Africa Top News · 2 min read
Liya Tesfaye (pen name)
Liya Tesfaye is an editorial pen name used by B-Empire Magazine Africa for coverage of the African Union and multilateral diplomacy. It does not refer to an individual reporter. Stories are based on the public sources cited in each article.
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Africa Top News · 1 min read
Africans recruited by Russia face violence and abandonment in Ukraine war
Africa Top News · 1 min read
Violence in Ethiopia’s Moyale region displaces tens of thousands to Kenya
Africa Top News · 1 min read
Nearly 3,000 displaced Haitians shelter in former Port-au-Prince school
Africa Global · 5 min read
Uganda’s Elwelu Case Tests Military Justice
Africa Global · 5 min read
Kenya’s Okowa Wins Full ICJ Term
Africa Top News · 1 min read
Madrid hosts 30th Ibero-American Summit with 22 nations amid political divides
Africa Top News · 1 min read
UK police arrest 25 Palestine Action supporters outside Supreme Court
Business Africa · 7 min read
East Africa’s Proposed Roaming Caps Could Cut Costs, but Enforcement Is the Test
Business Africa · 6 min read
Zambia’s 2027 Budget Puts Revenue Ambition to the Test
Zambia’s proposed K284.8 billion 2027 budget sets an ambitious target for domestic financing while promising jobs, infrastructure and stronger social support. Its credibility will depend on whether projected revenues arrive and whether allocations translate into timely services and productive investment.
Africa Global · 6 min read
Lissu’s Sentence Puts Tanzania’s Due Process in Focus
Tanzania’s High Court has cleared opposition leader Tundu Lissu of treason while convicting him of the alternative offence of incitement and sentencing him to four years in prison. The split verdict closes one charge but leaves questions about legal safeguards, appeal rights and space for opposition politics.
Business Africa · 5 min read
Mozambique’s Disaster Plan Faces a Funding Test
Mozambique has approved a 39.8 billion-metical contingency plan for the 2026–27 hazard season, but only 23.4 billion is currently available. The remaining funding gap will test whether the country can turn risk planning into timely protection for millions of people.