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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has pledged allegiance to Mojtaba Khamenei after Iranian state media reported that the cleric had…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has introduced an automated Instant Fines Traffic Management System aimed at strengthening enforcement of traffic…
MOMBASA, Kenya — Security officials at Moi International Airport in Mombasa conducted a controlled detonation on Sunday after a suspicious unattended bag was discovered near…
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Kenya’s Supreme Court judge, Isaac Lenaola, has been elected President of the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone (RSCSL), the body…
ACCRA, Ghana — At least 55 Ghanaian nationals have been killed while fighting in the war in Ukraine, with two others currently held as prisoners…
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed gratitude to Russian President Vladimir Putin for assisting in the return of 17 South…
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…
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…
SIAYA, Kenya — Kenyan President William Ruto has said that cooperation between his party and the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) will be based on…
KAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni has formally directed the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) to support the re-endorsement of incumbent Speaker Anita Among and…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Although the conflict between Israel and Iran is unfolding more than 7,000 kilometres away, its economic aftershocks are being felt sharply in…
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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WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — A US submarine has sunk an Iranian naval vessel in the Indian Ocean, dramatically escalating already heightened tensions between Washington…
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — A Pakistani national accused of plotting to assassinate US politicians, including President Donald Trump, has told a US court that…
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — The United States military has identified the first American service members killed since Washington launched coordinated strikes on Iran alongside Israel,…
MUSCAT, Oman — The UK government has announced a chartered repatriation flight from Oman to assist British nationals seeking to leave the Middle East amid…
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’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for an immediate halt to military operations in the Middle East, warning that the conflict…
BEIJING, China — China has confirmed that citizens of the United Kingdom (UK) and Canada will be permitted to enter the country without a visa…
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 — Veteran Kenyan broadcaster Jeff Koinange has announced plans to launch a new podcast titled Off The Record, signalling a strategic shift into…
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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NAIROBI, KENYA — President William Ruto has appointed Professor Makau Mutua as the Senior Advisor on Constitutional Affairs in the Executive Office of the President. The…
NAIROBI, KENYA — The post-mortem examination on the body of Charles Ong’ondo Were, the deceased Member of Parliament (MP) for Kasipul, is scheduled for Monday, May…
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