Kenya’s Ebola Scare Widens: Over 650,000 Travellers Screened, 10 in Quarantine
Kenya’s health authorities are racing to contain a widening Ebola scare after confirming the country’sfirst-ever case of the virus, with contact tracing... Read More
Russian Drones Pound Chernihiv Overnight,Five Killed as Zelenskyy Begs for Patriots
A Russian drone barrage that slammed into Ukraine’s northern Chernihiv region early Thursday killedat least five people, including a child, and injured... Read More
Africa launches new credit ratings agency backed by AU
The African Union-backed Africa Credit Ratings Agency has officially launched in Mauritius, creating a home-grown alternative to global ratings firms such as... Read More
Former Australian bishop jailed for six and a half years over sexual offences against Aboriginal men
Former Catholic Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders has been sentenced to six years and six months in prison after being convicted of... Read More
World Bank Lifts Nigeria’s 2026 Growth Forecast — But Flags a Poverty Trap
The World Bank on Wednesday nudged its 2026 growth forecast for Nigeria upward,pointing to the Tinubu administration’s FX and subsidy reforms as... Read More
Houthis Move War Into Saudi Airspace, Shut Abha Airport Overnight
The Yemen war crossed a dangerous new line overnight into Wednesday as Houthi forcespushed strikes deep into Saudi Arabian airspace, forcing the... Read More
The Nobel laureate turned wartime leader Abiy Ahmed leads Ethiopia for Second Term
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was sworn in for a second five-year term onTuesday, pledging renewal and reform in a ceremony that opened... Read More
Belgian-American Physicist Francis Halzen Wins 2026 Nobel in Physics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Tuesday morning awarded the 2026Nobel Prize in Physics to Francis Halzen, the Belgian-American particle physicist... Read More
Kenya Confirms First-Ever Ebola Death as 28 ContactsAre Traced
NAIROBI — Kenya recorded its first-ever Ebola death on Tuesday, Health Minister Aden Dualeconfirmed in an early-morning briefing, opening a tense new... Read More
Dangote and Ruto launch $16bn Kenya refinery despite Lamu land protests
Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote and Kenyan President William Ruto have formally launched construction of a $16 billion oil refinery in the coastal... Read More