Kenya’s President Ruto withdraws finance bill after deadly protests Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that a bill containing contentious tax hikes would “be withdrawn”, dramatically reversing...
Kenya investigates police conduct in protests over new tax plan Nairobi, Kenya – An investigation has been initiated in Kenya concerning police conduct during protests against a government...
600 Egyptian pilgrims confirmed dead in Saudi Arabia No fewer than 600 Egyptian pilgrims have been confirmed dead during the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. This...
Funeral convoy of Malawi VP kills 4 mourners, injures 12 A vehicle in the convoy of Malawi’s late vice president’s funeral procession rammed into mourners at a village...
Kenyan policeman shoots magistrate in open court A police officer shot and injured magistrate Monica Kivuti at the Makadara Law Courts in Nairobi on Thursday, June...
South Africa’s Ramaphosa elected president Cape Town, South Africa – Late-night negotiations and an eleventh-hour agreement led to the formation of South Africa’s first-ever coalition government on...
Sudan’s army repels major assault on el-Fasher; kills RSF commander Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a major attack on el-Fasher in North Darfur a day...
Reduced gas from Nigeria causes Ghana power outage Power cuts are expected to last at least another three weeks in parts of Ghana because of a shortage...
S’African soldier convicted of deliberately infecting girlfriend with HIV A former member of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been convicted of attempted murder and rape...
BREAKING: No survivor as missing Malawi VP’s plane found The wreck of a plane carrying Malawi’s vice-president has been found with no survivors, President Lazarus Chakwera has...