Wycliffe Muia

Nairobi

Correspondent at BBC

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Somali-US airstrike in battle with al-Shabab

1 week ago | bbc.com | Wycliffe Muia

The US and Somalia have carried out an airstrike against Islamist militants during a battle for control of a strategic central town, the government says. The "well-coordinated" strike on Adan Yabaal, north of the capital Mogadishu, came hours after al-Shabab raided the town which is used as a key launchpad for military operations. Among the 12 militants killed in the airstrike were several senior fighters from the al-Qaeda-linked group, the Somali information ministry said in a statement on X.
Gambian ex-soldier convicted of torture in US trial

1 week ago | bbc.com | Thomas Naadi |Wycliffe Muia

Thomas Naadi & Wycliffe MuiaBBC NewsA former Gambian soldier has been convicted on torture charges by a US court for his involvement in crimes committed while feared strongman Yahya Jammeh was in power in the West African country. Michael Sang Correa was found guilty of being part of a conspiracy to commit torture against suspected opponents while serving under a military unit known as the "Junglers".
Foreigners ordered to exit local trading market

1 week ago | bbc.com | Thomas Naadi |Wycliffe Muia

Thomas Naadi & Wycliffe MuiaBBC News, Accra and NairobiGhana has banned all foreigners from trading in its local gold market as part of efforts to boost national revenue and streamline the country's mining sector. It follows the enactment of a new law earlier this month that grants exclusive authority of gold mining to a new state body, the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod).
Why Uganda might have the world's most passionate Arsenal fans

1 week ago | bbc.com | Wycliffe Muia

Why Uganda might have the world's most passionate Arsenal fansWycliffe MuiaBBC / Wycliffe MuiaArsenal fans in Uganda partied well into the early hours this week, outside video halls and bars across the country, after their team's stunning victory over Real Madrid. The north London-based team won 3-0, at home, in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final stage.
Butere Girls School play angers Kenyan government

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Wycliffe Muia

Controversial school play sparks chaos at Kenya drama competitionWycliffe MuiaBBCThe play by Butere school girls mirrors some of Kenya's pressing problemsKenya's national high-school drama competition has been overshadowed by drama of its own after police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd that had gathered to watch a controversial play.
Three Americans jailed for life in prison repatriated

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Wycliffe Muia

Three Americans jailed over failed DR Congo coup returned homeDR Congo presidency / XThe three Americans had their death sentences commuted to life in prison last weekThree Americans convicted for their role in a failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo last year have been sent home to the US to serve the rest of their jail terms. US Department of State spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the three were "in our custody".
How Lesotho, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya are hit by Donald Trump's tariffs - BBC News

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Wycliffe Muia |Damian Zane

Only Chinese goods are facing higher US tariffs than exports from Lesotho, which will be charged at 50%.
Three Americans have death sentence overturned

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Wycliffe Muia

Death sentence for three Americans over DR Congo coup attempt overturned Reuters(L-R) Benjamin Zalman-Polun, Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson were sentenced to death over last year's coup attempt in DR CongoThree Americans convicted for their role in a failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo last year have had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment, the presidency has said.
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema warns ministers not to sleep in cabinet

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Wycliffe Muia

Zambian president warns ministers not to sleep in cabinetZambia State HouseHakainde Hichilema, who took office in 2021, said he has gone public with his concerns after warning colleagues in privateZambian President Hakainde Hichilema has warned ministers against dozing off during meetings, attributing their lack of attentiveness to "indulgence" and an absence of self-control.
VP Riek Machar under house arrest, his party says

4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Wycliffe Muia |Ashley Lime

South Sudan VP Machar under house arrest, his party says Wycliffe Muia & Ashley LimeReutersMachar's senior allies were arrested by security forces earlier this month South Sudan's First Vice-President Riek Machar, a long-time rival of the country's President Salva Kiir, has been placed under house arrest, his party says.