Guaranty Trust Bank (GT Bank) Kenya has confirmed it has filed an appeal with the Competition Tribunal, challenging a decision by the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) that imposed financial penalties and ordered customer refunds. Bank’s Position In a statement, GT Bank said the matter is now sub judice, making…
Nearly three months after the death of Anicet Ekane, Cameroon’s leading opposition figure, authorities have finally authorized his family to collect his remains from the Yaoundé Central Hospital mortuary. Background Ekane, 74, died in military detention on December 1, 2025, just five weeks after his arrest. His body had been…
Mexican special forces have killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, widely known as “El Mencho”, leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). His death on Sunday, February 22, 2026, sparked a wave of retaliatory violence that left 25 National Guard members dead across six separate incidents, authorities confirmed Monday. Operation…
Hundreds of Kenyan nationals stranded in Cambodia have turned to the courts in Nairobi, filing a petition that asks judges to compel the government to secure their return. The group describes their ordeal as human trafficking disguised as overseas employment. The Petition According to filings at the High Court, the…
Ahmed Souab, a prominent Tunisian lawyer, rights advocate, and former judge, was released from prison on Monday, February 23, 2026, after serving a 10-month sentence handed down by an anti-terror court. Arrest and Trial Souab, 69, was detained in April 2025 after condemning a mass trial of public figures in…
The World Bank announced on Monday, February 23, 2026, that it aims to provide $6 billion in mostly concessional financing to Mozambique over the next five years. The funding is designed to support public investment projects as the Southern African nation grapples with strained public finances and recent IMF warnings…
Each Clean Monday, the seaside town of Galaxidi in Greece bursts into colour as residents and visitors stage the annual flour war. A Carnival of Colour By midday, the coastal road is blanketed in dyed flour. Participants throw bags at one another, dance to music, and climb aboard carnival floats,…
At Morgenstreich, the opening of Basel Carnival (Basler Fasnacht), the city plunges into darkness. Streetlights go out, and thousands gather in the old town as masked musicians march through the streets, playing fifes and drums. Lanterns of Satire The parade is illuminated by large painted lanterns, glowing from within. Many…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has blocked a church mass that was scheduled to honour opposition figure Kizza Besigye, who has been jailed since 2024 on treason charges, according to Besigye’s wife, Winnie Byanyima. The Cancellation Byanyima, who is also the executive director of UNAIDS, told AFP that she was informed…
New York City experienced its heaviest snowfall in more than ten years on February 23, 2026, transforming the city into a winter landscape and halting much of its daily activity. Citywide Impact A travel ban kept most cars off the roads, while buses and ambulances moved slowly with snow chains.…