Gunmen from Nigeria have killed at least five Cameroonian soldiers and wounded several others in the village of Bakinjaw on Cameroon’s border with Nigeria, a member of parliament for the district and a traditional leader said on Saturday. It is the latest in a series of attempts to seize territory in the area. Aka Martin Tyoga, MP for the district of Akwaya in southwestern Cameroon, where the incident took place, told Reuters the attack happened early on Friday, when hundreds of armed Fulani herdsmen crossed the border from Taraba state in Nigeria to attack a military post. He said it…
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A contingent of security forces from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Haiti’s capital on Friday to reinforce a long-delayed United Nations-backed mission tasked with restoring security amid a bloody conflict with armed gangs. The new arrivals were made up of 75 Guatemalans and eight Salvadorans, a communications officer for the mission said. The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council, Leslie Voltaire, alongside Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime and U.S. Ambassador Dennis Hankins, welcomed the troops at Port-au-Prince’s airport, Haiti’s interim government said in a post on social media. “They have come to reinforce the Multinational Force in the fight…
Filmmaker Jeff Baena, the husband of actress Aubrey Plaza, has died aged 47, according to US media reports. His body was discovered by an assistant at his Los Angeles home on Friday morning, where he was later pronounced dead, the reports say. The American director, best known for films The Little Hours, Life After Beth and Joshy, married Ms Plaza in 2021. The family told Deadline they were “devastated” and asked for privacy at this difficult time. Ms Plaza, 40, star of TV series The White Lotus and Parks and Recreation, has not yet commented publicly on the death of…
The US Department of State has notified Congress of a planned $8bn (£6.4bn) arms sale to Israel, an American official has confirmed to the BBC. The weapons consignment, which needs approval from House and Senate committees, includes air-to-air missiles to be used against airborne threats, including drones, the official said. The move comes just over a fortnight before President Joe Biden leaves office. Washington has rejected calls to suspend military backing for Israel because of the number of civilians killed during the war in Gaza. In August, the US approved the sale of $20bn in fighter jets and other military…
Africa is experiencing a remarkable shift in its entertainment landscape, with online casinos gaining significant traction across the continent. The convergence of increasing internet penetration, affordable smartphones, and a youthful population eager for digital experiences has propelled online gaming into the mainstream. This evolution presents not only an exciting new form of entertainment but also a burgeoning economic opportunity. The Growth of Online Casinos in Africa The rise of online casinos is deeply tied to Africa’s expanding digital ecosystem. With internet penetration rates steadily climbing, more people now have access to online platforms. Countries like South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya…
Detectives in Kiambaa, Kiambu County are investigating the murder of a 28-year-old woman whose half naked body was found on the roadside. Locals discovered the lifeless body of the woman in Kamutaro area along the Ruaka-Banana Road on Saturday January 4. Police later arrived at the scene, positively identifying the deceased as Jackline Nyambura Mungai. The body was found half-naked with no visible injuries. Police said her head had been tightly bound with a blue t-shirt, obstructing her mouth and nose, in a possible attempt to suffocate her. The motive of the incident is yet to be known. The body…
A mob lynched a man at Vyemani Grounds in Likoni, Mombasa County, after he brandished an AK47 rifle and fired multiple shots on Friday. During the confrontation, two bystanders were injured by stray bullets. A woman sustained injuries to her left thigh and abdomen while a man was hit in the right abdomen. Both victims were rushed to Likoni Sub-County Hospital, where they are reported to be in stable condition. Police said a team from Inuka Police Station responded to a distress call of gunfire at the scene. “The officers arrived to find a male suspect who had been beaten…
Detectives are investigating the death of a 27 year old whose naked body was found on the Banana-Kiambu road, Kiambu County. The body of John Muchiri Muthoni was found Saturday January 4. This was a day after he went missing. Vocal Africa CEO Hussein Khalid confirmed the naked body found by the roadside in Kawaida area on Banana-Kiambu road belongs to 27-year-old John Muchiri Muthoni. Muthoni was last seen on January 3, 2025, before his girlfriend received a call directing her where to find the body. “These are pictures of 27 years old John Muchiri Muthoni while he was alive.…
Republican Mike Johnson was reelected speaker of the House on first ballot, winning over GOP critics to retain the gavel. Key GOP detractors flipped their votes to back Johnson at the last minute, after the Louisiana Republican was initially on track to lose. He ultimately won with 218 votes. While Johnson will keep the gavel, he’ll face a big challenge in Congress with the narrowest House majority in nearly 100 years. How it unfolded: After the initial roll call vote, Johnson had come up short, with three GOP defections — more than he could afford to lose. Rep. Thomas Massie…
Apple has agreed to pay $95m (£77m) to settle a court case alleging some of its devices were listening to people without their permission. The tech giant was accused of eavesdropping on its customers through its virtual assistant Siri. The claimants also allege voice recordings were shared with advertisers. Apple, which has not admitted any wrongdoing, has been approached for comment. In the preliminary settlement, the tech firm denies any wrongdoing, as well as claims that it “recorded, disclosed to third parties, or failed to delete, conversations recorded as the result of a Siri activation” without consent. Apple’s lawyers also…
The stand-off started long before dawn. By the time we arrived in the dark, an army of police had pushed back suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol’s angry supporters, who’d camped out overnight hoping to stop his arrest. Some of those I spoke to were crying, others wailing, at what they feared was about to unfold. As dawn broke, the first officers ran up to the house, but were instantly thwarted – blocked by a wall of soldiers protecting the compound. Reinforcements came, but could not help. The doors to Yoon’s house stayed tightly sealed, his security team refusing the police…
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has been removed from the National Security Council (NSC) following an executive order signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The order, signed on December 30 and released publicly on Friday, reorganizes the council to “ensure its members uphold and protect national security and sovereignty.” The vice president’s office has yet to comment on the decision. Lucas P. Bersamin, Executive Secretary to the President, stated, “At the moment, the VP is not considered relevant to the responsibilities of membership in the NSC.” The restructuring aims to strengthen the council’s ability to address evolving national security challenges.…
The Duchess of Sussex has announced a new show on Netflix – which the streaming service describes as a lifestyle show that blends “practical how-to’s and candid conversation”. With Love, Meghan premieres on 15 January and includes eight 30-minute episodes featuring appearances from celebrities such as actress Mindy Kaling and former Suits star Abigail Spencer. In the trailer released on Thursday, Meghan garnishes a cake with raspberries and harvests honey in California, where she lives with her husband Prince Harry and two children. She posted the trailer on her new Instagram account, writing: “I have been so excited to share…
A US court has rejected the Biden administration’s bid to restore “net neutrality” rules, finding that the federal government does not have the authority to regulate internet providers like utilities. It marks a major defeat for so-called open internet advocates, who have long fought for protections that would require internet providers such as AT&T to treat all legal content equally. Such rules were first introduced by the Federal Communications Commission under former Democratic president Barack Obama but later repealed during Republican Donald Trump’s first term. The decision, just as Trump is poised to enter the White House for a second…
The man who rented a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas was an active-duty US special forces soldier and shot himself dead before the blast, officials have said. Las Vegas police have identified Matthew Alan Livelsberger, 37, as the man who rented the vehicle and drove it from Colorado to Las Vegas. Officials said they were waiting to fully confirm with DNA evidence that the body in the truck was Mr Livelsberger’s. The body in the vehicle was burnt beyond recognition and was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, Las Vegas Sheriff…