Kennedy Wandera
@kennedywandera.bsky.social
International Broadcaster. Board Chair, The Foreign Press Association, Africa.
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Senegal🇸🇳 President Faye tells France to close all its army bases in the country, noting it was “incompatible” with Senegal’s national sovereignty.
“Senegal is an independent country, it is a sovereign country and sovereignty does not accept the presence of military bases in a sovereign country."
“Senegal is an independent country, it is a sovereign country and sovereignty does not accept the presence of military bases in a sovereign country."
Tanzania's🇹🇿 President Samia Suluhu Hassan says she believes the young people who poured on the streets demanding for electoral reforms did so because of "peer pressure, incitement and online wave" even as she forms a commission of inquiry to probe the indiscriminate killings by security forces.
November 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Tanzania's🇹🇿 President Samia Suluhu Hassan says she believes the young people who poured on the streets demanding for electoral reforms did so because of "peer pressure, incitement and online wave" even as she forms a commission of inquiry to probe the indiscriminate killings by security forces.
President Donald Trump's US🇺🇸 government is processing a one-month sanctions waiver for the vice president of Equatorial Guinea🇬🇶, Teodoro “Teddy” Nguema Obiang, to travel to a high-level U.N. gathering in New York and visit other American cities.
Source: @apnews.com
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September 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
President Donald Trump's US🇺🇸 government is processing a one-month sanctions waiver for the vice president of Equatorial Guinea🇬🇶, Teodoro “Teddy” Nguema Obiang, to travel to a high-level U.N. gathering in New York and visit other American cities.
Source: @apnews.com
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Tanzania's court has now banned live broadcasts of the firebrand opposition leader Tundu Lissu's trial in the high-profile treason case before the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court in Dar es Salaam.
The ruling prohibits media outlets from publishing, broadcasting or disseminating witness details.
The ruling prohibits media outlets from publishing, broadcasting or disseminating witness details.
August 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Tanzania's court has now banned live broadcasts of the firebrand opposition leader Tundu Lissu's trial in the high-profile treason case before the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court in Dar es Salaam.
The ruling prohibits media outlets from publishing, broadcasting or disseminating witness details.
The ruling prohibits media outlets from publishing, broadcasting or disseminating witness details.
Mali's 🇲🇱 military rulers say they have arrested a suspected French🇫🇷 agent and a group of military personnel and civilians, including two Malian generals accused of attempting to destabilize the country in an alleged coup plot. @apnews.com.
August 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Mali's 🇲🇱 military rulers say they have arrested a suspected French🇫🇷 agent and a group of military personnel and civilians, including two Malian generals accused of attempting to destabilize the country in an alleged coup plot. @apnews.com.
Tanzania🇹🇿 blocks election observers from the East Africa Community #EAC and the Southern African Development Community #SADC, both of which it is a member, for its October 29 polls but grants permits to 12 Western observer diplomatic missions based in the country to observe the elections.
August 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
U.S and Rwanda have agreed for the African country to accept up to 250 migrants deported from the United States, President Paul Kagame's government says, stating that the migrants will be provided with "workforce training, healthcare, and accommodation support to jumpstart their lives in Rwanda."
August 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
U.S and Rwanda have agreed for the African country to accept up to 250 migrants deported from the United States, President Paul Kagame's government says, stating that the migrants will be provided with "workforce training, healthcare, and accommodation support to jumpstart their lives in Rwanda."
Cameroon's 92-year-old President Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, has overhauled the military's top ranks in what analysts say is an effort to consolidate power by building a fortress of loyal army generals around him that can suppress any protest to his continued rule.
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July 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Cameroon's 92-year-old President Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, has overhauled the military's top ranks in what analysts say is an effort to consolidate power by building a fortress of loyal army generals around him that can suppress any protest to his continued rule.
@reuters.com.
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Kenya exempts nationals of the following countries from obtaining the Electronic Travel Authorisation #eTA as per its Citizenship and Immigration (amendment) rules, 2025, says the move is aimed at easing travel across the continent. You do not need to apply for an ETA prior to entering Kenya.
July 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Kenya exempts nationals of the following countries from obtaining the Electronic Travel Authorisation #eTA as per its Citizenship and Immigration (amendment) rules, 2025, says the move is aimed at easing travel across the continent. You do not need to apply for an ETA prior to entering Kenya.
Cameroon's🇨🇲 President Paul Biya, now 92, and the world's oldest serving head of state, has confirmed that he's running for an eighth term. If he wins this year's presidential election and completes the new seven-year mandate, Biya will be 99 years old in 2032 and could stay in power until he is 100.
July 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Cameroon's🇨🇲 President Paul Biya, now 92, and the world's oldest serving head of state, has confirmed that he's running for an eighth term. If he wins this year's presidential election and completes the new seven-year mandate, Biya will be 99 years old in 2032 and could stay in power until he is 100.
Nigeria's 🇳🇬 former President, Muhammadu Buhari, has passed away while receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness at a clinic in London, UK, his family says.
Buhari’s health has long been a topic of public interest, during his presidency, he frequently traveled abroad for medical treatment.
Buhari’s health has long been a topic of public interest, during his presidency, he frequently traveled abroad for medical treatment.
July 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Nigeria's 🇳🇬 former President, Muhammadu Buhari, has passed away while receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness at a clinic in London, UK, his family says.
Buhari’s health has long been a topic of public interest, during his presidency, he frequently traveled abroad for medical treatment.
Buhari’s health has long been a topic of public interest, during his presidency, he frequently traveled abroad for medical treatment.
Tanzania's🇹🇿 Ambassador to Cuba, Humphrey Polepole, relinquishes his diplomatic role in Havanna and resigns from overseeing his country's interests in the Caribbean, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana, cites erosion of governance ethics under President Samia Suluhu Hassan's regime.
July 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Tanzania's🇹🇿 Ambassador to Cuba, Humphrey Polepole, relinquishes his diplomatic role in Havanna and resigns from overseeing his country's interests in the Caribbean, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana, cites erosion of governance ethics under President Samia Suluhu Hassan's regime.
The U.S government announces that "effective immediately, most non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to citizens of Nigeria will be single-entry visas with a three-month validity period" citing it as a "reciprocity visa policy."
July 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The U.S government announces that "effective immediately, most non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to citizens of Nigeria will be single-entry visas with a three-month validity period" citing it as a "reciprocity visa policy."
U.S President Donald Trump will host leaders from 5 African nations in Washington next week to discuss "commercial opportunities." They include President Bassirou Diomaye Faye (Senegal), Brice Oligui Nguema ( Gabon) , Umaro Sissoco Embaló (Guinea-Bissau) &Joseph Nyuma Boakai (Liberia).
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July 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
U.S President Donald Trump will host leaders from 5 African nations in Washington next week to discuss "commercial opportunities." They include President Bassirou Diomaye Faye (Senegal), Brice Oligui Nguema ( Gabon) , Umaro Sissoco Embaló (Guinea-Bissau) &Joseph Nyuma Boakai (Liberia).
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At least seven people have been killed during a crackdown on protesters who are calling for Togo's leader, Faure Gnassingbé, to step down and release political prisoners.
Gnassingbé has been president for two decades and his family has ruled the country for 58 years.
Source: BBC
Gnassingbé has been president for two decades and his family has ruled the country for 58 years.
Source: BBC
June 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
At least seven people have been killed during a crackdown on protesters who are calling for Togo's leader, Faure Gnassingbé, to step down and release political prisoners.
Gnassingbé has been president for two decades and his family has ruled the country for 58 years.
Source: BBC
Gnassingbé has been president for two decades and his family has ruled the country for 58 years.
Source: BBC
President Samia Suluhu Hassan's Tanzanian government has arrested two local YouTubers as it steps up a crackdown on dissent ahead of elections in October.
Jackson Kabalo, 32, and Joseph Mrindoko, 37, were arrested in northern town of Arusha on Friday for “improper use of social media,” police say.
Jackson Kabalo, 32, and Joseph Mrindoko, 37, were arrested in northern town of Arusha on Friday for “improper use of social media,” police say.
June 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
President Samia Suluhu Hassan's Tanzanian government has arrested two local YouTubers as it steps up a crackdown on dissent ahead of elections in October.
Jackson Kabalo, 32, and Joseph Mrindoko, 37, were arrested in northern town of Arusha on Friday for “improper use of social media,” police say.
Jackson Kabalo, 32, and Joseph Mrindoko, 37, were arrested in northern town of Arusha on Friday for “improper use of social media,” police say.
Rwanda🇷🇼, DRC🇨🇩 to sign Peace Agreement next week Friday in Washington D.C, U.S🇺🇸, President Donald Trump announces.
"This is a great day for Africa and, quite frankly, a great day for the world," he says.
Foreign Ministers of the #DRC and #Rwanda are expected in Washington on Monday.
"This is a great day for Africa and, quite frankly, a great day for the world," he says.
Foreign Ministers of the #DRC and #Rwanda are expected in Washington on Monday.
June 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
President Bola Tinubu's Nigerian government is complaining that West African nations want to strike deals with the U.S. over energy and rare earth minerals, but the Trump administration's looming expansion of travel bans risks derailing those efforts.
Source: @reuters.com.
Source: @reuters.com.
June 19, 2025 at 7:24 AM
President Bola Tinubu's Nigerian government is complaining that West African nations want to strike deals with the U.S. over energy and rare earth minerals, but the Trump administration's looming expansion of travel bans risks derailing those efforts.
Source: @reuters.com.
Source: @reuters.com.
Uganda's🇺🇬President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has signed legislation that allows military courts to try civilians despite a Supreme Court ruling banning the practice, calling it unconstitutional.
June 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Uganda's🇺🇬President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has signed legislation that allows military courts to try civilians despite a Supreme Court ruling banning the practice, calling it unconstitutional.
In a now-deleted X post, Kenya President William Ruto's government openly accuses Egypt, the UAE, Iran, Russia, and Colombia of exacerbating the conflict in Sudan, complicating peace efforts, and further escalating regional tensions.
June 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
In a now-deleted X post, Kenya President William Ruto's government openly accuses Egypt, the UAE, Iran, Russia, and Colombia of exacerbating the conflict in Sudan, complicating peace efforts, and further escalating regional tensions.
U.S🇺🇸 Congressman Scott Perry(Pennsylvania) has introduced the Republic of #Somaliland Independence Act, legislation formally recognizing Somaliland as a separate, independent nation.
The legislation authorizes President of the United States to formally recognize Somaliland as an independent nation.
The legislation authorizes President of the United States to formally recognize Somaliland as an independent nation.
June 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
U.S🇺🇸 Congressman Scott Perry(Pennsylvania) has introduced the Republic of #Somaliland Independence Act, legislation formally recognizing Somaliland as a separate, independent nation.
The legislation authorizes President of the United States to formally recognize Somaliland as an independent nation.
The legislation authorizes President of the United States to formally recognize Somaliland as an independent nation.
China will negotiate and sign a new economic pact with Africa that will get rid of all tariffs on the 53 African states it has diplomatic ties with, it said, a move that could benefit middle-income nations.
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China says it will remove all tariffs on African exports to boost trade
China will negotiate and sign a new economic pact with Africa that will get rid of all tariffs on the 53 African states it has diplomatic ties with, it said, a move that could benefit middle-income nations.
www.reuters.com
June 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
China will negotiate and sign a new economic pact with Africa that will get rid of all tariffs on the 53 African states it has diplomatic ties with, it said, a move that could benefit middle-income nations.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
The World Bank says it is resuming funding to Uganda🇺🇬, nearly two years after the global lender suspended new financing to the country in response to Uganda's parliament passing an anti-LGBT law that imposes penalties including death and life imprisonment.
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World Bank to resume Uganda funding after halt over anti-LGBT law
The World Bank said on Thursday it would resume funding to Uganda, nearly two years after the global lender suspended new financing to the country in response to an anti-LGBT law that imposes penalties including death and life imprisonment.
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June 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The World Bank says it is resuming funding to Uganda🇺🇬, nearly two years after the global lender suspended new financing to the country in response to Uganda's parliament passing an anti-LGBT law that imposes penalties including death and life imprisonment.
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Chad says it is suspending all visas to US citizens as a matter of "reciprocity" after learning that it's one of a dozen countries whose nationals are banned from travelling to US.
Nationals of Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, and Sudan are affected by the ban.
Nationals of Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, and Sudan are affected by the ban.
June 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Chad says it is suspending all visas to US citizens as a matter of "reciprocity" after learning that it's one of a dozen countries whose nationals are banned from travelling to US.
Nationals of Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, and Sudan are affected by the ban.
Nationals of Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, and Sudan are affected by the ban.
Ivory Coast's🇨🇮 main opposition party leader and former Credit Suisse chief Tidjane Thiam, 62, has been excluded from the country's final list of presidential candidates, rendering him ineligible to contest an October election.
President Alassane Ouattara, 83, is expected to run for a fourth term.
President Alassane Ouattara, 83, is expected to run for a fourth term.
June 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Ivory Coast's🇨🇮 main opposition party leader and former Credit Suisse chief Tidjane Thiam, 62, has been excluded from the country's final list of presidential candidates, rendering him ineligible to contest an October election.
President Alassane Ouattara, 83, is expected to run for a fourth term.
President Alassane Ouattara, 83, is expected to run for a fourth term.
Nigeria🇳🇬 plans to fence off its borders with Niger, Cameroon, Benin, and Chad to be completely curb the entrance of armed groups in the northeast led by Islamist militant group Boko Haram and its offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province.
Source: @reuters.com
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June 4, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Nigeria🇳🇬 plans to fence off its borders with Niger, Cameroon, Benin, and Chad to be completely curb the entrance of armed groups in the northeast led by Islamist militant group Boko Haram and its offshoot Islamic State West Africa Province.
Source: @reuters.com
Source: @reuters.com