Kenyan authorities have activated nationwide contingency measures as forecasters warn that a strengthening El Niño could bring above-normal rainfall during the October–December 2026 short-rains season. The government is preparing for flooding, landslides, displacement, disease outbreaks and extensive damage to roads and other essential infrastructure. National and county agencies are working with humanitarian organizations, security services […]

Niger’s military government has accused France of helping to organize and incite a failed mutiny in the capital, Niamey, further deepening tensions between the two countries. France has firmly rejected the allegation, describing it as completely unfounded and another attempt by Niger’s military authorities to blame Paris for the country’s internal difficulties. Following a Council […]

The Nigerian Presidency has dismissed reports suggesting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is facing criminal proceedings in the United States, explaining that the ongoing case in Washington, D.C., is a civil dispute concerning the disclosure of government records. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, […]

A Kenyan police officer has been arrested following the fatal shooting of a 45-year-old woman at a General Service Unit mess compound in Naiberi, Uasin Gishu County. The victim, identified as Doris Murei Nandi, was reportedly romantically involved with the suspect, Police Constable Nathan Kirwa. Kirwa was serving as an armed bodyguard attached to Uasin […]

Suspects linked to two large clandestine crystal methamphetamine laboratories uncovered on remote South African farms have appeared in court as authorities intensify their campaign against transnational drug-manufacturing networks. The cases involve an alleged R600 million operation near Musina in Limpopo and another laboratory valued by authorities at more than R1 billion in Swartruggens, North West. […]

Russia’s state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec is promoting its new Bizon counter-unmanned aerial system to potential customers in Egypt as demand for affordable protection against drones continues to grow. Developed by Rostec’s High Precision Systems holding, the weapon will make its first international appearance at the El Alamein International Airshow in Egypt from September 8 to […]