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Chinese man jailed for attempting to smuggle 2,200 live ants out of Kenya
A Kenyan court has sentenced a Chinese man to jail and imposed a steep fine for attempting to smuggle more than 2,200 live ants out of the country. On Wednesday, the court ordered the man to pay 1 million Kenyan shillings (about $7,746) and also gave him a 12-month prison term for trying to transport live garden ants i...
Iran condemns US strikes as ‘gross violation’ of ceasefire
Iran says the US has committed a “gross violation” of the ceasefire with new air strikes it launched on the country in the past 48 hours. The US Central Command (Centcom) said Iranian missile sites and boats attempting to place mines had been targeted with what it called “self-defence strikes” in southern Iran on Monda...
South Africa has stabbed the continent in the back – Sammi Awuku on xenophobic attacks
The Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammi Awuku, has described the continued xenophobic attacks in South Africa as a betrayal of the African continent, saying the country has “stabbed Africa in the back” despite the support it received during the apartheid era. Speaking in an interview on Adom TV’s Badwam show,...
Kingsley Agyemang calls for stronger human rights education across Africa
The Vice-Chair of Parliament’s Human Rights Committee and Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Kingsley Agyemang, has called on African countries to intensify efforts to educate citizens on human rights and empower them to understand and defend their freedoms. Speaking after leading members of the committee to a con...
Oil price falls back to pre-Iran war levels
The price of oil has fallen to levels not seen since before the Iran war as traffic through the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route gradually resumes. Global benchmark Brent crude briefly fell below $72.48 (£55) a barrel, the price it was at the day before the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on […]
11 killed, 19 injured in fire at foster care facility in Algeria
Eleven people have died and 19 others have been injured following a fire outbreak at a foster care facility in Algiers, the capital of Algeria. The country’s civil protection department said firefighters were still working to contain the blaze as of 06:50 local time (05:50 GMT) on Thursday. Authorities have not yet dis...
SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.5 AI model
SpaceXAI has introduced Grok 4.5, the latest version of its artificial intelligence model, designed to handle tasks including coding, research, writing and routine knowledge-based work. The company said the new model is built to improve efficiency and reduce costs, claiming that it offers twice the token efficiency of...
FIFA defends World Cup referees after Egypt complaints
FIFA has defended the integrity of its World Cup referees following complaints from Egypt over officiating decisions in their Round of 16 defeat to Argentina at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) called on FIFA to remove the match officials and investigate two controversial decisions made...
Australia’s richest person must share part of her mining fortunes, court rules
Australia’s wealthiest person, Gina Rinehart, must part with some of her riches, a court has ruled in a high-profile dispute over her mining empire. Worth an estimated A$38bn (£20bn; $27bn), Rinehart inherited the iron ore ventures of her father in 1992, before going on to develop mines in the mineral-rich Pilbara regi...
‘I thought I was going to die’ – Venezuelans describe earthquake panic
When the ground beneath Venezuela started violently rocking on Wednesday evening, Verónica feared the walls of her Caracas apartment would bury her. “I thought I was going to die,” she told BBC Mundo. She was at home celebrating a national holiday with her mother when tremors from two earthquakes hit the city, seconds...
‘I was tortured and lost my hand’ – Student’s struggle to get an education in Nigeria
At the age of 13, Ovey Friday was accused of witchcraft by his stepmother and taken to a traditional shrine in the central Nigerian state of Nasarawa, where he was tortured. By the time a neighbour alerted police, and he was taken to hospital, the damage was irreversible. “The herbalist brought charcoal, put something...
AfDB, UNFPA sign landmark agreement to boost maternal health and Africa’s economic transformation
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with the African Development Bank aimed at transforming maternal health systems and accelerating Africa’s economic development through investments in women and young people. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Afr...