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NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States Department of Justice has released a massive tranche of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, drawing fresh…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States Department of Justice has released a massive tranche of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, drawing fresh…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has publicly told Information Minister Chris Baryomunsi that he will “never be a…
ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana has temporarily suspended citizenship applications for members of the African diaspora, as authorities move to overhaul a process that critics say…
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria is mourning the death of aspiring singer Ifunanya Nwangene, 26, who died on Saturday after being bitten by a snake in…
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A wave of violence continues to grip South Africa after unknown gunmen launched a lethal assault in a township southwest of…
WASHINGTON D.C., United States — Diplomatic tensions between Washington and Pretoria reached a boiling point on Thursday as the United States issued a stern condemnation…
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…
TRIPOLI, Libya — Libya has entered a three-day period of national mourning following the death of its highest-ranking military officer, General Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad,…
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…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Norbert Mao, has acknowledged growing political encouragement for him to contest the powerful position of…
NAIROBI, Kenya — ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna has categorically ruled out supporting President William Ruto’s re-election bid in the 2027 General Election, distancing himself…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s ambitions to secure domestic fuel supplies through centralized, state-led imports are being constrained by structural bottlenecks, including restrictions on tanker vessel…
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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TORONTO, Canada — A distressing video of Canadian music icon Céline Dion has resurfaced online, prompting renewed concern among fans and sparking a global conversation…
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — The international human rights organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that the United States is sliding toward authoritarianism, in…
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…
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — A meticulously planned bank heist has rocked western Germany after a criminal gang breached the high-security vault of a Sparkasse retail bank…
PALM BEACH, Florida — In a high-stakes meeting at the Mar-a-Lago resort on Sunday, December 28, 2025, President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump…
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.…
KOLKATA, India — A highly anticipated appearance by football icon Lionel Messi in Kolkata descended into anarchy on Saturday, as enraged fans broke down barricades,…
BEIJING, China — Tensions between Japan and China have sharply escalated following two reported incidents where Chinese fighter jets utilized fire-control radar lock-ons against Japanese…
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…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Eight years after his death, the music of Mowzey Radio still animates radios, playlists and funerals across Uganda and East Africa, a…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Love him or loathe him, President Yoweri Museveni remains the most consequential political figure in Uganda’s post-independence history. As the country moves…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The images of Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, appearing in public wearing a ballistic helmet and a ceramic-plate bulletproof…
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MASSACHUSETTS, United States — The CEO of technology firm Astronomer Inc. has resigned following a public incident captured on video at a rock concert. The…
KAMPALA, UGANDA — The Ugandan government is reportedly contemplating the proscription of the National Unity Platform (NUP), the primary opposition party, citing escalating concerns regarding the…
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