A 29-year-old man, Jonathan Rinderknecht, has been arrested in Florida in connection with the Pacific Palisades wildfire — one of the most destructive blazes in Los Angeles history — which killed 12 people and destroyed over 6,000 homes in January 2025. Federal officials allege that Rinderknecht intentionally started the fire…
Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea have sharply escalated, with Ethiopia accusing its neighbor of preparing for war in collaboration with a hardline Tigrayan opposition faction. The allegations, detailed in a letter by Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, mark a significant deterioration in relations between the…
Nigeria’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has resigned just days after allegations surfaced that he submitted forged academic credentials during his 2023 ministerial appointment. The controversy stems from a detailed investigation by Premium Times, which claims Nnaji falsified his academic qualifications, including a degree from the University…
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has announced that the county has acquired a chapati-making machine to support the Dishi na County school feeding initiative, following President William Ruto’s earlier pledge to fund a high-capacity version capable of producing one million chapatis per day. Speaking on Milele Radio on Wednesday, October 8,…
A Tunisian man sentenced to death for social media posts allegedly insulting President Kais Saied has been pardoned and released, following widespread outrage from human rights groups. Sabre Ben Chouchane, arrested in January 2024, had been convicted by a court in Nabeul for “insulting the president, the justice minister, and…
Efforts to broker a lasting peace between Israel and Hamas have gained new momentum with the arrival of US special envoy Steve Witkoff and former White House adviser Jared Kushner in Cairo for talks on Wednesday, according to diplomatic sources familiar with the negotiations. Their participation comes as indirect peace…
Kenya has taken a major leap toward regulating the country’s fast-evolving cryptocurrency and digital asset landscape after the National Assembly passed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 15 of 2025) on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. The Bill establishes a comprehensive legal framework for the registration, licensing,…
An 86-year-old grandmother from Kongo-ini village in Kiharu, Murang’a County, is once again in the spotlight after revealing that she has lost 12 family members — including eight of her children — to alcohol-related causes. Grace Wahu, whose story first drew national attention last year when then–Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua…
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has issued a directive requiring all telecommunications companies and Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) providers to adopt licensed and accredited digital certification services by January 1, 2026. In a public notice dated October 7, 2025, the CA stated that the decision follows a determination by…
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke (UK), Michel Devoret (France), and John Martinis (USA) for their pioneering discoveries in macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in electric circuits, the Nobel Committee announced on Tuesday in Stockholm, Sweden. The laureates were recognised for demonstrating…