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Kenya arrests man trying to smuggle over 2,000 live ants in his luggage

Reuters12 March 2026

NAIROBI, March 12 (Reuters) – A man was arrested with more than 2,200 live garden ants in his luggage at Nairobi’s main airport this week amid a rise in cases of smuggling of the insects in Kenya. Chinese national Zhang Kequn, 27, was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Tuesday while he was trying...

Ghana to submit UN resolution on slavery reparations; eyes broad support

Reuters12 March 2026

LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) – Ghana intends to propose a United Nations resolution recognising transatlantic slavery as the “gravest crime in the history of humankind” and calling for reparations, and expects broad support despite resistance in Europe. The West African nation, a prominent advocate of reparations on the continent, plans to table the proposal at...

Senegal doubles maximum penalty for same-sex activity to 10 years’ jail

Reuters12 March 2026

DAKAR, March 12 (Reuters) – Senegal’s National Assembly late on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill doubling the maximum prison term for same-sex sexual acts to 10 years and criminalising any efforts to promote homosexuality. The law – passed by 135 votes to zero, with three abstentions – fulfils a campaign promise of the government that...

Drones hit east Congo’s biggest city, killing French aid worker, rebels and UN say

Reuters11 March 2026

March 11 (Reuters) – Drone strikes hit Goma in east Congo on Wednesday, killing at least three people including a French aid worker, the first such attack in the city since AFC/M23 rebels seized it last year, according to the group and the U.N. The AFC/M23 blamed the attack on the Congolese army, saying in...

Guinea dissolves 40 political parties, opposition leader cries foul

Reuters9 March 2026

DAKAR, March 9 (Reuters) – Guinea’s main opposition leader said “direct resistance” to the country’s coup leader-turned-president was now the only way to bring about change after the government consolidated its position by dissolving 40 political parties. President Mamady Doumbouya, a former special forces commander, seized power in 2021 and won a seven-year term as...

Kenya says death toll from floods nearly doubles to 42

Reuters9 March 2026

NAIROBI – The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Kenya’s capital Nairobi and elsewhere has nearly doubled to 42, the government said in a statement issued late on Sunday. Intense rains on Friday unleashed heavy and widespread flooding, causing some people to drown, washing away vehicles and disrupting traffic at the country’s largest...

Flash floods in Nairobi kill 23, disrupt flights at major airport

Reuters7 March 2026

NAIROBI – Aid workers pulled bodies from floodwaters across Nairobi on Saturday after flash floods that began overnight killed at least 23 people, swept away dozens of cars and disrupted flights at East Africa’s biggest airport, authorities said. Kenyan President William Ruto said he had deployed a team of emergency responders, including soldiers, to coordinate...

US struggling to de-risk Congo’s ‘war zone minerals’ even after pact, sources say

Reuters3 March 2026

DAKAR/KINSHASA, March 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. has made progress in its push to prise Congo’s strategic minerals from China’s orbit, but conflict, contested licences and compliance demands are still slowing Washington’s advance into a region its rival dominates, diplomats and industry officials said. Democratic Republic of Congo, which hosts the world’s largest cobalt supply...

Cricket-West Indies, Zimbabwe unable to return from India due to Middle East airspace closures

Reuters3 March 2026

March 2 (Reuters) – The West Indies and Zimbabwe teams said on Monday they have delayed their return from India after their exit from the Twenty20 World Cup due to international airspace closures amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East. West Indies failed to reach the semi-finals after Sunday’s five-wicket loss to hosts India, while...

US lifts sanctions on top Malian officials as ties improve

Reuters27 February 2026

DAKAR, Feb 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. has lifted sanctions targeting three senior Malian officials for their relationship with Russia’s mercenary group Wagner, according to a notification from the Treasury Department, as bilateral relations improve. The Trump administration has brushed aside concerns about dealing with military-led governments in Africa’s Sahel region, aiming instead to focus...

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Kenya arrests man trying to smuggle over 2,000 live ants in his luggage

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