The director of the Louvre Museum, Laurence des Cars, has publicly acknowledged that inadequate security measures allowed a group of thieves to steal €88 million (£76 million) worth of French crown jewels during a daring heist last Sunday. Speaking before French senators, des Cars revealed that the museum’s perimeter surveillance…
At least 14 people have been confirmed dead and dozens more injured after an overcrowded train carrying merchants collided with a stationary train in eastern Ethiopia on Monday night, local authorities have said. The tragic crash occurred near Dire Dawa, a major city close to the Djibouti border, as the…
At least 31 people lost their lives and 17 others were injured after a tanker truck carrying gasoline exploded on Tuesday in Bida, Niger State, police have confirmed. According to police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun, the tragic incident occurred when the fuel tanker overturned, spilling its contents along the roadside. As…
Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, widely known as Bobi Wine, has condemned President Yoweri Museveni’s administration after it failed to produce two abducted Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo in court, despite a judicial order demanding their appearance. In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, October…
Amnesty International has called on the World Bank to use the resumption of financial support to Uganda as an opportunity to pressure the government into repealing its controversial Anti-Homosexuality Act, one of the harshest anti-LGBTQ laws in the world. The World Bank halted new funding to Uganda in May 2023…
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has dismissed allegations that it is detaining Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, who were reportedly abducted in Uganda earlier this month. In a sworn affidavit, Col. Silas Kamanda, Director at the Joint Staff Legal Services, stated that extensive investigations had been conducted…
Tragedy struck in Uganda early Wednesday after two passenger buses collided head-on along the Kampala–Gulu highway in Kiryandongo District, leaving 46 people dead and several others injured, police have confirmed. Authorities initially reported 63 fatalities, but later revised the number down after clarifying that some unconscious victims had been mistakenly…
A group of young people in Naivasha town has taken over the management of a public toilet at the Nairobi–Naivasha matatu terminus, accusing local politicians and senior county officials of using the facility for personal gain. The youths, operating under the banner of Mountain Group Movers, said their move followed…
The Kenyan government has officially launched extradition proceedings against a British soldier accused of murdering Agnes Wanjiru in Nanyuki more than a decade ago. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), the extradition request has been submitted to the Office of the Attorney General (AG) the…
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, hosted Elizabeth Macheka, the widow of Zimbabwe’s former Prime Minister and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, at the Parliament Buildings in Nairobi. In a statement following their meeting, Wetang’ula said the two reflected on the “enduring friendship and solidarity” that once…