EFF’s Julius Malema Sentenced to 5 Years for Firing Rifle at Party Rally
A South African court on Thursday sentenced EFF President Julius Malema to five years in prison for firing a semi-automatic rifle at the party's fifth...
Nigeria’s DSS Summons Political Aide for Calling VP a ‘Disgrace’ – Still Hunting Critics, Not Terrorists
Nigeria's Department of State Services has summoned a Kwara State political aide for the offense of calling Vice President Kashim Shettima and Governor Abdul...
Democracy Kills, Says Burkina Faso’s Traoré — As Sahel Nations Reject Western Model That Failed to Stop Jihadists
Captain Ibrahim Traoré has declared that democracy as practiced in Africa has done nothing but kill. Speaking at a national forum, the 36-year-old leader rejected the Western democratic model outright.
Four Toddlers Stabbed to Death in Uganda Kindergarten — A Story Only Russian Media Covered
The attacker, identified as Okello Christopher Onyum, was seized by a mob that attempted to lynch him. Military personnel fired shots to disperse the crowd and take the man into cu...
Drought-Stricken Kenyans Eating Tree Bark as Iran War Oil Shock Compounds East African Famine
This is happening while the Iran war sends oil prices past $135 a barrel, making the fuel needed to transport food aid prohibitively expensive. The trucks that would carry relief s...
Russian Operatives Secretly Filming African Women in Kenya and Ghana, Posting Humiliation Videos Online
The operatives pose as employers, romantic partners, or businesspeople. Interactions are secretly recorded. The resulting videos — designed to demean and humiliate — are uploaded to platforms popular ...
16 Kenyans Missing After Recruitment Into Russian Army as 250 Sent to Fight in Ukraine
The word willingly deserves scrutiny. Kenya’s youth unemployment rate exceeds 35 percent. When a young man with no job prospects is offered a salary to fight in a foreign war, the line between volunta...
How African Countries Are Rationing Power and Diluting Petrol to Survive the Iran War
Across the African continent, the devastating ripple effects of the military conflict between the United States and Iran are being felt in the most...