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A man armed with a machete entered a nursery school in Uganda posing as a parent and killed four young children in a shocking daytime attack. He started by pretending to be a parent, then walked into a nursery school…
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Selemani Said Bungara, the former Member of Parliament for Kilwa South in Lindi Region, has died while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Kigamboni, Dar es Salaam. His brother, Abbas S.A. Bungara, said the…
The latest Forbes ranking of Africa’s billionaires reveals the top 10 richest individuals in 2026, with industrial sectors dominating the sources of their growing wealth.
Authorities in Kenya have exhumed at least 33 bodies, mostly children, from a suspected mass grave in Kericho, sparking a major investigation into possible illegal burials.
Violence have broken out in various areas in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Targeting businesses owned by foreign nationals, these clashes have led to store owners evacuating their places of business and an increased sense of unease within immigrant communities. Started since…
Thai police have arrested 16 foreign women, including 10 Tanzanians and five Kenyans, in a late-night prostitution crackdown in Bangkok following complaints from tourists.
The Tanzanian government has announced the death of Minister and Isimani MP William Lukuvi, who passed away in Dodoma after suffering a heart attack.
KISII, Kenya – Police in Kisii have arrested a man known as Elvis Opiyo who they claim planned the acid attack on gospel singer Mary Claire that has left her in a local hospital with extensive injuries. Police state that…
TABORA, Tazania – An 18-year-old in western Tanzania has been arrested after allegedly assaulting a child by forcing his private part into said child’s mouth, with police saying the suspect claims he acted under instructions linked to superstition and promises…
Kenyans fighting for Russia in Ukraine will not be arrested upon return, the government has announced following widespread concerns about recruitment practices.
