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Kenyan marathon superstar Kelvin Kiptum killed in car accident
NAIROBI — The 24-year-old and his coach were killed after their car veered off the road between the towns of Eldoret and Kaptagat in western KenyaMarathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was poised to be a superstar of long-distance running, was killed along with his coach in a car crash in Kenya late Sunday.Kiptum was 24 and had the world record he set last year at the Chicago Marathon ratified by the international track federation World Athletics just last week.He was also one of the favorites to win gold in the marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympics.Kiptum, who was Kenyan, and his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana were killed in the crash at around 11 pm. According to another Kenyan athlete, Milcah Chemos, the crash happened on a road between the towns of Eldoret and Kaptagat in...
February 12, 2024

Kenyan marathon superstar Kelvin Kiptum killed in car accident

Suspected Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie. — courtesy David McKenzie/CNN
Kenyan cult leader charged with murder of 191 children
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan Christian cult leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and 29 other suspects were charged with the murder of 191 children on Tuesday morning by the Malindi High Court.The children’s bodies were exhumed from Shakahola forest in eastern Kenya last year where Mackenzie and his associates are accused of running a death cult.Authorities exhumed over 400 bodies from the sprawling forest after months of search efforts.Mackenzie and the 29 others pleaded not guilty to the charges. One suspect was found mentally unfit to stand trial.Mackenzie faces several other charges including terrorism, manslaughter and child cruelty. His trial begins on March 7.Mackenzie, who ran the Good News International Church, is accused of leading a doomsday cult where he instructed his mass followers...
February 06, 2024

Kenyan cult leader charged with murder of 191 children

President Sall has delayed the general elections in Senegal by six months
Senegal on the brink after elections postponed
LAGOS — Senegal's reputation as a bastion of democracy in an unstable region is on the line as protesters clash with police outside the National Assembly.Inside, lawmakers have passed a contentious bill to extend President Macky Sall's tenure and delay elections after he called off a planned election with just three weeks to go.Khalifa Sall, a leading opponent and a former mayor of Dakar, who is not related to the president, called the delay a "constitutional coup" and urged people to protest against it. His political coalition has vowed to go to court.Thierno Alassane Sall, another candidate, also no relation, called it "high treason" and urged his supporters to gather in front of the National Assembly to protest and "remind MPs to stand on the right...
February 06, 2024

Senegal on the brink after elections postponed


Hage Geingob, Namibia's president, speaks during the Summit on Methane and Other Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases on day three of the COP28 climate conference at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. — courtesy Getty Images
Namibia's President Geingob dies aged 82
WINDHOEK — Namibia's President Hage Geingob has died at the age of 82 while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in the capital, Windhoek.A veteran of the country's independence struggle, Geingob had been diagnosed with cancer and revealed the details to the public last month.He died early on Sunday with his wife and children by his side, Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba announced.Namibia "has lost... a distinguished servant of the people", he said.He was first sworn-in as president in 2015, but had served in top political positions since independence in 1990.According to the constitution, Mbumba will now act as president as there was less than a year left of Geingob's second term in office. Presidential and parliamentary elections had already been scheduled for...
February 04, 2024

Namibia's President Geingob dies aged 82

Segun Aremu was killed in his palace on Thursday night
Nigerian traditional ruler shot dead and wife kidnapped
ABUJA — Armed men have shot dead a traditional ruler, and kidnapped his wife plus one other person in south-western Nigeria, authorities say.The attackers stormed the palace of Segun Aremu -- a retired army general and monarch whose official title is the Olukoro of Koro -- on Thursday night.It is not clear who the gunmen were or whether they are demanding a ransom.This latest killing and abduction comes days after campaigners demanded a state of emergency to deal with the issue.Some 50 civil society groups want President Bola Tinubu to make that declaration, saying more than 1,800 people had been abducted since he took office last May.Condemning the killing of the Olukoro of Koro in Kwara state, as "reckless, shocking, and abominable", Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq vowed that...
February 02, 2024

Nigerian traditional ruler shot dead and wife kidnapped

People flee fires and smoke after huge explosion
Gas blast in Kenyan capital kills three and injures nearly 300
NAIROBI — A huge gas blast in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has killed at least three people and injured nearly 300.A lorry carrying gas exploded in Embakasi district at about 23:30 (20:30 GMT), "igniting a huge ball of fire", a government spokesperson said.Housing, businesses and cars were damaged, with video showing a huge blaze raging close to blocks of flats.The area has been cordoned off and an investigation is under way into the cause of the explosion.The government initially said the blast happened at a gas plant where workers were refilling gas cylinders, but later clarified that a truck had exploded in its parking yard.The fire that broke out as a result is reported to have been contained.Embakasi police chief Wesley Kimeto said a child was among those who died, adding...
February 02, 2024

Gas blast in Kenyan capital kills three and injures nearly 300

Jacob Zuma, 81, had been a lifelong member of the ANC. — courtesy AFP
ANC suspends ex-South Africa president Zuma after rival party launch
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been suspended by the ANC he used to lead, after refusing to vote for them and launching a rival party.The governing African National Congress (ANC) announced its decision on Monday.Zuma's new party, uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), meaning "spear of the nation", shares a name with the ANC's former armed wing he once served in.His nine years as president, starting in 2009, were dogged by scandal including major corruption allegations.An official inquiry said the former president placed the interests of corrupt associates ahead of those of his country, in a process known as "state capture".He also faces corruption charges over a 1999 arms deal. He denies wrongdoing in all cases.South Africa's current...
January 29, 2024

ANC suspends ex-South Africa president Zuma after rival party launch

Dozens of people sitting in a meeting room for a Economic Community of West African States gathering. — courtesy Reuters
ECOWAS: Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso quit West African bloc
NIAMEY — Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have announced they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).The junta-led countries had already been suspended from the bloc, which has been urging them to return to democratic rule.The three governments said it was a "sovereign decision" to withdraw from ECOWAS. They were also founding members of the bloc, first established in 1975.In a joint statement — that was read out on state broadcasters in the three countries — they said ECOWAS had "drifted from the ideals of its founding fathers and the spirit of Pan-Africanism."It goes on to say that ECOWAS "under the influence of foreign powers, betraying its founding principles, has become a threat to member states and peoples," adding that the...
January 29, 2024

ECOWAS: Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso quit West African bloc

In October last year, the UN Security Council backed Kenya's offer to lead a multinational security force to Haiti
Kenya court blocks police deployment to Haiti
NAIROBI — The Kenyan High Court has blocked the government from deploying police officers to fight gangs in Haiti.The judge argued that the deployment would be illegal as the National Security Council lacks the legal authority to send police outside Kenya.He added that the council can only deploy military, not police, for peacekeeping missions such as Haiti.Last year, Kenya had volunteered to lead a multinational security force in Haiti to quell gang violence.The judge further explained that Kenyan law only allows the government to deploy police officers to another country if a reciprocal agreement exists between Kenya and the host nation.Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry last year asked the UN to urgently deploy a multinational force.He said his government had been overwhelmed by gangs...
January 26, 2024

Kenya court blocks police deployment to Haiti

A ceremonial cap worn by courtiers at coronations is among the items that will be loaned back to Ghana
Asante Gold: UK to loan back Ghana's looted 'crown jewels'
LONDON — The UK is sending some of Ghana's "crown jewels" back home, 150 years after looting them from the court of the Asante king.A gold peace pipe is among 32 items returning under long-term loan deals, the BBC can reveal.The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) is lending 17 pieces and 15 are from the British Museum.Ghana's chief negotiator said he hoped for "a new sense of cultural cooperation" after generations of anger.Some national museums in the UK — including the V&A and the British Museum — are banned by law from permanently giving back contested items in their collections, and loan deals such as this are seen as a way to allow objects to return to their countries of origin.But some countries laying claim to disputed artifacts fear that loans may be...
January 25, 2024

Asante Gold: UK to loan back Ghana's looted 'crown jewels'

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