Africa has once again renewed its demand for two permanent and two non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council, emphasizing the need for fair representation and stronger inclusion of the continent’s voice in global decision-making. Speaking on behalf of the African Group of States at the Second World Summit…
Nigerians from diverse religious backgrounds have strongly condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent threat of military intervention over alleged killings of Christians in the country. The controversy erupted after Trump claimed on social media that he had instructed the Pentagon to prepare a potential plan of attack, citing what he…
Kenya Railways has announced remarkable progress in the restoration of the Uplands–Kijabe–Longonot Meter Gauge Railway (MGR) line, which was severely damaged by the April 2024 flash floods that swept through the Mai Mahiu area in Nakuru County. The floods, caused by heavy rainfall and washaways, disrupted rail operations along the…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has dismissed four agents who were part of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team investigating former U.S. President Donald Trump, according to five sources familiar with the matter who spoke to Reuters. Some of the dismissals were later reversed, raising questions about internal decision-making…
Nigeria has expressed readiness to welcome assistance from the United States in combating Islamist insurgents, provided its territorial integrity is respected. The statement comes in response to former U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of potential military intervention over what he described as the “killing of Christians” in the West African…
In Gaza, where years of conflict have displaced millions, some families now find themselves living among the dead. Cemeteries across the besieged enclave have become unlikely shelters for those with nowhere else to go. For Maisa Brikah and her children, gravestones in a dusty cemetery in Khan Younis have served…
U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested that the United States may consider deploying troops or conducting air strikes in Nigeria in response to what he described as the mass killing of Christians in the West African nation. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday evening while returning to…
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan was inaugurated on Monday in a closed-door ceremony at the State House in Dodoma, as the country remained under an internet blackout following violent election protests that opposition groups claim left hundreds dead. The National Electoral Commission declared President Hassan the winner with 98 percent…
When Tanzanians went to the polls on October 29, 2025, global attention was fixed on a nation that had once made history by electing East Africa’s first female president, Samia Suluhu Hassan. This year’s elections, however, unfolded amid growing concerns over democratic backsliding, suppression of dissent, and accusations that the…
Skywatchers are in for a celestial treat on Wednesday night, November 5, 2025, as the year’s closest and brightest supermoon known as the Beaver Moon graces the night sky. According to NASA, a supermoon occurs when the full moon coincides with the point in its orbit closest to Earth, making…