Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been detained by US authorities, his lawyer confirmed late Wednesday. Ofori-Atta, who was in the United States for medical treatment, faces corruption allegations in Ghana. He was declared a fugitive in February last year and formally charged in November 2025. According to his…
The runner-up in the Central African Republic’s presidential election has rejected provisional results released on Wednesday, claiming widespread irregularities in the vote. Anicet Georges Dologuélé, who came second in Sunday’s election, alleged that the National Elections Authority manipulated the results. “We all know that more than half of the results…
African carriers are facing widespread delays and cancellations as a global shortage of aircraft spare parts continues to ground planes worldwide. Smaller airlines including Uganda Airlines, Kenya Airways, Air Senegal, and RwandAir have been hit hardest, with each reporting at least one aircraft grounded at the end of 2025. According…
An influential Protestant congregation in China has reported the arrest of several senior leaders, amid what Christian groups describe as an intensifying crackdown on underground churches operating outside state control. Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC), based in Chengdu, said nine members were detained on Tuesday after police raided their homes…
The woman fatally shot by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis has been identified as Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who had recently relocated to the city. Her death has triggered nationwide protests and renewed debate over the conduct of immigration enforcement operations in the United States.…
The late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s long-serving bodyguard and security aide, Maurice Ogeta, has been appointed to a senior role in the Mombasa County Government, marking a new phase in his public service career. In a statement issued on Thursday, January 8, 2026, Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir announced several…
The United States has suspended all assistance to the Somali government, accusing officials of destroying a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse and unlawfully seizing donor-funded food aid intended for vulnerable populations. In a statement posted on X, the US State Department said the decision followed reports that Somali…
Two people were killed and several others injured in a shooting outside a church in Salt Lake City, Utah, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. The incident occurred in the parking lot of a meetinghouse belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormon church, while…