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Kenyans Protest Against Femicide Following Recent Wave of Killings

Kenyans Protest Against Femicide Following Recent Wave of Killings

Demonstrators demand justice for victims, call for end to violence.

28 Jan 2024 6:10 PM IST

Dozens killed as dam bursts in flood-hit Kenya

Dozens killed as dam bursts in flood-hit Kenya

MAI MAHIU: At least 45 people died when a dam burst its banks near a town in Kenya's Rift Valley, police said on...

29 April 2024 4:38 PM IST

Kenyas Mining Push Sparks Fears Over Farms and Ancestral Graves

Kenya's Mining Push Sparks Fears Over Farms and Ancestral Graves

The proposed development comes as countries race to secure supplies of rare earth minerals used in electric vehicle...

5 Nov 2026 8:18 PM IST

Sudan Drone Strike on Nyala Market Kills Over 100, Injures 113

Sudan Drone Strike on Nyala Market Kills Over 100, Injures 113

The strike, which it says happened Monday evening, also injured 113 people. The group said many of those killed and...

28 Oct 2026 8:51 PM IST

Ethiopia Attacks Claim at Least 60 Orthodox Christian Lives, Church Says

Ethiopia Attacks Claim at Least 60 Orthodox Christian Lives, Church...

More than 20 people were seriously wounded and 20 homes were burned down, the church said, describing the killings as...

27 Oct 2026 7:17 PM IST

Kenya Building Collapse Sparks Fears of Many Trapped in Rubble

Kenya Building Collapse Sparks Fears of Many Trapped in Rubble

The building was under construction when it collapsed at about 1 p.m. along a busy commercial street in Nairobi's...

23 Oct 2026 8:30 PM IST

Ebola Spreads From Congo to 4 Other Countries: Where Things Stand Now

Ebola Spreads From Congo to 4 Other Countries: Where Things Stand Now

The World Health Organisation has said it is the fastest-growing outbreak of Ebola in history. In Africa, it's been...

21 Oct 2026 9:54 PM IST

Nigeria Confirms First Ebola Case, Identifies Deadly Bundibugyo Strain

Nigeria Confirms First Ebola Case, Identifies Deadly Bundibugyo Strain

Since the Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo in mid-May, the deadly viral haemorrhagic...

21 Oct 2026 3:48 PM IST

Tunisians Take to Streets Over Rising Living Costs, Crackdown on Freedoms

Tunisians Take to Streets Over Rising Living Costs, Crackdown on...

Tunisia emerged as the only democracy of the Arab Spring demonstrations of 2011, but since President Kais Saied staged a...

17 Oct 2026 8:20 PM IST

Closure of Riyadh Airport Extended After Deadly Houthi Strikes

Closure of Riyadh Airport Extended After Deadly Houthi Strikes

Some airlines suspend flights until later in October; Saudi-led coalition says it's dealing with drones and missiles...

12 Oct 2026 3:46 PM IST

Nobel Laureate Navi Pillay Jokes About Sharing Prize with Trump

Nobel Laureate Navi Pillay Jokes About Sharing Prize with Trump

"If you clap a little bit more I may share this prize with Trump," Pillay said in a video posted to X by the Secretary...

9 Oct 2026 4:36 PM IST

Ethiopias Tigray Rebels Abandon Regional Capital as Govt Forces Advance

Ethiopia's Tigray Rebels Abandon Regional Capital as Govt Forces...

Fighting erupted on September 23 in northern Ethiopia as the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) launched...

3 Oct 2026 11:06 PM IST