African Stories in Perspective
African Stories in Perspective
Ugandan police have detained prominent human rights activist and lawyer Sarah Bireete, escalating concerns over a widening crackdown on dissent and political opposition ahead of the country’s January 15 general election. Police confirmed Bireete’s arrest in a post on social media platform X on Tuesday, saying she was in custody and would be presented in […]
Nairobi, Kenya — The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has strongly condemned the arrest and continued detention of journalist Peter Mwita Maseke, warning that the move poses a serious threat to press freedom and constitutional rights. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Council called for Mwita, a journalist with Alshifaa Media Group based in […]
Summary Around 40 people have been killed and 115 injured in a Swiss bar fire on New Year’s Eve, police say at a press conference Sixty people are receiving care at Sion hospital with more being treated elsewhere – a “significant number” are in a critical condition The fire started at around 01:30 local time at Le […]
Zohran Mamdani officially became the mayor of New York City just after midnight on New Year’s Day, taking the oath of office in a rare and symbolic ceremony held deep beneath Manhattan at a historic, decommissioned subway station. Mamdani, a Democrat, made history as the first Muslim mayor of the United States’ largest city. He […]
A U.S. federal court has sentenced Abdiaziz Farah, a 36-year-old Somali-American businessman, to 28 years in prison for his role in a US$300 million fraud scheme that exploited a U.S. government child nutrition program meant to feed vulnerable children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Farah was among dozens convicted in the Feeding Our Future scandal, now […]
AFCON (Prime Africa) – Feisal Salum’s crucial second-half goal for Tanzania canceled out Ismaël Gharbi’s first-half penalty for Tunisia, propelling the Taifa Stars into the last 16 as one of the best third-placed teams across the six groups. Angola, who finished third in Group B, were left heartbroken. They had pinned their hopes on a […]
Mogadishu / Istanbul — Tens of thousands of Somalis took to the streets across the country on Tuesday to protest Israel’s recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, a move Somalia and more than 20 countries have condemned as an attack on the nation’s sovereignty. The demonstrations, described as the largest since Israel’s announcement last […]
China has proposed sweeping new regulations for artificial intelligence aimed at protecting children and preventing chatbots from offering advice that could lead to self-harm, violence or other harmful behaviour. The draft rules, released at the weekend by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), come amid a rapid expansion of AI-powered chatbots across China and globally. […]
Bangladesh’s first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia, dies at the age of 80 after battling a prolonged illness, her party confirms. Her death marks the end of one of the most influential and polarising chapters in the country’s political history. Zia, a long-time rival of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina, had been on life support […]
British heavyweight boxing star Anthony Joshua has been injured in a serious road accident along Nigeria’s Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, with two other people confirmed dead, Prime Africa has learned. Local police and road safety officials say the crash occurred on Monday morning near the Sagamu Interchange in Ogun State, just before a Danco petrol station. Joshua, […]
