East Africa

At least 14 people were killed and 34 injured when lightning struck a church in the Palabek refugee camp in the Lamwo district of northern Uganda. “The victims were attending a church service prior to the incident,” reports said. Worshippers were gathered to pray when a thunderstorm broke out, followed …

At least 10 people were killed and 63 injured by gunfire in Mozambique during protests following disputed election results, acccording to reports. Demonstrations erupted after Mozambique’s electoral commission declared the ruling party Frelimo the winner of the Oct. 9 election, extending its 49-year rule. Opposition groups and observers claimed the …

Suspected cult members killed eight people, including a three-year-old child, in a brutal attack in the Kagadi district, about 250 kilometers west of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. According to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces, “the attackers believed to be members of a new, unidentified cult targeted relatives and community …

Eleven (11) people including 2 minors have been killed after a truck overturned and exploded in Kigaogwa Town, Uganda, according to reports. The bodies of victims of a fuel truck explosion near Uganda’s capital Kampala were retrieved as Investigators collected evidence at the scene in Kigogwa Town. “It was a …

Two people close to Mozambican opposition figure Venancio Mondlane, including his lawyer, were shot dead at close range on the night of Friday October 18 to Saturday October 19 in Maputo. The killings come at a particularly opportune time, as the country is just emerging from important elections. “The two …

Home Affairs Minister Kithure Kindiki was appointed Kenya’s new vice-president by Head of State William Ruto on Friday, following a vote in the Senate, according to reports. “This morning, I received a message from His Excellency, the President, regarding the appointment of Professor Kithure Kindiki […] to fill the vacant …

At least seven people, including members of the security forces and civilians, were killed and six wounded in a suicide bomb attack near the police academy in Mogadishu, Somalia. “The attack took place near the General Kahiye police academy in the Hamar Jajab district of Mogadishu,” according to reports. “The …

Ethiopian Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie was elected President of Ethiopia on Monday October 7, 2024 by parliamentarians, taking over from Sahle-Work Zewde, whose term of office expires at the end of October. Although the position of President is honorary and considered head of state, real power remains in the …

Kenyan athlete Kipyegon Bett, who won a bronze medal in the 800m at the 2017 World Championships in London, has passed away at the age of 26 due to renal and hepatic failure. Bett first gained recognition as a champion at the U20 World Championships in 2016 in Bydgoszcz, Poland, …

The Kenyan government has announced the deaths of 42 people during nationwide protests against the Finance Bill 2024. Kenyan Home Affairs Minister Kithure Kindiki told the National Assembly on Friday that 42 people died, 132 disappeared and 1208 were arrested during the protests. Kindiki expressed the government’s determination to hold …