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Deadly Tanker Blast Shuts Down Nairobi’s Southern Bypass

Andrew Mbeki January 24, 2026

NAIROBI, KENYA A fatal collision involving a fuel tanker and a truck turned a section of Nairobi’s Southern Bypass into an inferno on Saturday, leaving one person dead and sending shockwaves through the capital. The high-impact crash triggered a massive explosion, with thick, black plumes of

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13 schoolchildren killed in tragic road crash south of Johannesburg

Andrew Mbeki January 19, 2026

South Africa A tragic road crash south of Johannesburg has claimed the lives of thirteen schoolchildren. Police say a minibus transporting pupils to school collided with a truck near the industrial city of Vanderbijlpark, about sixty kilometers from Johannesburg. Investigators believe the driver lost control while attempting to overtake other vehicles. The death toll rose

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Cocoa Glut Leaves Ivory Coast in Uncertainty as Market Prices Collapse

Andrew Mbeki January 19, 2026

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, is facing an unprecedented deadlock. Since October last year, with prices plummeting on the global market, exports have been slow and stocks are building up. The industry has been left in limbo, as Marty Somda, director of Cabend cooperative, explains. “Today, producers are dying. Producers are […]

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‘I begged them’: the Guinean mother deported from Belarus without her baby

Andrew Mbeki January 15, 2026

Guinea 23-year-old Mariam Soumah initially came to Belarus in the hope of getting to Europe. There, she gave birth to her daughter – and was deported back to her home country without her child. The Guinean embassy in Moscow, which oversees Belarus, is reportedly following the case. It’s been nine months since Mariam Soumah, a […]

Politics

Uganda denies plans for election internet shutdown

Andrew Mbeki January 6, 2026

Uganda Uganda has denied plans to shut down internet access during next week’s elections, dismissing reports of a possible blackout as unfounded. Concerns were raised by the main opposition candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi , widely known as Bobi Wine, who last week repeated claims that the government intended to block the internet to disrupt mobilisation and […]

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Cote D’Ivoire: Trial of 45 people charged in connection with Kafolo terrorist attack resumes

Andrew Mbeki January 6, 2026

Cote D’Ivoire The trial of 45 people charged in connection with a 2020 attack on a military checkpoint resumed in Cote d’Ivoire’s Anti-Terrorism Court on Monday. The defendants are accused of participating in or assisting the attack that killed 14 soldiers at Kafolo, on the border with Burkina Faso. They include the alleged leader of […]

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Driving instructors teach students how to survive Zimbabwe’s deadly roads

Andrew Mbeki January 5, 2026

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe has some of the deadliest roads in the world, with an average of five people killed in accidents every day. Now authorities are trying to take the problem in hand. When Tafara Muvhevhi, a Zimbabwean driving instructor, began work 16 years ago, his job was simple: teach the highway code and prepare learners […]

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200,000 flee new push by Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo despite Trump deal

Andrew Mbeki December 10, 2025

Rwanda About 200,000 people have fled their homes in eastern Congo in recent days, the United Nations said, as Rwanda-backed rebels march on a strategic town just days after Donald Trump hosted the Rwandan and Congolese leaders to proclaim peace. In a statement released late on Monday, the U.N. said at least 74 people had […]

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France says it offered logistical support to Benin to help foil attempted coup

Andrew Mbeki December 10, 2025

Benin France has revealed that it provided surveillance, observation and logistical assistance to Benin’s armed forces to help fend off last weekend’s attempted coup. The Elysee Palace said on Tuesday that President Macron “led a coordination effort” and spoke to Benin’s President Patrice Talon, as well as representatives of ECOWAS. The West African regional bloc […]

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Many flee South as fighting intensifies even after DRC and Rwanda recommit to peace deal

Andrew Mbeki December 6, 2025

Congo The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is once again descending into chaos. Thousands of people are on the move, fleeing the intense fighting. Men, women and children, carrying their belongings, are leaving their villages in South Kivu, a forced exodus as clashes between the Congolese army and M23 rebels intensify. On Saturday, thousands […]