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The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have captured a major base belonging to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists, in Apakwang, Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to a…
Community leader and human rights advocate Beny Aterdit Bol OAM has officially launched his memoir Blessed and Unblessed and announced the creation of the Beny Bol Foundation, a charitable initiative focused on…
US President Donald Trump welcomed the leaders of five African countries; President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema of Gabon, Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau, Joseph Boakai of Liberia, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of…
Kenya has faced repeated protests and strikes that reveal a country under serious pressure. From annual Saba Saba demonstrations to Generation Z movements and sector-wide strikes, many Kenyans are demanding change. But…
While all eyes were expected to be on Cooper Flagg, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, it was Khaman Maluach—selected 10th overall—who became the night’s most talked-about story. The 18-year-old South…
In Kenya, youth known as 'Gen Z' have once again clashed with police in the streets of Nairobi, leaving one person dead and more than 20 others injured. The protests resumed this past week, largely triggered by the…
Tanzania has blocked access to the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, citing the platform’s allowance of pornographic content, which the government says violates the country's laws, culture, customs,…
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Minister of Justice, Constant Mutamba, has appeared before prosecutors in connection with a high-profile embezzlement case involving millions of dollars that were allocated for…
High Commissioner Ernest Rwamucyo on Wednesday June, 4, presented his Letters of Credence to President William Ruto of Kenya, officially accrediting him as Rwanda's High Commissioner to Kenya. He succeeds Ambassador…
Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila met with leaders of the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) on Friday, May 30, just four days after returning to Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province. In a post on X, AFC/M23…
The four African representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025—South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, and Morocco—will learn their group stage opponents tonight when the official tournament draw is held in Santiago, Chile at…
Sidi Ould Tah from Mauritania has been elected as the new President of the African Development Bank Group. The announcement was made during the Bank’s Annual Meetings in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. According to African…
Kenyan lawmaker George Sunkuyia, who represents Kajiado West in Parliament, has been arrested for allegedly forging a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate. He was apprehended on Tuesday, May 27,…
Former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, has arrived in Goma, a city in eastern DRC currently under the control of the M23/AFC coalition, according to Corneille Nangaa, leader of the…
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will visit the White House on Wednesday, May 21, for a high-stakes meeting with US President Donald Trump. The goal: to "reset" relations between the two countries after months…
Frédéric Nsabiyumva, the captain of Burundi’s national football team and defender for Västerås SK Fotboll in Sweden, has spoken out against the use of witchcraft in football, calling it a false path that leads nowhere.…
Festus Bizimana, the newly appointed Ambassador of Rwanda to the Republic of Senegal, presented his Letters of Credence to President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye on Thursday, May 8. Bizimana, a policy analyst, was…
The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) in Charge of Operations, Vincent Sano on Tuesday, May 6, briefed two contingents of 320 Police officers set to be deployed for Peacekeeping in Central African Republic…
At least seven people have been killed and more than 20 injured following an attack on the town of Old Fangak in South Sudan, according to the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The group has strongly…
At least 26 civilians, including children, were killed on Monday in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno State when a truck struck an improvised explosive device (IED), underscoring a fresh wave of violence in a region long…
The threat from Boko Haram jihadists, once widely perceived to be extinguished, is again causing deep concern in Nigeria’s north-east, recent reports suggest. In Maiduguri, capital of Borno State and known as the…
The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Army Chief of Staff, Maj Gen Vincent Nyakarundi, is attending the African Land Forces Summit from April 7 through 102025, in Accra, Ghana. According to RDF, the summit was jointly…
Three former African presidents—Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa, Catherine Samba-Panza of the Central African Republic, and Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia—have been added to the Panel of Facilitators tasked with…
Police in northern Uganda have launched a manhunt for a 31-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing his wife and three children before setting their bodies on fire, the Daily Monitor has revelead. The suspect,…