Senegalese citizens gathered on Sunday morning to cast ballots in a fiercely contested presidential contest that came after months of turmoil and uncertainty that put the country’s standing as a stable democracy in a region that has seen a spate of coups in recent years to the test. Following violent protests, President Macky Sall attempted…
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Nearly,300 kidnapped Nigeria school going children have been released after they were abducted two weeks ago from their school in North Western state of Kaduna, officials said on Sunday. Nigeria has had cases of abduction happening every year and more than 1400 students have been kidnapped from Nigerian schools since 2014. In recent years abductions…
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Fire broke out on Saturday destroying a portion of Isiolo Airport after the fire started in a nearby farm and spread to the building. An official of Kenya Airports Authority at the airport during a normal inspection saw fire emanating from the South East part of Isiolo Airport police station and reported it. Following joint…
Standing next to a lengthy lineup of eager trucks on Saturday, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the famine in Gaza a “moral outrage.” U.N secretary-general Antonio Guterres immediately put an end to hostilities between Gaza and Israel. Speaking from the Egyptian side near the southern Gaza city of Rafah,where Israel intends to launch a ground…
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The last day to campaign was Friday in the Senegal election which is scheduled for Sunday. In Dakar and Mbour,large gatherings were held in behalf of the two preferred presidential contenders. It is anticipated that this race will be the closest in the nation’s history. Bassirou Diomaye Faye,a well-liked young politician supported by Ousmane Sonko,is…
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Armed men kill atleast 40 people and injuring more than 100 people in a concert hall in Moscow on Friday. They sprayed the hall with gunfire setting fire to the venue. This comes days after president Vladimir Putin cemented his group on power. Moscow’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin described the incident as a huge tragedy and…
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Kenyan government has shut down 9500 unlicensed bars after nationwide crack down to curb use of illicit brew and drugs. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said most clubs and bars selling alcohol are located near education institutions and have also been shut down and license cancelled. Another 12 distilleries that were operating outside the law…
Veteran TV journalist Rita Tinina to be laid to rest on Wednesday at her family home at Noosupeni farm in Narok County. A mass in honour of the deceased will be held at Holy Family Basilica on Monday, March 25. “Funeral arrangement meetings are being held at the All Saint’s Cathedral from 5.30pm, Requiem Mass…
Families of 11 Kenyatta University students who perished in a road accident in Maungu area near Voi on Monday said the deaths of their loved ones was a big loss. The families appealed to the government to help them clear funeral bills after attending examination exercise at KU funeral home on Thursday. According to post…
Nigeria a country in the West Africa has reported cases of Lassa fever disease. According to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), 20 deaths were recorded within one week spanning the 16 states. Lassa fever is a disease caused by a virus and can be spread to human from infected individuals or rodents…
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