A Kenyan opposition MP, Charles Ong’ondo Were, has been shot dead in a suspected assassination on the streets of Nairobi, in an attack that has shocked the nation and raised serious concerns about political violence. According to police, gunmen on a motorcycle trailed the MP’s vehicle before one of them dismounted and shot him at […]

  Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) are moving to strip former President Joseph Kabila of his legal immunity, accusing him of backing the M23 rebel group that has seized parts of the country’s conflict-ridden east. On Wednesday, Justice Minister Constant Mutamba said there was “a substantial body of documents, testimony, and […]

Mali’s military ruler, General Assimi Goïta, has received the backing of key political allies to remain in power for the next five years, a move that signals a deepening of military rule and casts further doubt on the country’s return to democracy. Goïta, 41, seized power in two coups — first in August 2020, toppling […]

Hundreds of Congolese soldiers, police officers, and their families are being evacuated from the rebel-held city of Goma to Kinshasa, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced Wednesday. The operation marks a rare moment of cooperation amid a worsening conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The personnel had been sheltering at the […]

South Africa is reeling after the tragic discovery of three missing police officers, whose bodies were found in the Hennops River six days after they vanished. Constables Boipelo Senoge (20), Cebekhulu Linda (24), and Keamogetswe Buys (30) were last seen leaving a petrol station near Johannesburg last Wednesday. Their disappearance sparked a major search across […]

Libya is marking a powerful return to the continental sports stage as it hosts the 46th African Men’s Volleyball Clubs Championship in Misrata — a significant milestone for a nation striving toward stability and renewal. The tournament brings together 23 clubs from nine countries, including Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, and Kenya, transforming the refurbished Misrata International […]

After stops in Uganda and Burundi, Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot wrapped up his regional tour in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where he met with Prime Minister Judith Suminwa and President Félix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa on Monday, April 28. Talks centered on the escalating tensions between Kinshasa and Kigali, […]

Amazon has officially entered the satellite internet race, launching its first batch of operational Project Kuiper satellites into orbit on Monday, marking a major step in its bid to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying 27 Kuiper satellites—named after the […]

  One week after an attempted coup in Burkina Faso, tensions continue to simmer in the capital, Ouagadougou, especially within the armed forces. Local media report that a meeting scheduled for April 22 at the army general staff headquarters — expected to gather several senior officers — was first postponed, then canceled altogether after the […]

A senior figure in South Africa’s ruling ANC party has defended the country’s sovereignty in the face of rising tensions with the United States over race relations and a controversial new land law. “We are a free country, a sovereign country. We are not a province of the United States, and that sovereignty will be […]