At least 18 people, including seven soldiers, were killed after suspected militants from Boko Haram attacked a military base and a nearby community in northeastern Borno State, according to residents, militia members, and local security volunteers. The assault occurred late Tuesday near Ngoshe village in the Gwoza district, close to…
The son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mojtaba Khamenei, is emerging as a potential contender for the country’s top leadership post following last week’s Israeli airstrike that killed his father. The attack, which targeted the supreme leader’s offices, also claimed the life of Mojtaba’s wife, Zahra Haddad…
Stakeholders from government agencies and development partners have gathered for a three-day validation workshop to review the Births and Deaths Registration Bill 2025, a crucial proposal aimed at modernising Kenya’s civil registration system and improving access to legal identity for all citizens. The workshop is spearheaded by the State Department…
National carrier Kenya Airways has announced the appointment of four new members to its Board of Directors as part of efforts to strengthen governance and strategic leadership at the airline. The appointments include economist David Ndii, businessman Kiprono Kittony, corporate leader Chris Diaz, and finance scholar Winnie Iminza Nyamute. In…
Conservative Anglican leaders from Africa, Asia, and Latin America convened in Nigeria on Wednesday for a high-level meeting that could influence the future direction of the global Anglican Communion, one of the largest Christian fellowships in the world. The four-day conference is organized by the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans…
A Pakistani national accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot targeting senior American political figures has told a U.S. court that he was coerced by Iran’s powerful military force to participate in the scheme. Asif Raza Merchant, 47, is facing charges in the United States after prosecutors alleged he attempted to…
A torpedo fired by a United States submarine has sunk an Iranian naval vessel in the Indian Ocean near the coast of Sri Lanka, leaving dozens dead and marking one of the rare modern cases of a submarine destroying a warship in open combat. Sri Lankan authorities confirmed that rescue…
Hustler Fund Chief Executive Officer Henry Tanui has emphasized that the government will pursue loan recoveries through borrower identification and public sensitisation rather than punitive measures. Speaking on the programme’s repayment framework, Tanui insisted that recoveries will be made for all borrowers except those who have died. “Except for those…
The Jesus Compassion Ministry (JCM) has been dealt another blow following the resignation of senior pastor James Njoroge, days after the church’s founder, Bishop Ben Kiengei, hosted President William Ruto during the ministry’s third anniversary celebrations. In a statement issued on Thursday, March 5, 2026, Njoroge announced that his five-year…
Rebels in Ethiopia’s restive Tigray region have warned that federal authorities appear to be preparing to “wage war” again, amid reports of troop and equipment build-ups along the regional border. The warning comes just over two years after the end of a brutal civil war that pitted federal forces, allied…