At least six people lost their lives in a fatal crowd crush during a Ghana Armed Forces recruitment exercise at Accra’s El-Wak Sports Stadium. The incident occurred early Wednesday morning, before the official start of the event, when a surge of applicants overwhelmed security and forced their way through the…
In a landmark move set to transform Southern Africa’s industrial landscape, Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has signed a US$1 billion investment agreement with Zimbabwe. The ambitious project includes the construction of a fertiliser plant and a 2,000 km pipeline stretching from Namibia’s Walvis Bay, through Botswana, to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second-largest…
Senegal is grappling with a high-stakes political standoff between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, a dispute that threatens to destabilize the nation’s ruling coalition and raise pressing questions about the distribution of political authority. The crisis erupted on Tuesday when President Faye unilaterally removed Aïssatou Mbodj,…
Cameroon’s government has updated the death toll from last month’s post-election protests, reporting that 16 people lost their lives and over 800 were arrested, according to officials speaking Wednesday. However, estimates from two United Nations sources suggest that at least 48 civilians were killed during the demonstrations, while opposition groups…
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has dismissed one of his five vice presidents, Benjamin Bol Mel, in a dramatic shake-up of the government’s upper ranks, as the country faces escalating internal tensions. Bol Mel, appointed in February and widely considered Kiir’s likely successor, was also stripped of his roles as…
The United States House of Representatives is set to vote next week on a measure compelling the Department of Justice to release all files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced. Johnson emphasized that the GOP-led Oversight Committee has been actively investigating the…
Mining Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho has assured Ikolomani residents in Kakamega County that they will directly share in the wealth from the recently discovered gold deposits, valued at Ksh680 billion by British firm Shanta Gold Limited. Speaking to a local TV station on Thursday, November 13, 2025, Joho emphasized that…
As the Mbeere North by-election approaches on November 27, 2025, the Embu County Security Committee has warned against attempts to disrupt peace in the constituency. Authorities have assured residents that security measures are in place to maintain calm throughout the election period. Addressing the media in Embu Town on Thursday,…
President William Ruto had a lighthearted moment during his development tour in Makueni County when a local woman candidly admitted she had never seen or heard of him before. The interaction, captured in a video that went viral on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, took place near a newly constructed bridge,…
A high-level Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) delegation is in Kenya for a benchmarking visit with the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), as discussions continue over controversial remarks by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni regarding coastal access. In a statement on Wednesday, November 13, 2025, KDF confirmed that the delegation, led by…
