Category: Stories
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Hunter’s Moon delight skywatchers across the world
Supermoons happen when the moon is closest to the Earth, making it appear bigger and brighter than normal.
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Gaza Strip faces famine risks despite declining hunger levels
More than a year into Israel’s war, the Gaza Strip remains vulnerable to famine, despite a recent decrease in the number of individuals experiencing severe hunger, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), which monitors hunger crises.
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Kenya’s Ruto nominates interior minister as his new deputy president
Kithure Kindiki’s appointment as Kenya’s new deputy president still needs to be approved by parliament.
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U.N. envoy proposes partition as solution to Western Sahara conflict
In a closed U.N. Security Council briefing, de Mistura proposed partition, with the southern part becoming independent and the rest integrated into Morocco under internationally recognized sovereignty. However, both Morocco and the Polisario rejected the idea.
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Israel says Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza
Israel said Sinwar was identified by dental records, fingerprints and DNA tests. Sinwar was imprisoned by Israel from the late 1980s until 2011, and during that time he underwent treatment for brain cancer — leaving Israeli authorities with extensive medical records
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Unprecedented Impeachment: Deputy President Gachagua ousted
In an unprecedented move, Kenya’s Senate on Thursday voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, citing corruption and other accusations, only hours after he was hospitalized with chest pain.
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Suicide bomber at café in Mogadishu claims seven lives
At least seven people were killed and six others were injured at a Café located near a police training facility in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia after a Suicide bomber set off an unknown device as reported by the police on Thursday.
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Fans pay tribute to former One Direction star Liam Payne
In 2015, the One Direction fever hit South Africa as the group performed there. According to a preliminary autopsy report, Payne died of “multiple trauma” and “internal and external hemorrhage,” as the result of the fall from the balcony of a third-floor room at the hotel on Wednesday (Oct. 16).
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Mpox: Head of Africa CDC urges partners to honour pledges as death toll tops 1,000
The estimated budget for a six-month plan put forward by Africa CDC and the World Health Organization is almost $600 million, with 55% allocated to the response to mpox in 14 affected nations and boosting readiness in 15 others.
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Nigeria to roll out a new malaria vaccine
It will become one of the first countries to roll out the new malaria vaccine, R21, after receiving a first batch of 846,200 doses.
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UNHCR Goodwil Ambassador Theo James visits Mbera refugee camp ahead of COP29
The United Nations refugee agency estimates Mauritania welcomes over 262,000 refugees mostly women and children from Mali. The UNHCR Goodwill ambassador met refugees, many of whom are spearheading local initiatives.
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France: Beninese activist Kemi Seba freed
The pan-African activist spent almost four days in custody at the headquarters of the French interior security agency (DGSI) in Paris.
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Iranian FM, Egyptian officials hold talks on regional tensions in Cairo
Araghchi held talks with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi focusing on efforts to de-escalate Israel’s conflicts against Gaza and Lebanon.
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Kenya’s embattled deputy president in Hospital ahead of impeachment vote – Lawyer
Gachagua was set to appear before the Senate to defend himself against 11 charges brought against him, but his lawyer, Paul Muite, told the Senate that Gachagua was too sick to attend.
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Kenyan ride-hailing company helps people with disabilities get mobile
Ace Mobility was founded over three years ago by Daniel Gatura who had witnessed the transport challenges faced by his wheelchair-bound father.
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Aid dropped over Gaza as Israel-Hamas war continues
U.N. humanitarian officials earlier said aid entering Gaza is at its lowest level in months and warned that critical lifelines in the territory’s north, where Israel has renewed its military offensive, have been cut off.
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Climate change and conflict increase malnutrition rates in Nigeria
Food production in the northeast of the country has been impacted by ongoing fighting which limits access to agricultural land.
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One dead, two missing as boat with 100 migrants sinks near Greece
A total of 97 people were rescued by a passing cargo ship and were being taken to the city of Heraklion on the island of Crete, authorities said.
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Zimbabwe to compensate white farmers 20 years after land seizures
Foreigners will receive an initial $20 million to be shared equally among the 94 claimants
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Mali’s Junta Chief elevates himself to top Army rank
The announcement was made by the Council of Ministers, which published a statement on the website of the Malian government’s general secretariat.
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The head of Mali’s military junta appoints himself to the highest rank in the army
The announcement was made by the Council of Ministers, which published a statement on the website of the Malian government’s general secretariat.
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Economic hardship and hunger blamed for deaths in Nigeria’s deadly tanker explosion
Deadly tanker accidents are common in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, where traffic regulations are not strictly enforced in many places and there is a lack of an efficient railway system to transport cargo.
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Mass burial held for victims of tanker explosion in northern Nigeria
People often salvage fuel with cups and buckets, especially at a time when fuel prices have tripled since the government ended costly gas subsidies.
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Egypt, Spain renew calls for ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon
“This is the request that Spain, together with Egypt and many other partners in the international community, have been making from the very first moment that this violence and this war broke out,” Spain’s Foreign minister said. José Manuel Albares Bueno was being hosted by his Egyptian counterpart.
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Mozambique: Ruling party leading presidential polls in all provinces- Provisional results
Frelimo has governed Mozambique since its independence from Portugal in 1975 and has been consistently accused of rigging elections — an allegation it denies. Final results are expected on the 24th of October.
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Ukrainian president presents ‘victory plan’
The plan includes geopolitical, military, economic and security provisions to be met in wartime and when war ends. Its presentation comes when Ukraine’s military is suffering losses along the eastern front as Russian forces inch closer to a strategically significant victory near the crucial logi
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Mental health crisis deepens amid ongoing conflict in eastern Congo
According to Action Against Hunger, the number of people receiving psychosocial support in camps around Goma surged by over 200% between January and June compared to the same period last year, rising from 6,600 to more than 20,000.
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Trump and Harris focus on key voter groups as election season heats up
As both candidates focus on key voter groups, Harris’ campaign is working to ensure Black male voters remain engaged, while Trump’s team is concentrating on mobilizing early voters, especially in swing states like Georgia and Arizona.
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Long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum opens 12 galleries to the public
Housing the world’s largest collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts, the museum was due to open in 2012, but the opening has been pushed back repeatedly for various reasons.
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Kenya: Deputy president Gachagua pleads not guilty in Senate impeachment trial
The Vice president of Kenya Rigathi Gachagua pleaded not-guilty to all 11 charges levelled against him in the Senate impeachment trial on Wednesday (Oct. 16).
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Haitian prime minister urges Kenyan president to reinforce security mission
This request for additional officers comes in light of the 400 Kenyan officers already committed to a U.N.-backed Multinational Security Mission, aimed at stabilizing Haiti.
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Italy delivers first migrants to Albania under controversial agreement
Under the deal, thousands of male asylum seekers picked up by Italian rescue services in the Mediterranean, will be processed at two centres in Albania.
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South Africa: Suspected murderer waives bail
A man accused of killing 18 people in mass shootings at two separate homes on the same night in South Africa waived his bail request Tuesday and remains in custody.
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Kenya relocates 50 elephants to larger park to ease overcrowding
The population in the smaller Mwea National Reserve had risen to over 150, way above the maximum capacity.
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Nigeria Gasoline tanker explosion kills 90, injures 50 – Police
“The residents were scooping up fuel from the overturned tanker when the explosion occurred, sparking a massive inferno that killed 94 people on the spot,”
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Viral Facebook video poses threat to Nigeria’s LGBTQ+ community – Meta
The report said the damage done by the video, which was viewed more than 3.6 million times between December 2023 and February this year, was “immediate and impossible to undo.”
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Saudi Arabia and Egypt agree to strengthen investment ties, call for ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman attended talks in Cairo with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday. The two leaders agreed to strengthen investment ties, and urged for steps to be taken to secure ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon.
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Deschamps defends Mbappe amid rape accusation and ‘fake news’ controversy
The controversy arose after Mbappe made a social media post claiming he was the target of ‘fake news’ following a report by Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. The paper linked Mbappe and his entourage to an alleged rape in Stockholm during his recent visit to the city.
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Protesters in eastern DRC denounce Rwanda and rebel negotiations
On Sunday, October 13, during a meeting with Ugandan officers, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi gave clear instructions to strengthen military cooperation between the DRC and Uganda to eradicate insecurity in this region.
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Beninese anti-French activist Kemi Seba arrested in Paris
It’s unclear why he travelled to France, and there has been no official comment on his arrest yet.