Artisanal mining suspended in eastern Conga after mine collapses and buries 200 miners underground
The rebel-appointed governor of North Kivu has temporarily halted artisanal mining on the site and ordered the relocation of residents who had built shelters near the mine, Muyisa said. Congo’s government in a statement on X expressed solidarity with the victims’ families and accused the rebels of illegally and unsafely exploiting the region’s natural resources.
Airtel Africa customer base shoots to 179.4 million as it prepares for listing on stock market
The group’s revenues of $4.667 billion rose by 24.6 per cent in constant currency and 28.3 per cent in reported currency, as currency appreciation supported the strong underlying business fundamentals.
Trade and diplomacy: US President Trump risk isolation as Europe looks to lean towards China
The meeting took place against the backdrop US President Donald Trump’s aggressive territorial expansionist campaign to annex Greenland.
Kenya turns to Chinese investors to prop its fast growing film industry, ranked third Africa after South Africa and Nigeria
The Kalasha International Film and TV Market, Festival and Awards is Kenya’s premier film industry event, organised by the Kenya Film Commission to celebrate excellence, showcase local content, connect industry stakeholders, and promote Kenya as a regional film hub.
Survival of critically endangered African penguins found off coast of South Africa threatened by bird flu
In a statement released in December 2025, the organisation said over 1,000 African penguins had died from bird flu since 2018.
Thirteen artisanal minors killed, six injured in gold mine collapse in South Sudan
Sudan has sought to boost gold production as a key source of foreign currency since losing three-quarters of its oil revenue following South Sudan’s secession in 2011.
EU outrage grows following Trump’s military threats to annex Greenland, dismissal of NATO troops
Critics also argued that Trump’s suggestion of using military force in the Greenland dispute would violate international treaties, including the UN Charter, which forbids the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.
Lake Victoria, Lake Turkana flagged as notorious trafficking corridors for transnational crime rings
The cabinet secretary announced that at least 200 newly trained officers would be deployed to the Coast Guard from recent recruitments into the Kenya Defence Forces and the National Police Service to address manpower shortages.
Trump’s relentless push to ‘own’ Greenland may have precipitated self-immolation of US as a superpower
Trump’s interest in Greenland is as inexplicable and personal as ever a presidential side quest was. Seeking control from the Danes of a territory holding just 57,000 people and land mostly covered by mile-thick ice is not some long-held conservative shibboleth; it’s not something long lectured about in international-relations classrooms .
Farmers in rain-rich Rift Valley region in Kenya resort to gravity-powered irrigation for round-the-year food supply
The impact of River Nyando’s water has not been limited to crops alone. Livestock farmers, including Daniel Korir from Kapchemutwa, have reported that the river is a reliable water source for cattle, goats, and sheep during dry seasons when pans and seasonal streams dry up.
