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The "monstrous" Tropical Cyclone Gezani has made landfall in Madagascar, claiming at least 9 lives and causing massive infrastructure damage. Disaster relief teams are struggling to reach remote areas as the storm moves toward the Mozambique Channel.
A passenger plane carrying 55 people overshot the runway and ended up in the sea during an emergency landing in Somalia today. Remarkably, emergency teams reported that most passengers were rescued, though several sustained injuries during the crash.
In a major development for the Madlanga Commission, a key witness known as "Witness F" has abandoned his court bid to block his appearance. He is now set to testify next Monday regarding high-level cartel activity and mysterious cash-filled bags seen on CCTV.
Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued and repatriated 23 Nigerian youths who were trafficked to Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries and forced into cyber-enabled crimes, the agency said on Wednesday. The rescued victims said they were subjected to torture and faced the risk of organ harvesting before the intervention.
Zimbabwe’s cabinet has approved draft constitutional amendments that could allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office until at least 2030, intensifying a bitter national debate over democracy and governance. The plan, endorsed at a meeting on Tuesday, proposes changing the Constitution to extend presidential and parliamentary terms from five years to seven years and to shift the method of choosing a president from direct popular vote to election by Members of Parliament.
Zambia’s High Court has ordered the seizure of assets worth more than $1.3 million from Dalitso Lungu, the son of former president Edgar Lungu, after ruling that he could not credibly explain how he acquired 79 vehicles, 23 parcels of land and other properties. The ruling by the Economic and Financial Crimes Court in Lusaka on Monday follows an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions arguing that the assets were “tainted” and likely linked to unlawful activity. Dalitso is reported to have failed to offer verifiable evidence that the wealth was lawfully obtained.
Kenyan court arraigns controversial cult leader Paul Mackenzie and seven associates on fresh charges over the deaths of 52 people whose bodies were found in shallow graves in southeast Kenya in 2025. The defendants all pleaded not guilty.
With Valentine’s Day approaching, the Central Bank of Kenya has issued a stern warning against the trend of gifting bouquets made of folded banknotes. The bank reminded citizens that "mutilating" or pinning currency is a criminal offense punishable by heavy fines or imprisonment under Kenyan law.
Following high-level diplomatic talks in Moscow, Tanzania and Russia have unveiled a set of new agreements to expand cooperation in agricultural technology, nuclear energy research, and broader bilateral ties.
Togo and the International Atomic Energy Agency have signed a Country Programme Framework for 2026–2031 aimed at harnessing nuclear science to improve food security, health services and energy solutions.
