Hundreds of passengers have been stranded at Kenya’s main international airport in Nairobi as flight disruptions entered a second day amid a workers’ strike. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), one of East Africa’s busiest aviation hubs, has been affected by industrial action by aviation sector workers. The workers are demanding better working conditions and implementation…
Shots rang out near the presidential palace before dawn. However, authorities are yet to explain why. Gunfire and explosions were heard across parts of Niamey, Niger’s capital, in the early hours of Saturday morning. This triggered widespread fear of a coup attempt or jihadist attack as Nigerien authorities maintained silence throughout the morning. A resident…
He became king at three years old and never knew life without a crown. Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the King of Tooro in western Uganda and holder of the Guinness World Record as the world’s youngest reigning monarch, has died at the age of 34. Tooro’s Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki announced…
At least 12 people have died and dozens more have been injured as wildfires spread across several provinces in northern Algeria amid a severe heatwave gripping North Africa. Algeria’s civil protection authorities said numerous fires were burning along the country’s northern coastline, with firefighters battling dozens of separate blazes. Interior Minister Said Sayoud said on…
Fifty eggs suspected to belong to endangered parrots were intercepted at South Africa’s main international airport, with several of the eggs now hatching under specialist care. A 50-year-old Thai national was arrested last Thursday at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg after allegedly attempting to smuggle the eggs into the country inside a homemade incubator…
Liberian authorities have charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offences as part of a wider investigation into an alleged international drug network. Howard-Taylor, who served as Liberia’s vice president from 2018 to 2024, was detained at Roberts International Airport in Monrovia before she could board a flight out…
The Super Eagles missed the men’s World Cup. The Super Falcons have now missed the women’s. And nobody in authority seems sufficiently embarrassed. There is a phrase Nigerians use when something has gone comprehensively wrong: “e don do.” It is enough. It is too much. There is nothing left to salvage from the wreckage. That…
Patrick Vieira has been appointed head coach of Senegal, taking charge of the national team of his country of birth with immediate effect. The former France international has signed a contract to lead Senegal’s next phase, according to football journalist Fabrizio Romano. Vieira, 50, was born in Dakar in 1976 before moving to France. There…
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has been re-elected for a second five-year term after securing 60 percent of the vote, the electoral commission announced on Tuesday. His closest challenger, Brian Mundubile of the NRPUP, received 38 percent. The remaining twelve candidates trailed far behind. Hichilema (64) was gracious in victory. “We are truly humbled by the…
Zambian authorities have arrested 11 people, including senior opposition figures, over an alleged plot to overthrow the government. This comes days after a closely contested presidential election that is still being counted. The arrests followed a security operation in Lusaka during which authorities said weapons, ammunition and other military equipment were recovered. Government officials alleged…
