Kimberly Mutandiro – Johannesburg In mid-2025, vigilante group-turned-political party Operation Dudula embarked on a mission. Members began to protest in colorful military regalia at public clinics around South Africa. Ring leaders followed clinic queues and checked the identity documents. People using passports from other African countries were chased away from clinics. Migrants were given two […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Kenya is once again in national mourning after a devastating fire ripped through Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil on Thursday morning, killing at least 16 students and injuring dozens more. The blaze broke out shortly after midnight while students were asleep inside the dormitory, turning a place meant for safety and learning into […]
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Wayne Lumbasi The High Court in Nairobi has issued temporary conservatory orders blocking a controversial plan by the United States government to establish a specialized Ebola quarantine and biocontainment facility on Kenyan soil. The emergency ruling suspends all movement, agreements, or operations related to the project until full petitions from local civil society groups can […]
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Faith Nyasuguta When war tensions exploded across the Middle East and uncertainty gripped one of the world’s most strategic oil corridors, global fuel markets scrambled for alternatives. Few expected the biggest winner to emerge from Nigeria’s Atlantic coastline. But that is exactly what happened. In April 2026, Dangote Petroleum Refinery officially became the world’s largest […]
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Thirsty Cities: Why African Urban Areas Are Running Out of Water Njoki Kangethe At around three o’clock in the morning, while much of the city is asleep, some families in African cities begin their day. Plastic drums scrape against pavements. Metal gates creak open. Sleepy children stumble outside carrying yellow jerricans almost as large as […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Massive street protests, solemn candlelit vigils, and urgent calls for legislative reform have gripped the Irish capital following the death of a 35-year-old Congolese-born man who became unresponsive while being restrained by private security guards outside a prominent city-center department store. The tragedy, which occurred on Friday, May 15, has ignited a fierce […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Kenya is emerging as a critical frontline in Washington’s escalating Ebola containment strategy after the administration of Donald Trump moved to establish a quarantine and treatment facility in the East African nation for American citizens exposed to the virus. The proposal, first reported by major U.S. media outlets including The New York Times […]
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Wayne Lumbasi President Yoweri Museveni’s announcement of his new cabinet for the 2026–2031 government term has reignited a fierce national debate over political patronage, nepotism, and the consolidation of state power within the first family, following his decision to retain First Lady Janet Kataaha Museveni as the Minister of Education and Sports. The reappointment ensures […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A major diplomatic confrontation is erupting across the Middle East and the Horn of Africa after Somaliland announced plans to open a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem following formal recognition by Israel. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey and several Muslim-majority nations have condemned the move, warning it violates international law, undermines the status of East […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Pope Leo XIV issued a historic, unprecedented apology on Monday for the Vatican’s institutional complicity in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and its centuries-long delay in condemning the practice. The sweeping admission was published in the Pope’s highly anticipated first papal encyclical, titled Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity). While previous pontiffs, including St. John Paul […]
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