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Authorities say mourners gained access to restricted areas at the main airport
Flights halted at Kenyan airport as thousands turn out to receive Odinga's body
NAIROBI — Operations have been suspended at Kenya's main airport after thousands of mourners turned out to receive the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, a day after he died in India.Large crowds of mourners carrying twigs and palm branches breached security at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) immediately after the body of the former leader arrived on Thursday morning.Authorities said mourners gained access to restricted areas, prompting a "precautionary closure" to allow security teams to restore order and ensure safety."Members of the public and travellers are advised to remain calm and avoid the airport area until further notice," the aviation agency said.Because of the unexpectedly huge crowds, the public viewing ceremony for his body has been moved to...
October 16, 2025

Flights halted at Kenyan airport as thousands turn out to receive Odinga's body

Raila Odinga has been a towering figure in Kenyan politics for many years
Kenya's Raila Odinga dies in India
NAIROBI — Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, family sources have saidh.Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India. He collapsed during a morning walk and was taken to Devamatha Hospital, which said he had suffered a cardiac arrest. It said he did not respond to resuscitation measures and was "declared dead at 09:52" local time (04:22 GMT).In recent weeks, there has been speculation about his health, although family members and political allies had dismissed reports suggesting he was critically ill.President William Ruto paid tribute to Odinga as a "beacon of courage" and "father of our democracy"."Raila Amolo Odinga is truly a once-in-a-generation leader. A man whose ideals transcended politics, and whose legacy...
October 15, 2025

Kenya's Raila Odinga dies in India

President Andry Rajoelina addresses a state ceremony in Antananarivo last month.
Madagascar’s military takes power after president flees country, says colonel
ANTANANARIVO — Madagascar’s military has taken charge of the Indian Ocean island after President Andry Rajoelina fled abroad during a standoff with youth-led protesters and security forces, Reuters reported quoting an army colonel on Tuesday.“We have taken the power,” Col. Michael Randrianirina, who led a mutiny of soldiers joining anti-government Gen Z demonstrators, said on national radio.Randrianirina added that the military was dissolving all institutions except the lower house of parliament or National Assembly, which voted to impeach Rajoelina minutes earlier.In a day of turmoil for the nation off east Africa, the 51-year-old leader had sought to dissolve the assembly by decree.Despite flying out on a French military jet, Rajoelina is refusing to step down in defiance of...
October 14, 2025

Madagascar’s military takes power after president flees country, says colonel

The president's official residence is heavily guarded
Kenyan officer killed in bow-and-arrow attack at gate of president's residence
NAIROBI — A Kenyan police officer stationed at one of the gates of the president's official residence in the capital, Nairobi, has died after being shot with an arrow, officials have said.Police said that on Monday morning, a 56-year-old man, armed with a bow and arrows, approached officers at the gate of State House and was ordered to surrender. Instead, he moved forward and shot PC Ramadhan Matanka in the ribs.The policeman was immediately taken to hospital but died while undergoing treatment, according to a police statement.The attack has raised questions about possible security lapses as State House is one of Kenya's most heavily guarded locations.PC Matanka's body is now in a mortuary and there will be a post-mortem later.An investigation is also under way to...
October 14, 2025

Kenyan officer killed in bow-and-arrow attack at gate of president's residence

Worshippers stand inside the Menjar Shenkora Arerti Mariam Church under construction that collapsed in Arerti, Amhara region of northern Ethiopia, on Wednesday
At least 36 killed as a church under construction collapses on worshippers in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA — The scaffolding supporting a church under construction in Ethiopia’s Amhara region collapsed, killing at least 36 people and injuring scores of others, the Associated Press reported.The accident happened Wednesday morning at Menjar Shenkora Arerti Mariam Church in Amhara, northern Ethiopia, as worshippers gathered for an annual event celebrating St. Mary.Many worshippers had climbed up the wooden scaffolding to see a ceiling mural when the support structure collapsed, according to witnesses.“We all had gathered in prayers when all of a sudden the scaffolding collapsed and people starting falling from the ceiling,” witness Mikias Mebratu, who lost three of his friends, said at the scene.Seyoum Altaye, a clinician with a local hospital, said the victims include children...
October 02, 2025

At least 36 killed as a church under construction collapses on worshippers in Ethiopia

Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa, 58, was appointed ambassador to France in 2023
South Africa’s ambassador to France found dead at Paris hotel
PARIS — South Africa’s ambassador to France had “expressed his intention to end his life” in a message to his wife the night before he was found dead in the courtyard of a high-rise hotel, Paris’ public prosecutor said Tuesday.Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa’s wife had reported him missing on Monday, having last seen him shortly before 4:30 p.m. as “he was scheduled to attend a cocktail party,” prosecutor Laure Beccuau said in a statement.“(She) then received a message from him shortly after 9:30 p.m., in which he apologized and expressed his intention to end his life,” Beccuau added.The 58-year-old envoy had booked a room on the 22nd floor of the Hyatt hotel about 10 days before, Beccuau wrote, and had checked in at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.At 11:30 a.m. on...
October 01, 2025

South Africa’s ambassador to France found dead at Paris hotel

Joan Wambui's family relies on the money she earns from working at Shona EPZ
Thousands of workers in limbo as US-Africa trade deal set to expire
NAIROBI — At Shona EPZ, a garment factory in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, the tension is inescapable.The industrious thrum of the heavy-duty sewing machines, along with the workers' chatter, normally fills the plant with a reassuring rhythm. But today every sound is tinged with uncertainty as the future of the firm is uncertain because of the possible end of a key piece of US trade law.The African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), embedding in legislation a landmark trade agreement that has for 25 years given some African goods duty-free access to the US market, expires on Tuesday.However, this policy is at odds with the Trump administration's record of imposing tariffs.Envoys from various African countries have gone to the US to try to negotiate an extension, but it is not...
September 30, 2025

Thousands of workers in limbo as US-Africa trade deal set to expire

President John Mahama said Ghana had accepted the deal to take West African deportees from the US
Six West Africans deported from US sent to Togo despite legal fight
ACCRA — At least six of the 11 West Africans deported to Ghana as part of the US crackdown on immigration have been transferred to Togo, their lawyers have said.The group was in the process of suing Ghana's government to prevent their further deportation, amid concerns over their safety."We can confirm that six were sent to Togo, the others have been sent to countries which I can't disclose at this point," lead lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor told the BBC.Only three of those sent to Togo are Togolese. The nationalities of the others has not been disclosed.Neither Togo nor Ghana has commented.The deportees' lawyers have subsequently withdrawn their case against the Ghana government, as it has been overtaken by events. However, they are still pursuing a separate case...
September 24, 2025

Six West Africans deported from US sent to Togo despite legal fight

Busang Collen Kebinatshipi (C) of Botswana and teammates Lee Bhekempilo Eppie (L), Letsile Tebogo (R) and Bayapo Ndori, all dressed in blue and black jerseys echoing the colours of their national flag,  celebrate after winning the Men's 4x400m Relay final at the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo
Botswana declares public holiday after 'historic' athletics gold medal
GABORONE – Botswana has declared a public holiday to celebrate the country's victory in the men's 4x400 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, the first African nation to win the event. President Duma Boko hailed the gold medal as a "historic African win", in an online address praising the team for their performance.He announced Monday, 29 September, as a holiday to celebrate the achievement – a day ahead of the country's independence day.On Sunday, Botswana's team of Lee Bhekempilo Eppie, Letsile Tebogo, Bayapo Ndori and Busang Collen Kebinatshipi edged out the US, the winners of the last 10 world titles, in a rain-drenched race. South Africa took third position."I'll be sure to tell everyone, Botswana's natural diamonds are not...
September 22, 2025

Botswana declares public holiday after 'historic' athletics gold medal

Windows have been broken in a glass high-rise surrounded by other buildings
At least 10 dead in Lagos high-rise office building fire
LAGOS – At least 10 people have died and 25 others injured after a fire broke out in a high-rise building in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital.Videos on social media on Tuesday showed occupants of the seven-storey Afriland Towers jumping out of the third and fourth floors when the fire started.The victims were commercial workers who were trapped inside the building, which is host to most commercial companies and organisations in the city.Most of the survivors suffered burns and fracture injuries while trying to escape, while others had respiratory distress from smoke inhalation.Authorities say the occupants became disoriented due to rapid smoke spread and lack of clear evacuation guidance, and desperate occupants broke windows to jump, leading to severe trauma.Chukwuemeka Eze, a...
September 19, 2025

At least 10 dead in Lagos high-rise office building fire

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