Africa

A small aircraft has crashed at London Southend Airport, prompting a major emergency response. According to Essex Police, they were alerted shortly before 4:00 PM BST on Sunday about a 12-meter-long aircraft that was on fire at the airport in Southend-on-Sea. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The airport …

By: BBC Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has died in a London clinic at the age of 82, his family has said. The country’s immediate past president was reported to have travelled to the UK in April for a routine medical check-up but subsequently fell ill. Buhari was a former …

A Ugandan military helicopter operating under the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed at Mogadishu’s airport on Wednesday, resulting in five fatalities, according to a Ugandan military spokesperson. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Three of the eight individuals on board survived but sustained serious injuries and burns, …

The family of Zambia’s late former president Edgar Lungu has reached an agreement with the government, ending days of tension over his funeral arrangements. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Lungu, who served as Zambia’s president from 2015 to 2021, passed away 10 days ago in South Africa while …

Godbless Lema, a senior opposition figure from Tanzania’s Chadema party, was on Friday prevented from leaving the country while attempting to travel to Kenya. Lema revealed that he had been placed on a government “stop list” and was denied permission to exit Tanzania. He was detained for over four hours …

Tanzania has officially confirmed it has blocked access to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), citing a surge in pornographic material and other content that violates the country’s cultural and legal standards. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel For the past two weeks, users in Tanzania have only …

President William Ruto has raised the alarm about the escalating crisis in Sudan, warning that the ongoing conflict is “heading towards carnage,” driven by two rival generals who show “no regard for human life.” During a joint press conference with Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar at State House in Nairobi, …

Jesca Msambatavangu, the Member of Parliament for Iringa Town in Tanzania, has responded to a flood of messages from Kenyans after her comments regarding the arrest and deportation of two East African activists sparked online outrage. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The backlash came in the wake of …

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has firmly defended her recent clampdown on what she termed as external forces attempting to destabilize the country. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Speaking at the swearing-in of newly appointed government officials at State House in Dar es Salaam on Saturday, May 24, …

Joseph Kabila, former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has fiercely criticized the current government, labeling it a “dictatorship” after the Senate removed his legal immunity, clearing the way for potential charges of treason and war crimes. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel In a 45-minute YouTube …