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Kenya Revenue Authority officials discovered smugglers removing original packaging from imported goods to pass them off as secondhand merchandise and evade taxes. The tactic surfaced on Monday after authorities arrested a businessman at Merti Law Courts in Isiolo with eight mobile phones hidden...

A Kenyan court has blocked a former hospital chief executive from accessing properties and bank accounts worth more than 229 million shillings. Justice Lucy Njuguna granted the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission emergency orders on Monday to freeze land valued at 130 million shillings...

The Orange Democratic Movement maintains its position as Kenya's largest political organization ahead of the 2027 general elections. National Assembly Minority Whip Junet Mohamed said on Tuesday the party has 1.3 million officials from polling stations to party leader Raila Odinga. The Suna East...

A Kenyan magistrate ordered six suspects to stay in police custody for 10 days after prosecutors argued their release could damage an investigation into illegal weapons possession. Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina said on Monday the state had satisfied legal requirements to hold the men, five of...

Qhala has partnered with Apolitical to launch Q-Academy, a training program that will equip African government workers with artificial intelligence and digital skills. The two organizations signed a formal agreement on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Nairobi to establish the partnership. Apolitical...

Kenya plans to reach 100 percent clean energy within years as officials announce nuclear power will join the national grid. Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi made the statement on Monday at the launch of the Energy and Petroleum Statistics Report 2025. Construction of the first nuclear...

Kenya's Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council has approved the Budget Review and Outlook Paper for the 2025-26 fiscal year and ordered the National Treasury to present it to Parliament. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki led the 28th session on Monday at his Karen residence, where...

Senegal's prison chief arrived in The Gambia on Monday for discussions aimed at reinforcing bilateral cooperation between the neighboring nations. Director General Aliou Ciss told officials the memorandum of understanding between both countries dates to the presidency of Sir Dawda Jawara. He...

The Gambia Police Force accepted the government's plan to conduct a coroner's inquest into Omar Badjie's death in Mandinaring. Police officials issued a statement on Monday after authorities announced an internal investigation panel would examine how Badjie died. The force stated that the...

A Farato man entered a not guilty plea on Monday after authorities accused him of breaking into a religious building with criminal intent. Momodou Jallow appeared before Magistrate M. Dem at Brikama Magistrates' Court on charges of entering a mosque at Brikama Nyambai on Sept. 12 to commit a...

Two Gambian men faced drug possession charges on Monday at Brikama Magistrates' Court after authorities seized 82 grams of cannabis from them earlier this month. Alieu Krubally, 18, and Buba Jaiteh appeared before Magistrate M. Dem without legal counsel, while Sanna Camara represented the Drug...

Former Zanu-PF lawmaker Temba Mliswa has accused Vice President Constantino Chiwenga of pursuing the arrest of businessman Wicknell Chivayo over personal financial grievances rather than legitimate corruption concerns. Mliswa stated on Monday that the conflict stemmed from unmet monetary...

President Emmerson Mnangagwa delivered more than 100 vehicles to the Zimbabwe Defence Forces on Monday as part of a 700-vehicle program he described as improving military mobility. Political analysts view the distribution as a calculated effort to secure loyalty within the armed forces, which...

A civic leader has called on Zimbabwe's citizens to reject both President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga as viable leaders for the nation. Obert Masaraure, who heads the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe and serves with opposition figure Job Sikhala's...

Salma Hayek marked the centennial of Frida Kahlo's life-altering bus accident on Tuesday by sharing a tribute on Instagram. The actress posted images comparing herself to the Mexican surrealist artist from her 2002 film portrayal. Hayek wrote that the 1925 collision left the 18-year-old Kahlo...

A musical production about Prime Minister Narendra Modi premiered at HITEX Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Manoj Muntashir curated the show titled Mera Desh Pehle: The Untold Story of Shri Narendra Modi, and Deepak Gattani produced the work. Former Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu...

Glen Powell stopped drinking alcohol during production of the streaming series Chad Powers to maintain his prosthetic makeup. The 36-year-old performer plays Russ Holliday, a disgraced college quarterback who adopts the Chad Powers disguise to return to football. Powell told People magazine that...

Bangladeshi citizens face mounting visa restrictions from countries across Asia more than one year after Muhammad Yunus assumed leadership of the interim government. India suspended tourist visas for Bangladeshi travelers in August 2024 and maintained the prohibition through 2025, affecting a...

Women in Bangladesh face mounting threats to their economic participation as radicalism and institutional failures undermine decades of advancement. Civil society groups documented more than 200 cases of female vendors experiencing threats or assaults by mid-2025, forcing many to abandon market...

Pakistani forces abducted at least four Baloch civilians in separate incidents between September 27 and September 30, according to Paank, the human rights department of the Baloch National Movement. Security personnel took Murad Jan from his route to an agricultural field and seized Abdul Hakeem...