International

US SANCTIONS RWANDA DEFENCE FORCE, FOUR TOP GENERALS OVER DR CONGO CONFLICT

The United States Department of the Treasury on Tuesday announced sanctions against the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) as an institution and four of its most senior commanders, accusing them of backing armed operations in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 
Those sanctioned are Maj. Gen. Vincent Nyakarundi, Maj. Gen. Ruki…

IRAN LIVE NEWS: US JETS CRASH; IRAN RULES OUT TRUMP TALKS, STRIKES ENERGY SITES

Tehran

Iran continues to strike Israel and US assets in the Gulf as casualties rise across the region amid intensifying Israeli and US attacks on Iran.
In Iran, joint US-Israeli strikes have killed at least 555 people, while security chief Ali Larijani has refuted US media claims that he made a fresh push to…

Wife, three daughters hire hit man to kill husband over plot of land

Nakuru, Kenya — Residents of Bahati in Nakuru County are reeling in shock following the alleged murder of a 73-year-old man, Peter Kimani, in what authorities suspect was a plot orchestrated by members of his own family. According to a report aired by NTV Kenya, Kimani was allegedly killed by a hitman hired by…

Robert Mugabe's son arrested in South Africa over attempted murder

Police in South Africa have arrested the youngest son of Zimbabwe’s late former President, Robert Mugabe, on suspicion of attempted murder following a reported shooting at a property in an affluent Johannesburg suburb. Bellarmine Mugabe, 28, was taken into custody after a 23-year-old man, believed to be a gardener, was shot and injured. Police…

Police arrest nine moslems for not fasting during Ramadan

KANO/NIGERIA

Islamic police in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano have arrested nine Muslims accused of eating in public during the first day of this year’s Ramadan fast. 
The arrests were carried out on Wednesday by the Hisbah, a religious enforcement body that operates in Kano, a predominantly Muslim state where Islamic law (…

Burundi Elected AU Chair as Summit Prioritises Water Security

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The African Union (AU) has elected H.E. President Évariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi as Chairperson for 2026 during the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, held at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa.
The two-day summit, held under the theme “Assuring…