 2025 Olumo Festival. He thinks tourism can bring lots of cash from other lands into Nigeria. But first, they must fix the safety problems that scare...