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Jan 15, 2025 | yahoo.com | Basillioh Rukanga

A Kenyan government minister has alleged that the country's national intelligence agency was behind the abduction of his son last year, as criticism against the rising cases of abductions continues. Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi said that it took a call by President William Ruto to have his son released by the National Intelligence Service (NIS). Muturi is the first member of the cabinet to publicly criticise the government's handling of the spate of abductions in Kenya.

Jan 14, 2025 | yahoo.com | Basillioh Rukanga

A statue of Ghana's immediate former President, Nana Akufo-Addo, put up at the end of last year has been destroyed. The unveiling by Akufo-Addo of his own likeness in November in the country's Western Region sparked a social media backlash, as well as being mocked and described as "self-glorification". Its launch had been in honour of the president's development initiatives. On Monday, local media shared images showing the statue in a ruined state, with its severed head lying on the ground.

Jan 13, 2025 | yahoo.com | Basillioh Rukanga |Nkechi Onyinyechi Ogbonna

At least 16 civilians in Nigeria's north-western Zamfara State have been killed in a military air strike, apparently after being mistaken for criminal gangs. Residents told local media the victims were members of local vigilante groups and civilians defending themselves from armed gangs notorious for kidnapping people for ransom. The strikes targeted militant gangs in Zurmi and Maradun areas and the state governor, Dauda Lawal, offered his condolences to the community.

Jan 9, 2025 | yahoo.com | Jose Tembe |Basillioh Rukanga

Mozambique's opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane has returned home from exile where he has been in hiding following October's disputed presidential election that sparked deadly protests. Mondlane landed at the main airport in the capital, Maputo, on Thursday morning amid tension and heavy security, with thousands of people having gathered to welcome him.