The Mountain Journal Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has called for faster transformation of Africa to first world status saying the continent has the resources and manpower necessary to uplift it to a developed status. Prof. Kindiki said the continent cannot afford to lag behind in development yet it is endowed with what is needed to…
Story by Aaron MuthomiCorrespondent, Huye Ufiteyezu, Ingabire, and Rekeraho strike after the break as Mount Kigali University turn the final into a one-sided affair at Kamena StadiumHuye, Rwanda – June 28, 2026 – Mount Kigali University produced a breathtaking second-half onslaught to destroy EAUR Kigali 3–0 in the men’s football final of the Rwanda Varsity…
By BBC Mali and Burkina Faso say they will bar US citizens from entering their countries in response to a similar move by the Trump administration. The two West African states were recently placed under full entry restrictions under US President Donald Trump’s expanded travel ban. In separate statements, they said they would apply the same…
By Fatuma Chesang’ Kenya is losing trillions of shillings in foreign loans and aid to corruption, leaving taxpayers burdened with debts that fail to translate into development, human rights activist Dr. Isaac Newton Kinity has warned. Dr. Kinity said the theft of public funds has reached “senseless and abnormal” levels, with most of the looted…
By BBC 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…
Prominent Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has appeared before a military court in the capital, Kampala, where he has denied charges that include the illegal possession of firearms and negotiating to buy arms abroad. His appearance comes after his wife said he was kidnapped in neighbouring Kenya last Saturday and sent back home where was…
President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s Botswana Democratic Party loses parliamentary majority in shock defeat. Botswana’s governing party has suffered a shock election defeat after nearly six decades in power, preliminary election results show. President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) lost its grip on power on Friday after opposition parties won at least 35 of 61 seats…
Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) presidential candidate Duma Boko (L) casts his ballot in Gaborone on October 30, 2024, during Botswana’s general election. [AFP] BY AFP Diamond-rich Botswana voted in general elections Wednesday with the ruling party vying to extend its 58 years in power and hand President Mokgweetsi Masisi a second term amid concerns about…
Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has failed to appear in the Senate to testify at his impeachment trial, with his lawyer saying that he has been taken ill. The deputy president, who was present in the house in the morning, had been due to appear from 14:30 local time (11:30 GMT) to defend himself before…
By BBC A 14-year-old girl from Kenya has achieved global fame for her efforts to save the planet, meeting the likes of King Charles and teaming up with Grammy award-winner Meji Alabi and ex-football star David Beckham in the campaign against climate change. Ellyanne Wanjiku Chlystun was just four years old when she was motivated…
