Maliana official on Wednesday issued a decree banning political activities amid calls on the ruling army junta to organize elections. Goverment spokesman made the news on Wednesday night on state television. According to Abdoulaye Maiga, the purpose of the political activity prohibition is to uphold public order. Political party threats to public order were not…
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The National Anti-Terrorism Committee announced on Thursday (Apr. 11) that two suspected terrorists had been killed in a counterterrorism operation in Nalchik, the capital city of Russia’s North Caucasus region of Kabardino-Balkaria The committee said , the suspects opened fire on Federal Security Service (FSB) special personnel after being blockaded on the outskirts of Nalchik….
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South Africa former president Jacob Zuma, Wins Court Battle to Stand in South Africa’s Election. Last month the electoral commission barred him over a contempt of court conviction. It argued the constitution prevented people from holding public office if convicted of a crime and to more than 12 months in prison. Mr Zuma, 81, has…
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A shuttle ferrying 46 passengers on Wednesday, April 10, got involved in an accident in the Kibwezi area of Makueni County. According to reports,the shuttle allegedly lost control before rolling into a nearby river which is situated in the Kibwezi area. Residents promptly started rescue efforts after the disaster, and during that time, a number…
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38 migrants are reportedly dead, according to the UN migration agency, after a ship that was travelling often to Yemen off the coast of Djibouti sank. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that 22 additional people had been saved from the shipwreck. Rescue teams sought for six more migrants who were thought…
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Kenyatta University Referral Hospital has laid off 100 workers participating in the nationwide strike ongoing for a month. The Kenyatta University Referral Hospital said new doctors had been hired in place of those striking. Doctors in Kenya went on a nationwide strike in mid-March demanding better pay and working conditions. President William Ruto addressed the…
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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has announced that Wednesday, April 10, 2024 will be a public holiday in Kenya. In a gazette notice on Tuesday, April 9, Kindiki said the public holiday will be to celebrate Idd-ul-Fitr. “It is notified for the general information of the public that, in exercise of the powers conferred by…
A man suspected of fatally stabbing a woman as she pushed her baby in a pram on a Bradford street has been arrested. Habibur Masum was detained early on Tuesday morning following the death of 27-year-old Kulsuma Akter on Saturday. Detectives said they had arrested a 25-year-old man in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The arrest followed a…
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In a recent development,evidence provided was not enough to support the acquittal of two businessmen, Patrick Ngare Muchina and Muke wa Mansoni Didier, of Congo, in a Ksh.64 million gold swindle case. This ruling followed the prosecution’s request for their release, which was supported by a detailed examination of the case file that turned up…
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Monday that three Tanzanian troops were killed and three others injured after hostile mortar fire fell close to their camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They were a part of the Southern African peacekeeping force that was sent into the restive eastern Democratic Republic of…
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