Mwanzo Editor
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Autopsy reveals Kelvin Kiptum died from head injuries
An autopsy has revealed that Kenya’s world marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum died from severe head injuries in a road accident earlier this month. Kenya’s chief government pathologist Johanssen Odour told local media that the…
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Senegalese man found guilty of migrant boat deaths
A Senegalese man who piloted a boat in the English Channel has been found guilty of the manslaughter of four migrants who drowned when it ran into difficulty. Ibrahima Bah, a migrant himself, had offered…
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Protests in Nigeria over rising cost of living
Protests are being held in the Nigerian cities of Oyo and Ibadan against the rising cost of living. The latest demonstrations in the south of the country follow similar ones held in northern Nigeria two…
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Sacked Twitter staff in Ghana finally get pay-off
X, formerly known as Twitter, has finally paid off the staff it sacked in its African headquarters more than a year after they were laid off, the agency which represents them has said. Most had…
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Nigeria’s president to meet governors over food crisis
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is meeting state governors to discuss the crippling cost of living crisis. One of Nigeria’s most influential traditional rulers, the Sultan of Sokoto, said on Wednesday the country was at a…
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Kelvin Kiptum: Eternal Marathon Star
He burst onto the marathon scene in 2022 with a stunning debut in the 26.2-mile (42.195-km) distance in Valencia where he clocked 2hr 01min 53sec
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Kenyan marathon world record-holder Kiptum killed in car crash
Police said Kiptum and his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana were killed on the spot while a woman passenger was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
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World’s biggest floating university back in Kenya
The vessel allows undergraduate students, recent university graduates and students taking a gap year to study a semester at sea, which involves cruising to different countries to learn about their histories and cultures.
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Ghana electricity: New power tax put on hold after public outcry
Ghana’s government has suspended plans to implement a 15% tax on power, following a public uproar that it will worsen the cost-of-living crisis. The value-added tax (VAT) was to be levied on domestic consumers of…
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Europe migrant crisis: Boat sinks off Tunisia with more than 40 Sudanese on board
At least 13 Sudanese migrants have died and 27 others are missing after their boat sank off Tunisia’s coast, a Tunisian official has said.
