African migrants flee into the mountains as South Africa’s xenophobic violence surges
Four days ago, Mozambican immigrant Lado Amido answered a knock…
African migrants flee into the mountains as South Africa’s xenophobic violence surges
Four days ago, Mozambican immigrant Lado Amido answered a knock at his door in the South African town of Kleinmond. Outside, an angry crowd told him foreigners such as him had to leave. They went door-to-door delivering the same message. Amido fled and spent two nights in the mountains. Now he is sheltering in a…
Fred Obachi Machoka: How false Facebook post damaged my brand reputation
Fred Obachi Machoka on Wednesday told the High Court that remarks allegedly published by Robert Alai on Facebook falsely portrayed him as HIV positive and caused serious damage to his reputation, personal life and business interests. Citizen Digital reports Testifying before the court in a defamation suit, Machoka adopted his witness statement and court pleadings…
Drama at Narok Law Courts as over 400 morans attempt to free murder suspect
Proceedings at the Narok Law Courts were temporarily disrupted on Tuesday after anti-riot police fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse a group of about 400 morans who allegedly attempted to forcefully free a businessman and politician facing murder charges. Citizen Digital reports The suspect, David Matuke Ole Mayone, was arraigned over the alleged…
79-year-old woman cries for justice after losing six sons to mob justice
Nearly two decades after six of her sons were killed by mobs in separate incidents, 79-year-old Nicera Wangithi Njando says she continues to live with the memories of the events that changed her family’s life. Ms Wangithi, who lives in Kahiro Village in Ndia, Kirinyaga County, has told Citizen Digital that she still hopes to…
Inside Trump’s quick plan to deport asylum seekers without interviews, internal documents show
The Trump administration is developing a plan that would allow U.S. immigration officials to quickly reject some asylum applications without interviewing the applicants, according to internal federal government documents obtained by CBS News. The Department of Homeland Security regulation described in the internal documents would be the latest effort by President Trump’s White House to…
Mozambique says 5 citizens killed in ‘xenophobic attacks’ in South Africa
At least five Mozambican nationals have been killed in “xenophobic attacks” in South Africa over the weekend, the Mozambican government said, marking the first deaths officially linked to country-wide protests against undocumented immigration. AI Jazeera and AFP reports About 800 Mozambicans got caught up in violence that broke out in the southern coastal city of Mossel Bay on Friday,…
Prepare for El Niño, UN warns – it could be the strongest in decades
A new phase of the natural El Niño weather pattern could begin in a matter of weeks, the UN has warned, boosting temperatures on a planet already under strain from climate change. The World Meteorological Organization said this El Niño is likely to strengthen over the rest of 2026, driving more extreme weather around much…
DR Congo reopens airport at centre of Ebola outbreak
The main airport in Ituri, the DR Congo province at the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak, reopened on Tuesday after a 10-day closure for safety reasons. Citizen Digital reports quoting AFP The Democratic Republic of Congo is battling a major epidemic of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever that is suspected to have killed at least…
Shock as US slashes its embassies in Africa to twenty
The State Department plans to drastically slash the number of U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa that can process visas for foreigners seeking to come to the United States. UK-based Independent newspaper reports The almost 50 U.S. embassies and consulates that are processing visa applications will be reduced to 20 in the coming weeks, according to three…
Where is the love? He killed 3 elderly men, now he faces murder charges.The tale of a man with an appetite for killing
A manhunt that left a Hawaii community on edge ended Thursday with the arrest of a suspect in the killings of three men at separate locations, police said. Jacob Daniel Baker, 36, a suspect in the three killings on Hawaii’s Big Island, was arrested “without incident” Thursday – nearly three days after the first body…
