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Five Bodies Recovered at Suspected Cult Deaths Site in Kenya

Authorities say more bodies are likely to be discovered as search efforts continue in southeastern Kenya.

Nairobi 

At least five bodies have been recovered from shallow graves at a site in Kenya where victims of a religious cult are suspected to have been buried, authorities said.…

Senegal’s ‘schools for husbands’ challenge traditional gender roles

Dakar

In a modest gathering in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, Imam Ibrahima Diane recently told a group of men why helping with household chores is not only responsible but also religiously justified. 
“The prophet himself says that a man who does not help to support his wife and children is not a good Muslim…

Cholera outbreak devastates Sudan refugee camps

Sudan War

Cholera is spreading rapidly through refugee camps in western Sudan, causing severe illness and deaths amid a deepening humanitarian crisis and severe aid shortages. In Tawila, Darfur, fear spreads as quickly as the disease. Flies swarm over food and water sources faster than residents can boil them,…

Mali soldiers arrested over coup plot

Bamako, Mali 

Tensions are running high in Mali’s capital after the arrest of dozens of soldiers, including two senior generals, in what is believed to be a crackdown on an alleged coup plot to overthrow the government of transitional president General Assimi Goita. Shops and offices remained open on Tuesday…

WFP cuts food aid to refugees in Kenya and Nigeria amid severe funding shortfalls

Nairobi 

Refugees in Kenya’s Kakuma and Dadaab camps are facing drastic food ration cuts as the World Food Programme (WFP) struggles with a sharp decline in global aid, including major funding reductions from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Under a new prioritisation system…

What has caused the deadly border clashes between Uganda and South Sudan?

INTERNATIONAL NEWS DESK

Deadly clashes have erupted between the armies of Uganda and South Sudan over disputed border demarcations, resulting in at least four soldiers killed and thousands of civilians displaced. 
The skirmish, which broke out on Monday, July 29, 2025, marks a rare armed confrontation…