Major Relief for Motorists as Rironi–Mau Summit Road Expansion Commences
The long wait for the dualling of Rironi-Mau Summit Road spanning decades, is finally over as phased construction picks…
Category: Africa
Stalled Sierra Leone Abortion Bill Leaves Women Few Options
Approximately 91,500 illegal abortions were carried out in Sierra Leone in 2021, according to a report by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) published in 2024
Supporters of Tunisia President Mark Revolt Anniversary
Saied was elected by a landslide in 2019 over dissatisfaction at the lack of post-revolution political and economic progress, but two years later staged a power grab and later began rolling back freedoms.
Emotions High, Hope Alive After Nigerian School Abduction
Parents have been living through trauma since armed gangs stormed the St Mary’s Catholic boarding school in remote village of Papiri in Niger state and herded away more than 300 children.
Mobutu Expo Lays Bare DR Congo Dictator’s Troubled Legacy 30 years on
Mobutu era left few visible traces behind: a handful of palaces and monuments to the late dictator lie decrepit, while virtually no infrastructure from his time survives to this day
Bunge la Zambia Lapitisha Kwa Utata Muswada wa Kubadili Sheria za Uchaguzi
Muswada huo unapendekeza kurekebisha baadhi ya vifungu vya katiba ya taifa hilo lenye utajiri wa shaba kusini mwa Afrika, ikiwemo kuongeza idadi ya viti vya wabunge wanaochaguliwa pamoja na kutenga viti 40 kwa wanawake, vijana na watu wenye ulemavu. Aidha, muswada huo unapendekeza kuondoa kikomo cha mihula miwili ya miaka mitano kwa mameya.
UN Urges Release of 10,000 Arbitrarily Detained in Eritrea
It said during their detention in Mai Serwa prison, near the capital Asmara, some had been confined to metal containers where temperatures fluctuated between extreme heat and bitter cold.
Trapped, Starving and Afraid in Besieged Sudan City
Two and a half years of war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have ravaged the South Kordofan state capital, with strikes intensifying in recent weeks.
Waziri wa zamani nchini Tanzania Geofrey Mwambe ashikiliwa na Polisi kwa tuhuma za jinai
Taarifa ya polisi iliyotolewa leo, tarehe 12 Desemba 2025, imeeleza kuwa Mwambe ambaye aliwahi kuwa Waziri katika Ofisi ya Waziri Mkuu anayeshughulikia Uwekezaji na baadaye Wizara ya Viwanda na Biashara alikamatwa wakati wa operesheni ya kawaida ya kufuatilia masuala ya usalama jijini Dar es Salaam. Kwa mujibu wa taarifa hiyo, hatua za awali za kisheria kuhusu tuhuma zinazomkabili zinaendelea kukamilishwa.
Wakimbizi wa Congo wasimulia vifo na machafuko wakati vita vikianza upya
Maelfu wamekimbia huku raia wakijikuta tena katikati ya mapigano kati ya M23, jeshi la Congo na washirika wao.
