Strike at Kenya’s main airport causes flight delays, cancellations as workers press for lease deal revocation
The Kenya Airports Authority, which is responsible for managing the airport, said minimal operations at JKIA had resumed by 7:00 am (0400 GMT) and it was engaging with relevant parties to normalise the situation.
Adani fraud: Flights grounded at Kenya’s main airport as workers protest award of tender to Indian firm
The Kenya Airports Authority said in a statement that it was “engaging relevant parties to normalise operations” and urged passengers to contact respective airlines to confirm flight status.
Torrential rain pounds Nigeria, causes dam collapse and flooding that’s swept deadly reptiles into, towns villages
The dam collapse is compounding a humanitarian crisis in Borno over the past decade due to the activities of Boko Haram insurgents. The insurgency, which has spilled across borders around Lake Chad, has killed more than 35,000 people, displaced 2.6 million others in the country’s north-east region.
Mali turns into ‘meat grinder’ for Wagner whose elite fighters were butchered in Sahel that’s upset Russia’s Africa campaign
By cross-referencing public information with online posts from relatives and fighters, speaking to seven relatives and using facial recognition software to analyse battlefield verified footage, the news agency was able to identify 23 fighters missing in action and two others taken into Tuareg captivity after the ambush near Tinzaouaten, a town on the Algerian border.
How Central Africa Republic has become staging ground for America and Russia battle for influence in Africa
Moscow aggressively expanded its military cooperation by using mercenaries like Wagner, who have operated in at least half a dozen countries since around 2017. They’re tasked with protecting African leaders and in some cases helping fight rebels and extremists.
American pop icon Taylor Swift endorses VP Kamala Harris, stirs resentment in Trump’s camp
Taylor Swift wrote that her endorsement was partially prompted by Trump’s decision to post AI-generated pictures suggesting that she had endorsed him. One showed Swift dressed as Uncle Sam, and the text said “Taylor wants YOU to VOTE for DONALD TRUMP.”
Harris puts Trump on defensive in fiery debate as pop star Taylor Swift backs vice president
A former prosecutor, Harris, 59, appeared to get under the former president’s skin repeatedly, prompting a visibly angry Trump, 78, to deliver a series of falsehood-filled retorts.
