The ferry was built to accommodate 90 passengers and five crew members. However, the number of people on the vessel appears to have been higher, with a lake official putting the figure at about 120 people, among them 12 children.
By Maureen KinyanjuiPolice said three of the injured miners have already been discharged from hospital and taken into custody. Adams said they are expected to face charges related to illegal mining and trespassing.
By Maureen KinyanjuiAccording to the Wiper leader, more than 3.44 million kilogrammes of tea valued at over US$10.3 million (Sh129 million) is still being stored in warehouses in Mombasa after exporters failed to find alternative buyers.
By Bradley BosireThe latest increase follows an earlier review announced by the defence ministry in July, which had already raised the monthly earnings of privates from $36 to $73. With Tinubu’s approval, their pay will rise further to $132 from September.
By Bradley BosireAddressing the meeting on behalf of President William Ruto, the Deputy President said Africa should no longer accept being left behind in development despite its vast natural resources and growing workforce.
By Bradley BosireThe 93-year-old leader, who has not appeared in public since leaving Cameroon on June 7 for what his office described as a "brief private stay", signed a series of decrees on Monday from Geneva, Switzerland, appointing officials to key military positions and promoting five colonels to the rank of brigadier general.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe village (Ghara al-Zawiya) is under the control of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The Sudanese army, which the rights group blamed for the strike, has not commented on the allegations.
By Maureen KinyanjuiKing Mohammed also praised Trump's role in recognising Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara in 2020, describing the move as one that changed the relationship between the two countries.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe decision has drawn fresh attention to Somali officials who hold Kenyan citizenship or travel documents, while also raising questions about the process through which some of those documents were acquired.
By Maureen KinyanjuiIn its African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026, the international policing agency says Africa's rapid digital transformation, marked by more than 1.1 billion mobile subscribers in 2025, is creating new opportunities for innovation while exposing governments, businesses and individuals to a growing wave of cyber threats.
By David AbonyoNeither Tyla nor her team has explained why Lagos was removed from the schedule. The development follows growing calls in Nigeria for the 24-year-old performer to cancel any appearance in the country as criticism over the treatment of foreign nationals in South Africa continues to grow.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe crash happened in Boumerdes province, about 55 kilometres east of the capital, Algiers. Algeria's Civil Protection Department said the accident occurred at 9:41 a.m. local time on National Road No. 24 near the village of El Karma.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe academy was launched after Winfrey met South Africa's anti-apartheid leader and former President Nelson Mandela in 2002. Since opening in 2007, the school has educated girls from underprivileged communities, with more than 1,000 students graduating over the years
By Maureen KinyanjuiSpain's interior ministry accused human trafficking networks of taking advantage of that decision to encourage more people to attempt the dangerous journey.
By Maureen KinyanjuiRwanda's Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT) said the transition will release radio spectrum and network capacity currently occupied by legacy technologies, allowing mobile operators to strengthen investment in newer networks.
By Bradley BosireAlthough he never met his grandfather, Abdul remains closely linked to Idi Amin, who seized power through a military coup in 1971 and became Uganda's third president.
By Bradley BosireThe announcement comes as the government faces mounting pressure to restore security following continued attacks by armed groups. In the past week alone, at least 20 villagers were killed by an armed gang in Zamfara State in north-western Nigeria, while 46 students were abducted from a school in Borno State in the north-east.
By Bradley BosireThe latest decision follows a Constitutional Court ruling in May that found Parliament had acted unlawfully when it decided not to establish an impeachment inquiry after an independent panel concluded in 2022 that Ramaphosa might have a case to answer over the Farmgate matter.
By Bradley BosireThe president recalled expressing doubts about having several vice presidents even before South Sudan became independent, saying he questioned former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir over how such an arrangement would work.
By Bradley BosireThe National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (Nesrea) has advised members of the public not to touch the unidentified substance or go near the affected area as investigations continue. The foam was spotted along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway, a key road linking northern Nigeria to the country's federal capital.
By Bradley BosirePolice chief Gregory Coleman said the drugs, whose estimated street value exceeds $370 million (£220 million), were confirmed to be cocaine after laboratory analysis.
By Maureen KinyanjuiIn announcing the bid, the Malian Football Federation (Femafoot) said the proposal would be built around "solidarity, regional integration and sustainable development of African football".
By Bradley BosireIn an exclusive interview with Radio Generation on Tuesday, Walker said his 12,800-kilometre journey from Cape Town to Cairo was less about reaching the destination and more about giving a voice to communities often forgotten.
By David AbonyoGlobally, the report estimates that 7.8 per cent of the world's population, about 645 million people, experienced hunger in 2025, down from 8.1 per cent in 2024 and 8.6 per cent in 2022. That represents nearly 14 million fewer hungry people than a year earlier and 43 million fewer than in 2022.
By David AbonyoAccording to eyewitnesses and police, the crush occurred after the preaching had ended late at night. Worshippers rushed toward the exit at the same time before a wall near the gate gave way, causing panic as people fell and others were trampled while trying to escape.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe outbreak has spread beyond Ituri, with confirmed cases also reported in four other provinces in the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as neighbouring Uganda.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe acting police commissioner, Lt Gen Puleng Dimpane, announced that a multidisciplinary team had been assigned to handle the case, saying the move reflected the seriousness with which police were treating the killing.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe conflict, which broke out in April 2023 between Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has displaced more than 14 million people, making it one of the world's worst humanitarian emergencies.
By Maureen KinyanjuiThe case focused on attacks carried out in and around El Geneina, where prosecutors said thousands of civilians were killed or forced to flee their homes. The charges also included the June 2023 killing of West Darfur Governor Khamis Abdallah Abakar, who had publicly accused the RSF of committing genocide against the Masalit community shortly before he was killed.
By Maureen KinyanjuiAccording to WHO data compiled from Congolese health authorities, 285 people have recovered from the disease, while another 304 suspected infections are still being investigated.
By David Abonyo