Kenya blasts ‘ruthless’ agents using deceit to recruit its citizens to ‘fight for Russia’
Kenyans have been “lured” by recruiters into fighting for Russia in Ukraine, the Kenyan foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday.
27 Oct, 2025
Côte d’Ivoire’s President Ouattara wins re-election with nearly 90% of vote, results show
Côte d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara, 83, was reelected to a fourth term in an election marked by low turnout, provisional results showed on Monday.
27 Oct, 2025
SA’s Ramaphosa ‘concerned’ by Israeli attacks on Gaza, West Bank in breach of ceasefire
South Africa is concerned that the Gaza ceasefire is being “undermined” by continued Israeli assaults on the enclave and the occupied West Bank, the African nation’s president said on Monday.
27 Oct, 2025
Congo’s fragile peace and the global race for minerals
Congo’s turmoil is not a tribal conflict of “savages” killing each other. It is a crisis engineered and perpetuated by foreign powers, including the United States for decades.
27 Oct, 2025
Mali’s former PM Moussa Mara sentenced to one year in jail
One in five: How antibiotic misuse has weaponised routine infections
Cameroon’s Tchiroma rejects the declaration of Biya as presidential election winner
Cameroon’s Biya, 92, re-elected president, official results show
RSF accused of ethnically motivated killings as Darfur comes under fresh attacks
27 Oct, 2025
Tanzania elections: Zanzibar awaits October 28 polls after intense campaign season
Zanzibar will hold an early vote on October 28, intended to give public servants a chance to exercise their constitutional right.
27 Oct, 2025
South Africa apologises to UN rapporteur over court papers at forum
The UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese was irregularly served with court papers at a forum in Johannesburg.
27 Oct, 2025
Fuel crisis in Mali forces nationwide closure of schools
All schools across the West African country are to remain closed from October 27 to November 9 as transport and daily life stand disrupted.
26 Oct, 2025
US removes Mali from $10,000 visa bond list after Bamako’s retaliation
The United States has removed Mali from the list of countries whose nationals are required to deposit a $10,000 bond before securing visas to travel to the US.
26 Oct, 2025
Namibian president takes over mines docket after sacking minister
Namibia’s President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has removed Natangwe Ithete from his posts as deputy prime minister and minister of industry, mines and energy, the presidency said in a statement on Sunday.
26 Oct, 2025
Nigerian Sharia police cancel court-ordered TikTok celebrities’ wedding
Sharia-enforcing police in Nigeria’s northern city of Kano have cancelled a wedding of two TikTok celebrities that was ordered by a court after a viral video, an official told AFP on Sunday.
26 Oct, 2025
Western, Asian countries eye rare earth minerals in Kenya’s forested land
Division and suspicion have gripped five villages near Kenya’s coast as global powers from the United States to China eye a forest that is rich in rare earth minerals.
26 Oct, 2025
Tensions mount in Cameroon following arrests ahead of presidential result declaration
Cameroonian authorities have detained about 30 politicians and activists linked to opposition presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma, his campaign said on Sunday.
26 Oct, 2025
Djibouti’s parliament approves removal of presidential age limit ahead of 2026 elections
Djibouti’s parliament has voted unanimously to lift a presidential age limit, opening the way for President Ismail Omar Guelleh to run for a sixth term.
26 Oct, 2025
Kenya intercepts vessel, arrests six Iranians suspected of trafficking drugs worth $63m
Six Iranian nationals have been arrested after the Kenya Navy intercepts a vessel ferrying methamphetamine off the coast of Mombasa, a port city about 485 kilometres southeast of the capital Nairobi.
