Africa
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Activists Hold Memorial in Mombasa to Honour Victims of June 2024 Gen Z Protests
Tens of young people, among them activists and politicians, took to the streets of Mombasa on Wednesday to commemorate those who lost their lives during the 2024 Gen Z-led protest against the Finance Bill.
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Several roads blocked in Nairobi ahead of June 25 Gen Z anniversary protests
A number of major roads leading to Nairobi city, Kenya, have been barricaded by police officers, partially disrupting the movement of motorists.
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TECNO Advances Practical Agentic AI With Expanded EllaClaw Capabilities
From cross-app assistance to one-tap phone care, TECNO EllaClaw explores how AI agents can help users get everyday tasks done with more control, convenience and confidence.
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Sativa Marks Two Years Since His Brutal Abduction in Dar es Salaam
Nairobi/23 June 2026 – Edgar Edson Mwakabela, alias “Sativa”, has marked two years since his brutal abduction in June 2024. In a personal statement shared today, Sativa recounted being found unconscious with serious gunshot injuries.…
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Lungu family wins fight to bury former Zambian president in South Africa
A court ruled Tuesday that late Zambian ex-president Edgar Lungu can be buried in South Africa, handing his family a victory in a months-long fight with the current president over his remains.
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Kenya to charge students for murder in deadly dormitory fire
Kenyan prosecutors said Tuesday they will charge a number of students with murder of 16 schoolmates in the burning of a dormitory in late May that shocked the east African country.
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Uganda opposition lawyer denied bail
A Ugandan court on Tuesday denied a release on bail to an opposition lawyer charged with complicity in treason, after the powerful army chief boasted of abducting him.
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US Ebola facility halted, Kenya health minister tells court
Kenya has ordered a halt to preparations for a US-run Ebola quarantine facility, the health minister told a court Tuesday, after being held in contempt for ignoring a previous stop-work order.
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Lissu’s Wife testifies at European Parliament subcommittee over rising repression in Tanzania
Magabe appeared alongside human rights defenders, European Commission officials, and European External Action Service (EEAS) representatives to address what the panel described as growing political repression and enforced disappearances.
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Martha Karua denied entry in Uganda
Karua had made the trip to Kampala specifically to support the defence team of the Uganda Opposition Leader Kiza Besigye and city lawyer Erias Lukwago,
