Soldiers threatened to seize the state TV headquarters in Madagascar as President Andry Rajoelina was due to address the nation, his office says, amid unconfirmed reports that he has fled the country. A French military aircraft is said to have airlifted Rajoelina from the Indian Ocean island to an unknown location, following a fortnight of nationwide protests aimed at kicking him out of power. His failed attempts to placate young protesters – dubbed “Gen Z Mada” – saw him sack his entire government and make other concessions to no avail. On Sunday, his office said an attempt was under way…
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Vote counting got under way in Cameroon following Sunday’s presidential election in which incumbent Paul Biya is seeking to extend his 43 years in power. Biya, who at 92 is the world’s oldest head of state, is being challenged by nine candidates. If he wins, it will be his eighth consecutive term in office, with the next election due in 2032. Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji said that voting took place “hitch-free” across the country. But there was a call for a boycott in the English-speaking regions in the west and there were reports of clashes in the north. The…
The Senate Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights recommended the rejection of a controversial bill that sought to extend the terms of elected officials from five to seven years. This was in a decisive blow to the proposed constitutional reforms. The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2024, sponsored by Senator Samson Cherargei, faced public opposition during the consultation phase, with 99.99% of submissions expressing strong disapproval. “The voice of the Kenyan people has been unequivocal,” declared Committee Chairperson Senator Hillary Wakili Sigei while presenting the report to the Senate plenary. “Out of 168,801 submissions received, only…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) recovered a prime parcel of land worth Sg35 million belonging to the Ministry of State Department for Housing and Urban Development. The land is located next to the Bungoma State Lodge at Milimani area in Bungoma Town and had been grabbed by a private individual. Subsequently, the individual demolished a government house that stood on the land, known as Bungoma Township/169, measuring about half an acre, and constructed a multimillion luxury maisonette. In a judgment delivered by Bungoma Environment and Land Court on Thursday, 9 October 2025, Justice Enock Cherono declared that all transactions…
Twenty members of a gang designated a “foreign terrorist organization” by the United States have escaped from detention in Guatemala, a prison chief said Sunday. The members of the Barrio 18 gang”evaded security controls” at the Fraijanes II facility, prison director Ludin Godinez said at a news conference. He received “an intelligence report” Friday warning about the “possible escape” from the prison, which is southeast of the capital Guatemala City. Godinez said they were investigating possible acts of corruption. Washington last month blacklisted Barrio 18, an El Salvador-based gang which has a reputation for violence and extortion, as part of…
The Dutch government has taken control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chipmaker based in the Netherlands, in a bid to safeguard the European supply of semiconductors for cars and other electronic goods and protect Europe’s economic security. The Hague said it took the decision due to “serious governance shortcomings” and to prevent the chips from becoming unavailable in an emergency. Nexperia’s owner Wingtech said on Monday that it would take actions to protect its rights and would seek government support. The development threatens to raise tensions between the European Union and China, which have increased in recent months over trade and…
India and Canada have agreed a host of steps at talks between their foreign ministers in Delhi aimed at restoring ties that plummeted after a Sikh separatist leader was assassinated on Canadian soil. Canada’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand, making her first official visit to India, met her counterpart S Jaishankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi told her the visit would strengthen “efforts to impart new momentum” to the two countries’ partnership. Relations hit rock bottom in 2023 when Canada’s then PM Justin Trudeau accused India of being linked to the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, claims Delhi denied. Both…
Forty-two Zimbabwean and Malawian nationals have died after a bus taking them home overturned on a South African road, authorities have said. The crash happened on Sunday night as the bus was moving through “a mountainous section” of the N1 highway in South Africa’s Limpopo province, local transport officials said. “It [then] veered off the road along a steep mountain pass and plunged down an embankment,” they added. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa mourned the high death toll, which includes seven children, and said this was not only a tragedy for the country but for “our sister states of Zimbabwe…
I’ve spent nearly two decades designing kitchens and bathrooms, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that cabinets make or break a space. Not just visually—though that’s certainly important—but functionally and durably as well. The difference between exceptional and mediocre cabinetry often comes down to one thing: craftsmanship. Beyond the Surface: What Craftsmanship Really Means When most people think about cabinets, they focus on what they can immediately see—door styles, colors, hardware. These elements matter, of course. But true craftsmanship lives in the details most homeowners never think to examine until problems arise. What often surprises people is how…
Mali l announced that US nationals visiting the West African country will be required to post a bond of up to $10,000 (£7,500) for business and tourist visas, in response to a similar requirement the Trump administration has imposed on its citizens. The US embassy in Mali said on Friday the fee had been introduced to reinforce Washington’s “commitment to protecting America’s borders and safeguarding US national security”. Mali’s foreign ministry said on Sunday the bond had been imposed unilaterally, and it had decided to “establish an identical visa programme” for US citizens. The visa policy shift comes despite moves…
A mass shooting at a crowded bar in the southern US state of South Carolina has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials said. Hundreds of people were gathered at the popular bar on St Helena Island in the early hours of Sunday morning when gunfire broke out, leading multiple victims and witnesses to run to nearby businesses for shelter, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s office. Four people were declared dead at the bar and at least 20 were injured, including four who were sent to local hospitals in critical condition, the sheriff’s office said. The…
The Philippines and China accused each other on Sunday of responsibility for a maritime confrontation near disputed islands in the South China Sea, further escalating tensions in the resource-rich waterway. The Philippine Maritime Council, an inter-agency government body, blamed Chinese maritime forces for deploying water cannon and ramming a Filipino vessel near the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island, locally known as Pag-asa, “strongly condemning” the incident and vowing to pursue “appropriate diplomatic action”. According to Manila’s coast guard, three vessels were anchored near the island early on Sunday as part of a government program to protect local fishermen when Chinese ships reportedly…
The office of Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has said an attempt to seize power illegally and by force is under way in the country. Hours later, an army unit known as CAPSAT claimed that it had taken over the leadership of the military command, and was now in control of all the armed forces – land, air, and naval. This is the same unit that played a crucial role in the 2009 Malagasy political crisis, which helped Rajoelina rise to power. Madagascar was first hit by youth-led protests on 25 September against water and power cuts, but they have escalated…
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Detectives attached to Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) arrested a crafty university student accused of orchestrating an elaborate online scam selling fake KNEC examination papers. The suspect, Chrispinus Nandafu Naisuma, a fourth-year student at Meru University of Science and Technology, was smoked out of his hideout in Kianjai, Tigania West Sub-County, following a meticulously planned operation by detectives. It has since been established that, Nandafu is the mastermind behind an online syndicate trading under the banner “The Teacher’s KNEC Exam 2025.” In the platform he operates under multiple online personas: Dr. Ibrahim, Madam Salim, Chat GPT, and Violent Kathini Mwendwa,…