Two artisanal miners lost their lives while two others were rescued after a gold mining shaft collapsed on Saturday evening in Rera Sub-location, South Gem, within Siaya County. According to a police report, the four miners were carrying out their routine mining activities when the shaft caved in, trapping them…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed that two Kenyan activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, were detained by Ugandan security forces for over a month after disappearing in early October. The two were reported missing on October 1, 2025, after travelling to Kampala to support opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly…
Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has described his visit to Bondo as a personal and symbolic tribute to the late Raila Amollo Odinga, whom he hailed as “the father of maandamano” and a central figure in Kenya’s fight for democracy. Addressing the media in Kisumu ahead of his visit, Kalonzo…
The Kenyan High Commission in Dar es Salaam has moved to reassure Kenyans living in Tanzania of their safety following violent unrest that erupted after the country’s disputed October 29 elections. In a statement issued Wednesday, the Mission emphasized that the welfare and security of Kenyans in Tanzania remain a…
The African Union (AU) observer mission has declared that Tanzania’s 2025 general election failed to meet international democratic standards, citing widespread irregularities and restrictions during the vote that has since sparked deadly protests across the country. President Samia Suluhu Hassan was announced the landslide winner of the October 29 election,…
The South African government has confirmed receiving urgent requests for assistance from 17 citizens who joined mercenary forces fighting in Ukraine’s Donbas region, appealing to be brought back home. In a statement released on Thursday, the Presidency said the men aged between 20 and 39 are currently trapped in the…
The Congo Republic is engaging in discussions with several European partners on a potential debt-for-nature swap, aimed at easing its debt burden while advancing environmental conservation efforts, the country’s Finance Minister Christian Yoko said on Wednesday. Speaking to Reuters from Belém, Brazil, where he is attending the COP30 climate conference,…
At least 33 people have been killed and several others injured following a violent clash over water between two communities in western Chad, government officials confirmed on Wednesday. According to Chad’s public broadcaster, ONAMA, the deadly confrontation broke out on Tuesday between residents from the neighboring Bahr-El-Gazel and Hadjer-Lamis provinces…
The Council of Governors’ Committee on Education Chairperson, Erick Mutai, has urged the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) to suspend its ongoing strike in public universities, which has now stretched into its eighth week, disrupting higher education across the country. Mutai announced on Monday, November 3, 2025, that the Council…
At least seven climbers five foreigners and two Nepalis have been confirmed dead following a devastating avalanche on Yalung Ri Mountain in Nepal’s Dolakha district, expedition organizers and local authorities said. The tragic incident occurred at 9:00 a.m. local time (03:15 GMT) on Monday, November 3, 2025, near the mountain’s…