Kenya’s leading telecommunications company, Safaricom, has retracted an earlier message that falsely warned customers of an eight-hour internet outage affecting its Home Fibre service. In a statement issued on Sunday, October 12, 2025, the company clarified that the alert had been sent in error and assured customers that no such…
A major shift is coming for millions of computer users as Microsoft officially ends support for Windows 10 on Tuesday, October 14. After that date, the widely used operating system will no longer receive security updates, leaving devices increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks and software risks. Who Will Be Affected? Windows…
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to learn the exact date of his imprisonment on Monday, following a landmark court ruling sentencing him to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy linked to the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign with funds from Libya. The 70-year-old former…
China has firmly responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese imports, urging Washington to pursue dialogue rather than confrontation. In an official statement released on Sunday, China’s Commerce Ministry reiterated that while Beijing does not seek a tariff war, it is “not…
Human rights activist and presidential hopeful Boniface Mwangi has accused the Kenyan government of mounting a campaign of threats, harassment, and intimidation aimed at derailing his 2027 presidential ambitions. In a statement issued on Sunday, October 12, 2025, Mwangi alleged that the state is orchestrating a deliberate effort to discredit…
Madagascar’s presidency announced on Sunday that an “attempted illegal and forcible seizure of power” was underway, deepening political tensions in the island nation. The statement came a day after elite soldiers joined a month-long protest movement, marking the most serious challenge to President Andry Rajoelina’s rule since his reelection in…
Seychelles’s opposition leader, Patrick Herminie, has been declared the winner of the country’s presidential election, defeating incumbent Wavel Ramkalawan in a run-off vote, according to the national electoral commission. Herminie secured 52.7% of the votes against Ramkalawan’s 47.3%, marking a significant political shift for the island nation. In his victory…
Three employees of Qatar’s Amiri Diwan, the Gulf nation’s top government body, have died in a car accident near Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, the Qatari embassy in Egypt announced on Sunday. Two others were injured and are currently receiving medical care at a local hospital. According…
Prime Cabinet Secretary (PCS) Musalia Mudavadi has praised the Kenyan Police Service as one of the most professional security forces globally. Speaking during the homecoming ceremony of Dr. Amani Komora, the newly appointed Chairperson of the National Police Service Commission (NPSC), in Oda Village, Tana River, Mudavadi highlighted the force’s…
Australian airline Qantas has confirmed that personal data belonging to 5.7 million customers has been leaked online following a major cyberattack that also impacted several global corporations, including Disney, Google, IKEA, Toyota, McDonald’s, Air France, and KLM. The breach stems from a ransomware attack on software giant Salesforce, whose systems…