African Stories in Perspective
African Stories in Perspective
The world is closely watching as NASA’s Artemis II mission enters its final phase, with astronauts now en route back to Earth following a groundbreaking journey around the Moon. [spacer height=”20px”] Launched on April 1, 2026, aboard the powerful Space Launch System from Kennedy Space Center, the mission carried four astronauts on a 10-day test […]
KWALE, KENYA — Beneath the sacred, mist-shrouded forests of Kwale County lies a mineral treasure trove that could rewrite Kenya’s economic future. But as the government reopens the bidding for the Mrima Hill niobium and rare earth deposits, it faces a high-stakes balancing act between global geopolitical demands, a dark history of corruption, and the […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The global media community is in mourning today following a devastating Israeli airstrike that killed three journalists in southern Lebanon. The attack, which targeted a vehicle near the city of Jezzine on Saturday, marks a grim escalation in the ongoing conflict and has ignited a firestorm of international condemnation. [spacer height=”20px”] The […]
KISMAYO, Somalia — A soldier affiliated with local security forces in Kismayo has shot and killed journalist Abshir Khaliif Shide, a reporter working with Radio Waamo, in an incident that has sparked outrage within Somalia’s media fraternity. [spacer height=”20px”] The fatal shooting occurred in the southern port city of Kismayo, the administrative capital of the […]
Iranian state-run television has confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was reportedly killed early Saturday at his office in Tehran. He was 86. The broadcasts announced that the Islamic Republic will observe 40 days of national mourning following the death of the long-serving leader, who had ruled Iran since 1989. [spacer height=”20px”] […]
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the United States has begun what he described as “major combat operations” against Iran, marking a dramatic escalation in Middle East tensions and raising fears of a wider regional conflict. [spacer height=”20px”] In a video message shared on Truth Social, Trump said the strikes are aimed at destroying […]
Juba, South Sudan — Medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières – MSF) has condemned an air strike that hit one of its hospitals in South Sudan’s Jonglei State, describing the attack as part of a troubling pattern of violence against healthcare facilities in the country. [spacer height=”20px”] In a statement released on […]
Kwara State, Nigeria — Dozens of people have been killed in a ferocious shooting attack on two villages in Nigeria’s western Kwara State, after residents reportedly refused to “surrender to extremists preaching a strange doctrine,” according to state authorities. [spacer height=”20px”] Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said at least 75 local Muslims were massacred during Tuesday’s […]
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won his seventh term with 71.65% of votes, according to official results Saturday, defeating the youthful challenger who campaigned for change after four decades of the same government. [spacer height=”20px”] The musician-turned-politician best known as Bobi Wine took 24.72% of the vote, the final results showed. Wine, whose real name is […]
Meru, Kenya — Several staff houses at the Government of Kenya (GK) Prison in Meru were destroyed by a fire on Tuesday night, leaving a number of prison wardens homeless and wiping out property of unknown value. [spacer height=”20px”] The fire broke out at around 11:00 p.m. within the prison compound and rapidly spread through […]
