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ARUA, Uganda — Police in northern Uganda have detained two women on allegations of practising homosexuality after they were reportedly seen kissing in public, sparking…
ARUA, Uganda — Police in northern Uganda have detained two women on allegations of practising homosexuality after they were reportedly seen kissing in public, sparking…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya is set to begin the nationwide rollout of the long-acting HIV prevention injection Lenacapavir on February 26, 2026, marking a significant…
KANO, Nigeria — Religious enforcement officers in northern Nigeria’s Kano have arrested nine Muslims accused of eating publicly during the holy fasting month of Ramadan.…
ACCRA, Ghana — Authorities in Ghana are pursuing the arrest of a Russian national accused of secretly recording and distributing intimate images of Ghanaian women…
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The youngest son of Zimbabwe’s late President Robert Mugabe has been formally charged with attempted murder following a shooting incident at…
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A wave of violence continues to grip South Africa after unknown gunmen launched a lethal assault in a township southwest of…
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan’s army-aligned government has criticised Uganda after President Yoweri Museveni hosted paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, describing the…
TRIPOLI, Libya — Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libya’s late autocrat Muammar Gaddafi and a figure who sought to reshape his country long after…
BANGUI, Central African Republic (CAR) — Provisional results from the Central African Republic (CAR) indicate that President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has secured a third term in…
Cameroon opposition leader flees to Gambia for ‘safety’ after election-linked protests
By Jabari KiooBANJUL, The Gambia — Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who has fiercely contested the recent presidential election results, has fled to The Gambia seeking…
NAIROBI, Kenya — A section of Luhya elders met with the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader on Sunday, expressing concern over the growing internal…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has criticised President William Ruto, accusing his administration of sidelining the Kalenjin region in development priorities as…
NEW YORK, United States — PayPal, one of the world’s largest digital payments platforms, has revealed a data exposure incident affecting a subset of its…
RABAT, Morocco — Senegal are Africa’s champions once again. On paper, history will record that Pape Gueye’s thunderous extra-time strike delivered a second Africa Cup…
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NEW YORK, United States — PayPal, one of the world’s largest digital payments platforms, has revealed a data exposure incident affecting a subset of its…
FLORIDA, United States — An armed man was shot and killed by security agents after breaching the perimeter of US President Donald Trump’s residence at…
JERUSALEM, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated that the second phase of the US-brokered plan for ending the conflict in Gaza is…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Kenyan taxi driver captured in a horrifying viral video being strangled by a passenger in Dubai has issued a…
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has delivered a resolute message of defiance against Russia’s invasion, insisting that his country will emerge victorious and…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Majority Leader of Kenya’s National Assembly, Kimani Ichung’wah, has disclosed intelligence findings alleging that private recruitment agents and rogue state officials…
Bondi shooting suspect charged with 59 offenses including terrorism, 15 counts of murder
By Kaelen VeyarSYDNEY, Australia — New South Wales police have formally charged Naveed Akram, the surviving suspect in Sunday’s devastating mass shooting at Bondi Beach, with 59…
CANBERRA, Australia — In a globally unprecedented move, Australia has enforced a ban prohibiting children under the age of 16 from accessing social media platforms.…
BEIJING, China — China has confirmed that citizens of the United Kingdom (UK) and Canada will be permitted to enter the country without a visa…
KOLKATA, India — A highly anticipated appearance by football icon Lionel Messi in Kolkata descended into anarchy on Saturday, as enraged fans broke down barricades,…
GOA, India — A devastating fire engulfed a nightclub in the popular Indian tourist resort region of Goa, claiming the lives of at least 25…
India’s passport drops to 85th place despite growing visa-free access, Henley index shows
By Anish ShekarNEW DELHI, India — India’s passport strength has declined to the 85th position out of 199 countries on the latest Henley Passport Index, a drop…
NAROK, Kenya — In this video, we unpack President William Ruto’s ambitious tourism blueprint, revealed during the global live coverage of the 2025 Great Wildebeest Migration at the breathtaking Maasai Mara. This historic broadcast, held in…
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NAROK, Kenya — The legal dispute between environmental activist Meitamei ole Dapash, the Narok County Government, and environmental regulators has taken an unanticipated turn following…
NAIROBI, Kenya — A growing feud between rapper Toxic Lyrikali and Nairobi drill duo Buruklyn Boyz has expanded beyond diss tracks and online exchanges, drawing…
KAMPALA, Uganda — When President Yoweri Museveni met the leadership of MTN Uganda at State House in Entebbe, the official statement was characteristically diplomatic. The…
KAMPALA, Uganda — There are few things one can truly prepare for, and challenging a seasoned autocracy ranks among the most perilous. Regimes that have…
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