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…
Aid organisations, including the World Food Programme (WFP), are sounding the alarm over an unprecedented hunger crisis unfolding in Nigeria, particularly in the country’s northern regions, where millions are fleeing violence from terrorist groups. Humanitarian agencies warn that up to 600,000 children are at risk of dying from severe malnutrition.…
A drone attack early Tuesday morning near Khartoum International Airport has raised fresh concerns over Sudan’s plans to reopen the airport for domestic flights a move that was set to mark a symbolic step toward recovery after more than two and a half years of civil war. Residents in central…
Millions of users worldwide experienced widespread internet disruptions on Monday, following a major outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the United States a key cloud computing provider that powers much of the global internet infrastructure. The disruption affected numerous major platforms, including Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, Airbnb, and several UK…
A dramatic early-morning runway incident occurred at Hong Kong International Airport when a Boeing 747 arriving from Dubai, leased to Emirates, veered off the runway and plunged into the sea after colliding with an airport patrol vehicle. The aircraft landed safely around 3:50 a.m., but according to airport officials, it…
Military officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have confirmed that nearly 40 fighters from the M23 rebel group have laid down their weapons in the country’s restive east. According to the army, the individuals who surrendered included civilians, police officers, and soldiers who had been abducted and…
In a historic turn of events, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy reported to La Santé Prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving a five-year sentence for illegally financing his 2007 presidential campaign with funds allegedly sourced from Libya. The 70-year-old, who led France from 2007 to 2012, becomes the…
U.S. envoys met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in a renewed diplomatic push to stabilize the Gaza ceasefire, following a weekend of deadly violence that risked derailing the fragile, week-old truce between Israel and Hamas. Both sides have since reaffirmed their commitment to the ceasefire plan brokered by…