Live Updates: Sean Combs Acquitted of Sex Trafficking but Found Guilty on Lesser Charges www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

A London bound Air India plane has crashed in Ahmedabad killing all 242 people on board. They included: 169 Indian nationals, 53 British, one Canadian and Seven Portuguese. #AI171

“It’s a disgrace that 70% of the $650 million annual budget of African Union is funded by Europeans. When foreigners fund us, they are ‘developing partners’. Then tomorrow they are ‘colonizers & imperialists’. Seriously- either we have an AU and fund it, or we all go home”. - Mo Ibrahim

Nigeria is the world's most dangerous nation in which to give birth. One in 100 women die in labour or in the following days. In 2023, Nigeria accounted for well over a quarter - 29% - of all maternal deaths worldwide. www.bbc.com/news/article...

This always feels like yet another school boy summoned to the headteacher’s office to explain why he’s been misbehaving in class. But the headteacher is armed with only one side of the story. Why? 🧐(In my naive voice)

The members of Kenya's security forces who shot dead anti-tax protesters at the country's parliament last June have been identified by the BBC. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump halts aid to South Africa over its “discrimination” against Afrikaners and also its genocide case against America’s ally Israel over the Gaza war. Says the US will formulate a plan to resettle Afrikaner farmers and their families as refugees.

Delighted to be part of this AI Journalism Lab Leadership Cohort.

Kenya President William Ruto says he consulted Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni before naming former rival and PM Raila Odinga Kenya's candidate to head the African Union Commission

The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints in France and Belgium against subsidiaries of the tech giant Apple, accusing it of using conflict minerals. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ethiopian Airlines, one of Africa's largest and fastest-growing airlines, has announced the launch of Air Congo in partnership with the Democratic Republic of the Congo government. english.news.cn/20241219/507...

"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all." -- Arthur C. Clarke, born #OTD 1917

Chinese online retailer Temu has become the most downloaded app in Nigeria on both the Android and Apple app stores in just a few weeks since ads started promoting its availability in the country. www.semafor.com/article/12/1...

Russian state media reporting that deposed Syrian leader Bashar al- Assad is in Moscow.

#Ghana’s former president John Mahama has won the presidential election. Ruling party candidate Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has conceded victory. Mahama previously served and lost elections after one term before returning to try again like Donald Trump.

At least 79 people have died from an unknown disease that is causing flu-like symptoms in south-western Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry says. The health ministry says the majority of people who have died are between the ages of 15 and 18.- BBC

I moderated a powerful panel hosted by UNOCHA & the African Union on why investing in local actors—first responders in crises—is key to stronger humanitarian systems & empowered communities. Part of the #GHO2025 launch. #InvestInHumanity”

It’s official! #Namibia has elected its first female president. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is from the governing Swapo party. The electoral commission said she won more than 57% of the votes cast. Her closest rival Panduleni Itula got 26%.

Flying from East to West Africa always includes a 10 hour layover. If it’s not there, they will cancel the flight to insert it. SMH

Senegal's President Faye seeks withdrawal of French troops. His statement came Chad on Thursday ended a military agreement with France. Neighbouring countries like Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have recently expelled French troops

A coalition of Canada’s biggest news organizations is suing OpenAI, the maker of the artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, accusing the company of illegally using their content in the first case of its kind. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/w...

Prince Yormie Johnson, Liberian warlord-turned-politician, who became infamous for the 1990 footage of him sipping beer while the-then president was tortured nearby, has died at the age of 72. www.bbc.com/news/article...

‘Pregnant’ for 15 months: Inside the 'miracle' fertility scam. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Once upon a time when we were “Gen-Z” in Bush House. Dear young people, time flies once you get to 30. So enjoy it while it lasts. Remember growing old is mandatory. 🤗

Senegalese President Bassirou Faye's ruling Pastef party won a landslide in weekend snap polls, according to new official figures, securing 130 seats in the country's 165-seat Parliament. The remarkable thing is they didn’t have to steal the vote, as is the norm in places that shall remain unnamed

BREAKING: The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas leader Al-Masri.

Ethiopia plans to export about 100 megawatts of electricity to Tanzania via Kenya once the nations finalise a deal that will enable cross-border trade in electricity

Veteran Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye was abducted in neighbouring Kenya over the weekend.He’s now appeared before a military court martial in the Ugandan capital Kampala.Dr. Besigye retired from the army nearly three decades ago, so it’s interesting he’s been charged in a military court.

Veteran Ugandan opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye has been kidnapped in Nairobi. His wife Winnie Byanyima said he is now in an Ugandan military jail. She said he was kidnapped last Saturday while he was in Nairobi for the book launch of Kenyan opposition politician Martha Karua.

They included 10 from Nigeria, 9 from Egypt and 7 from Ethiopia.

Bluesky appears to be gaining traction, but can it sustain the growth? I’ve recently joined and am curious to see how this plays out.

Feels like I’m starting all over again.