An anxious wait for updates has ended with a wave of relief as an emergency signal confirmed that expedition leader Ash and his entire crew are safe. The crucial message was transmitted directly from Ash’s satellite phone and Garmin emergency communication device, cutting through a tense period of silence. The
NAIROBI, KENYA – Kenyan preacher Paul Mackenzie has been convicted of murdering 191 people, including 190 children, in one of the most disturbing cases of religious exploitation and mass deaths in modern African history. The conviction, delivered on Monday, 19 October, follows investigations into a religious movement whose followers were
A groundbreaking report unveiled at the University of Lagos has opened a potentially significant new front in Africa’s reparations campaign. The study argues that the ecological damage caused by British colonial rule constitutes a distinct category of harm, with damages potentially valued in the hundreds of trillions of dollars. Titled
MALAWI: The High Court of Malawi has reportedly delivered a final ruling barring the extradition of the Prophet Bushir and Mary Bushiri who are involved in the case, citing concerns over the evidence presented against them. In a statement, the Prophet Sherperd Bushiri said the court agreed with key arguments,
A man has died after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster, England, and being attacked by a tiger. South Yorkshire Police said officers were called to the park at 1.35pm BST on Saturday, 10 October. Emergency services attended, but the man was pronounced dead at the
ONDO, NIGERIA: All 32 people aboard a Nigerian Air Force aircraft are believed to have died after the military plane crashed near Igbokoda in Ondo State, Nigeria, on Monday. The aircraft, an ATR-42, was travelling from Benin to Lagos on a routine military mission when it crashed near a naval
US President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at a White House state dinner on Thursday, capping a day of elaborate ceremonial events and talks focused on trade, artificial intelligence, Taiwan and the broader US-China relationship. Xi’s visit was his first to Washington in 11 years. Trump personally welcomed
US President Donald Trump has described the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an “out-of-control” and “rogue” institution, saying the US would never allow its service members to face what he called “show trials” before the court. Addressing the UN General Assembly today, Tuesday, Trump said the ICC had no jurisdiction
This is the fourth part of an investigation in which journalists present evidence that Operation Phoenix—conceived by Paris in 2023 as a plan to eliminate Niger’s leadership—has, over the course of several years, evolved into a large-scale strategic plan to seize or restore French influence in a number of African
ESWATINI: Eswatini is mourning the death of Home Affairs Minister Her Royal Highness Princess Lindiwe, who died following a short illness while receiving medical care in South Africa. The Eswatini government confirmed her death in a statement issued on Thursday, saying she had served the Kingdom as Minister of Home
