A Ugandan court has sentenced a man to death by hanging for the murder of four toddlers at a nursery school in the capital, Kampala, in a case that has drawn national outrage and renewed attention to violent crime involving children. The High Court found 38-year-old Christopher Okello Onyum guilty of killing the children during…
Mali’s defence minister General Sadio Camara has been killed following coordinated attacks on military installations across the country, marking a sharp escalation of violence in the West African nation. The development emerged on Sunday, a day after heavily armed fighters targeted Camara residence in the garrison town of Kati, a key military hub located about…
In a case that could redraw Kenya financial future, Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has taken the question of sovereign debt to the High Court, asking judges to declare that most of the money borrowed during former President Uhuru Kenyatta administration was illegal. The petition centers on Kenya borrowing between 2014 and 2024, a period spanning…
The Chief Executive Officer of Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, Abdi Mohamud, has been elected president of Eastern Africa Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities, marking a significant moment for Kenya leadership in regional anti-corruption efforts. Mohamud formally assumed the role on Friday following the conclusion of the association 16th Annual General Meeting held in Nairobi from 20…
Kenyan President William Ruto is facing mounting criticism after comments he made about Nigerian-accented English triggered a wave of backlash across Africa and the diaspora. Speaking to Kenyans living in Italy earlier this week, Ruto suggested that Nigerian English was difficult to understand, saying it often required translation. He contrasted this with Kenya education system,…
Kenya has declined to take up the remaining KSh129.2 billion (USD 1 billion) from a loan facility extended by the United Arab Emirates, marking a significant shift in the country’s borrowing strategy as it seeks more affordable financing options. The National Treasury said the government had already drawn KSh64.6 billion (USD 500 million) from the…
Kenya’s youth dominate the population, command digital spaces, and shape public debate online, yet when election day arrives a significant share of them do not show up at the ballot box. The numbers from the 2022 General Election tell a sobering story. According to official Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission data, Kenya had 22,120,458 registered…
Nigerian authorities have formally charged six individuals, including a retired major-general and a serving police inspector, with terrorism and treason over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu, according to court documents filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The accused were all in custody as of Tuesday, while a seventh suspect, former…
Ugandan and Congolese forces have rescued at least 200 civilians who had been held captive by the Allied Democratic Forces, an armed group linked to the Islamic State in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Ugandan military said Monday the captives were freed last week during a joint operation targeting rebel positions near the…
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and rival M23 rebels have pledged to protect civilians and ease humanitarian aid deliveries under a new agreement reached after days of negotiations in Switzerland. The deal, announced Saturday in a joint statement shared by the United States Department of State, follows five days of talks…
