Ten tourists and local pilot die in plane crash in Kenya
The Hungarian and German visitors were travelling from the town of Diani on the Indian Ocean to the Maasai Mara reserve.
Counting gets underway in Tanzania after tense day of voting and protests
Incumbent president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, is widely expected to strengthen her grip on power in the polls.
Dozens killed after Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa is grinding across eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.
Seychelles marks 40 years of Kreol festival with vibrant tribute to identity and heritage
The 40th Kreol Festival runs until November 2nd, and will return in October 2026, continuing its mission to preserve, celebrate and transmit Creole heritage to future generations.
Convicted sex offender mistakenly released from a UK prison deported to Ethiopia
An Ethiopian man who was mistakenly released from a British prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a teenager has been deported to his home country, the U.K. government said Wednesday,
Kenya seizes over one tonne of meth in Indian ocean bust
Kenyan authorities have intercepted a massive drug shipment in a high-seas operation supported by INTERPOL, seizing more than one tonne of methamphetamine and arresting six suspects aboard a flagless vessel.
Burkina Faso lawmakers approve independent electoral commission dissolution
This formalises a bill adopted in July by the country’s military rulers, led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré.
Ethiopia shifts from commercial to concessional loans on foreign debts
Ethiopia is currently negotiating with its creditors to convert commercial loans into concessional loans, which could significantly lower its debt interest rates.
Pix of the Day: October 29, 2025
Pix of the Day: October 29, 2025
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka announces U.S. visa revocation
According to a letter he read to the press — reportedly from the U.S. State Department — the revocation was executed under rules allowing a consular officer or the Secretary of State to cancel a non-immigrant visa at any time and at their discretion. Washington has not yet responded to request for c