Jun 14, 2024

Senior Kenyan Police Officer Shot Dead After Attacking Magistrate in Court

A senior Kenyan police officer was shot dead after he opened fire at a magistrate in court in the capital, Nairobi. The chief inspector, identified as Samson Kipchirchir Kipruto, was angered by the court's decision to cancel his wife's bail after she had absconded....

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  Jun 13, 2024

President Tinubu Breaks Silence About His Fall During Democracy Day Ceremony

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has made light of his fall during Wednesday’s Democracy Day ceremony, saying it was his Yoruba culture on display....

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  Jun 13, 2024

South Africa Reports Second Death from Mpox

A second person has died in South Africa this week from the viral infection mpox, says the health ministry, less than 24 hours after it announced the first death....

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  Jun 13, 2024

Kigali Accuses a UN Agency of Dishonesty in British Asylum Policy Case

Rwanda has accused the United Nations refugee agency of lying after the body told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to the East African country could be moved on to states where they risked torture or death....

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  Jun 13, 2024

South Africa's Inkatha Freedom Party to Join Proposed Government of National Unity

The leader of South Africa’s Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) announced Wednesday that the party will join a proposed government of national unity...

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  Jun 11, 2024

Malawi Mourns the Tragic Death of Vice-President Saulos Chilima

Vice-President Saulos Chilima and nine others died in a plane crash in northern Malawi. Chilima was vice-president for 10 years and formed his own party, the United Transformation Movement (UTM)....

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