Year: 2026
US halts assistance to Somalia over claims food aid was illegally seized
The US has suspended all assistance to the government of Somalia, alleging that officials destroyed a UN World…
Ex-Ghana minister detained by US immigration
Ghana's former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, who is wanted at home on corruption allegations, has been detained in…
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ‘devastated’ by death of young son
One of Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's toddler twins has died, her family has confirmed. An official family…
Sexual slavery and trafficking: Survivors recount RSF gang rape in Sudan
In exclusive testimonies, women recount harrowing attacks by paramilitary forces as a senior doctor reveals that 14 female…
Rare mountain gorilla twins born in Africa’s oldest national park
A pair of twin mountain gorillas has been born in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - a…
Plot to kill Burkina Faso leader foiled, says junta
A plot to kill Burkina Faso's military leader, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, has been thwarted, the West African nation…
Children killed after drone hits home in Sudan, medics say
At least 13 people have been killed - eight of them children - after a drone strike on…
Boxer Anthony Joshua returns to UK after fatal Nigeria car crash
Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has reportedly flown back to the United Kingdom after a fatal car crash in…
Craig the beer-ambassador elephant dies aged 54
A Kenyan elephant believed to have been one of Africa's largest male tuskers has died of old age.…
Anthony Joshua discharged from hospital after Nigeria car crash
British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital in Nigeria days after a fatal car accident…
The world is still failing its children. We can change that in 2026
A new innovative aid model is needed to reflect the needs of children and their communities and adapt…
Kenya’s Claudia Naisabwa to Co-Host WAV Festival’s Historic Inaugural Edition in Cape Town
By Brian Muhumuza Editor-at-large, BM Publications
