In a setback for the Kenyan government, the Court of Appeal has rejected its bid to dismiss an appeals case challenging a contentious housing tax. The High Court had previously ruled in November that the 1.5% monthly levy unfairly targeted formal sector workers, prompting a halt in payments. On Friday, the Court of Appeal extended the suspens...
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader said Thursday he has quit his party, accusing the country's ruling party of hijacking the organization and causing the removal of dozens of his members of parliament and councilors. Nelson Chamisa, 45, was President Emmerson Mnangagwa's main rival in the 2018 and 2023 disputed elections. On Thursday, he accus...
The High Court of Kenya in Nairobi ruled Friday (Jan. 26) that the planned deployment of Kenyan police officers to the Caribbean nation of Haiti was illegal. The court said the National Security Council lacked the legal authority to send police officers to another country. According to local media, the National Security Council petitioned Par...
An unregulated gold mine collapsed late last week in Mali, killing more than 70 people, an official said Wednesday, and a search continued amid fears that the toll could rise. Karim Berthé, a senior official at the government's National Geology and Mining Directorate, confirmed the details to The Associated Press and called it an accident. Th...
A bus taking journalists back to Abidjan after an Africa Cup of Nations game crashed in the early hours of Wednesday, leaving several people injured. The accident occurred around 2 a.m. On Wednesday, from Yamoussoukro to Abidjan, Ivory Coast's largest city and commercial centre, where most media are staying to cover the soccer tournament. The...
A documentary by Uganda's Robert Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine, titled 'The People's President' has received a nomination at the 2024 Oscars. Bobi Wine: The People's President is nominated for the best documentary feature film alongside four other documentaries, including Tunisian documentary Four Daughters. "It is such a humbling m...
Nigeria's Lagos State has announced a ban on the usage and distribution of styrofoam and other single-use plastics with immediate effect.The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab announced on Sunday, January 21 adding that the decision was reached, following the menace which the single-use plastics, especially the non-...
Nigerian singer Damini Ogulu, known as Burna Boy, will perform at the 2024 GRAMMYs on Sunday, February 4 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, US. The Recording Academy announced on Monday, January 22, that the 'City Boy' crooner Burna Boy, will share the Grammy stage with notable artists such as Luke Combs and Travis Scott. The Recording Acade...
It was a much-anticipated contest, and it lived up to all its promises. But in the end, it was Senegal who won the Lions' clash against Cameroon. A 3-1 victory at the end of a perfectly controlled match, even if Aliou Cissé's players had a few scares after Cameroon reduced the score to 2 goals to 1. However, the man everyone is waiting for in...
In a quiet neighborhood in Kenya, Faith Wanjiku, a trained assistant nurse, diligently attends to her patient, 85-year-old Teresa Mukhovi. Teresa is battling dementia, hypertension, and diabetes, and her daughter Petronilla has been her primary caregiver for the past two years. Petronilla, however, found conventional hospital care financially...
