Burning barricades and clashes with riot police erupted in Barcelona after a peaceful march against soaring housing costs. Police used projectiles to disperse masked protesters as violence spread through the city centre.

Around 120,000 demonstrators marched through central Madrid on Wednesday 11 November, according to authorities, as Spain's first nationwide general strike since 2012 brought crowds onto the streets to protest against soaring housing costs and mounting pressure on household budgets.

Kenya’s second President, Daniel arap Moi, promised that Kanu, would govern the country for 100 years. By PATRICK MAYOYO newsdesk@eyewitness.africa When Kenya’s second President, Daniel arap Moi, retired from politics ahead of the 2002 General Election, he reportedly predicted that the independence ruling party, Kanu, would govern the country for 100 years. More than two decades later, although Kanu has lost its formal grip on the presidency, the political networks, personalities and power structures associated with its 39-year rule remain firmly embedded in Kenya’s political establishment. As the country approaches the 2027 General Election, a fundamental question arises: will Generation Z and the millennials finally dismantle this enduring political order, or will they once again find themselves voting for a new administration dominated by familiar faces from the Kanu era? The answer could determine the direction the political future the country will take. The defeat of Kanu in...

2026 UN Biodiversity Conference venue in Yerevan, Armenia. PHOTO/IUCN. By PATRICK MAYOYO newsdesk@africaeconews.co.ke The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has welcomed a series of landmark decisions aimed at accelerating global efforts to halt biodiversity loss, following the conclusion of the 2026 United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia, while warning that insufficient funding and slow implementation continue to threaten the achievement of international conservation targets by 2030. The two-week conference, which concluded on 31 October, delivered important progress towards implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), including stronger recognition of the contributions of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, local and regional governments, women, young people, businesses and other non-state actors. IUCN welcomed the strengthened recognition of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, sub-national governm...

In tonight's edition, A new law expanding the conditions for a constitutional referendum has ignited political tensions in the DRC. Also, Kenya has officially declared the end of its latest Ebola outbreak. And at COP31, environmental advocates are warning against waste incineration, arguing that it risks locking African cities into expensive and polluting infrastructure.

Tom Canetti, our correspondant in Ethiopia, has more.

Ghana’s mining supply chain shows how measuring locally retained value could inform manufacturing investment and negotiations.

Ten Nigerian growth-stage businesses in Cascador’s 2026 ScaleUp cohort illustrate how working capital, management and operating systems shape expansion.

The Nze Serial Conversations™  ·  Afterword ✠  Tagline  ✠ Fifteen conversations asked what Fr. Nwaimo did with twenty-five years as a priest. This page gathers his answers and the 250 places still open. Rev. Fr. Dr. Kenneth A. C. Nwaimo, parish priest of Holy Family, Uratta, Archdiocese of Owerri. About This Page This afterword closes Fr. Nwaimo […]

The Nze Serial Conversations™  · ✠  Tagline  ✠ Rev. Fr. Peter A. C. Otuonye marks thirty-one years of priesthood in 2026. A former seminary rector, he has written a trilogy on strategic leadership and now holds an associate professorship at the New York Center for Advanced Research. This opening installment sets out his record and maps the […]