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The High Court in Malawi has thrown out President Lazarus Chakwera’s urgent petition seeking to block the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) from declaring the results of the September 16 presidential election.
The ruling clears the path for the commission...
A secondary school in Kakamega County is under sharp criticism following claims it attempted to cover up the defilement of a female student by suspending her under the guise of indiscipline.St Ann's Nzoia, Kakamega County has been on spot...
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has raised alarm over child mortality rates in northern Nigeria, warning that a newborn in the region faces a 15 percent chance of dying before reaching the age of five.Speaking during a global health forum,...
The latest results from Malawi's 2025 presidential election shows former President Arthur Peter Mutharika is in a commanding lead with 66.7% of the 3.2M valid ballots counted so far, while the incumbent President, Lazarus Chakwera, trails significantly and would...
Nationalism is sweeping across the world, rekindling pride and fueling movements of identity and belonging. Yet one of the most paradoxical nations in this wave is the Somali nation, a people who have managed to conquer the diaspora but...
The Taliban has issued a sharp response to former U.S. President Donald Trump after he demanded that Washington be given back control of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.In a statement circulated through Taliban-linked media outlets on September 20, leaders...
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has warned that artificial intelligence is becoming a new tool for extremist groups targeting Kenya and the Horn of Africa.Speaking in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, during talks with...
Global rating agency Moody’s has upgraded Rwanda’s credit rating outlook from “negative” to “stable,” citing strong external financial assistance and improving economic and political conditions. The agency also affirmed Rwanda’s long-term local and foreign currency ratings at “B2.”The shift...
Russia has expanded its crackdown on groups labeled extremist by adding the so-called “international Satanism movement” to its financial blacklist. The decision, announced by Rosfinmonitoring, allows authorities to freeze bank accounts and confiscate assets of individuals accused of being...
Brenda Biya, daughter of Cameroon’s long-serving president Paul Biya, has publicly urged citizens not to re-elect her father in the October 2025 presidential election. Speaking during a TikTok live session under her social media alias "King Nasty," Brenda accused...
On September 18, 34-year-old Samson Ouma Wanda, a resident of Tuwan Ward in Kitale, was killed inside Kitale Central Police Station. Days later, on September 21, 26-year-old Simon Warui disappeared from Umoja in Nairobi. By September 25, he was...
The United Kingdom is preparing to officially recognise the State of Palestine on Sunday, September 22, a move that marks a dramatic shift in British foreign policy.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to make the announcement after the...
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are preparing to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) and establish a regional justice system tailored to their security and political context.
The move, reported by French media and confirmed by sources in...
It is unimaginable sixty years after Kenya attained internal self-rule, the education sector is still weighed down by the same old problems. Education remains the surest path out of poverty, yet successive governments have treated it casually, tinkering around...
A Zambian court has sentenced two men under the country’s Witchcraft Act after they attempted to use charms, including a live chameleon, in a plot against President Hakainde Hichilema.The case, which prosecutors described as the first of its kind,...
Kenya’s Fokker 70-ER Presidential Jet “Harambee 1” Set for Retirement Amid Rising CostsKenya’s presidential jet, Harambee 1, is set to retire after undergoing what is expected to be its final round of maintenance in the Netherlands.The Fokker 70 Extended...
Kenyan politics has always resembled a game of musical chairs, where the music never really stops. It just changes tempo. Politicians keep circling the seats, waiting for the next convenient spot to land.
Over the years, one man has...
Political debates are emotive, and when unregulated, they become chaotic, divisive, and sometimes even fatal.
What Charlie Kirk attempted in America, through his confrontational open debates, mirrors Kenya’s “Bunge la Mwananchi,” but the difference in contexts could not be more...
I take great exception to the desperate rush into zoning by political parties. Zoning is being championed as a shortcut to political survival, yet it undermines the true test of democratic competition. How will a party ever know its...
Buzeki, the founder and Group Chairman of the Buzeki Group of Companies, has built one of East Africa’s most diversified and influential business empires. With operations spanning logistics, transport, manufacturing, and dairy processing, his journey is a testament to...
Utah Governor Spencer Cox confirmed Thursday the arrest of Tyler Robinson, 22, who has been identified as the suspect in the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.Robinson, a resident of Orem, Utah, was taken into custody late Wednesday night...
Former Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga has been remanded in custody by Mali’s Supreme Court after being accused of embezzling billions of CFA francs during his time in office.
The detention order, announced Tuesday, follows a week of police...
LMali has officially dropped French as an official language, following a constitutional referendum that redefined the country’s linguistic framework. Under the new constitution, French is downgraded to a working language, while 13 national languages now hold official status.The move...
South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity, Justice Minister Joseph Geng announced on Thursday.The charges stem from a series of militia attacks in March against federal forces in Nasir,...
Brazilian Court Hands Bolsonaro 27-Year Prison Sentence for Coup PlotBrazil’s Supreme Court has handed former president Jair Bolsonaro a 27-year and three-month prison sentence after finding him guilty of orchestrating a plot to overturn the results of the 2022...
slained Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, has built a reputation as one of the most visible conservative activists in America. To his supporters, he is a defender of free speech and traditional values. To critics, he is...
The family of Rosemary Muthoni, daughter of Gachau, is in mourning following her tragic death at the hands of her husband.According to relatives, Rosemary’s life was cut short after a violent confrontation in which her husband accused her of...
Kenya has strongly condemned an Israeli airstrike that hit a residential building in Doha, Qatar, saying the attack breached international law.In a statement on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi said the strike, which reportedly...
Six people were killed and more than a dozen injured after Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a crowded bus stop in Jerusalem, in one of the deadliest attacks the city has seen in recent years. The attack occurred during...
Algiers, Algeria, 11 September 2025: – Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a groundbreaking Joint Project Preparation Facility (JPPF) Framework Agreement.
This strategic partnership aims to unlock a cumulative investment value of at...