Onyinye Ogbuka, Author at The World Politics

Tanzanian National Extradited to U.S. in Mexican Cartel Arms Case

Adam Abdulrahman Suleiman from Tanzania was arrested in the USA and then forcibly taken back to the United States to face the charges of...

Nigerian Military Conducts Air and Ground Operations Against Armed Gangs

From August 6 to 8, the Nigerian military carried out synchronized air and land maneuvers, as a result of which, a large number of...

Rwanda Launches National Digital Identification System

Rwanda has installed a nationwide digital identification system that is state-of-the-art in biometric technology. On public registration started August 7, 2025, with the collection of...

WFP Introduces New Food Distribution System for Refugees in Kenya Amid Aid

The World Food Programme has converted a new cash-based food aid system in Kenya’s Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps. This adjustment follows a reduction of...

Ivory Coast Protesters Call for Opposition Leaders to Join Presidential Race

Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s largest city, was the scene on August 12, 2025, of a march through the streets by hundreds of demonstrators demanding the...

Infant Death Sparks Renewed Debate Over Female Genital Mutilation in The Gambia

An infant just brought into this world in The Gambia has passed away due to female genital mutilation (FGM), which has ignited widespread anger...

Herdsman and Two Pupils Die in Separate Lake Victoria Drowning Incidents

On Tuesday, August 13, 2025, three people lost their lives in separate drowning incidents on Lake Victoria in Siaya County, Kenya. The three accidents...

Malian Authorities Arrest Dozens of Soldiers Over Alleged Coup Plot

Malian security personnel arrested dozens of soldiers who were planning to overthrow the ruling military junta in the capital city of Bamako. Both current and...

Ugandan Indicted in U.S. Over Arms and Drug Trafficking Allegations

On July 30, 2025, a U.S. federal indictment that was unsealed accuses former Lieutenant Michael Katungi Mpeirwe and his four companions of conspiring to...

Congo Forms New Cabinet Amid Intensifying Eastern Security Crisis

The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced a new government on August 8, 2025, which still includes Prime Minister Judith...

South African Court Approves Repatriation of Former Zambian President’s Body

An African court in South Africa has decided that Zambia is allowed to bring back the body of the previous President Rupiah Banda. It...

Kenya Medical Aircraft Crashes in Residential Area, Six People Killed

On August 7, 2025, an AMREF Flying Doctors medical aeroplane went down in a residential area near Nairobi, killing six people. The Cessna Citation...

Sudan Military Says It Destroyed UAE Aircraft Carrying Colombian Mercenaries

On August 6, 2025, Sudan’s military local time 03:11 AM said they destroyed an aircraft at Nyala Airport in South Darfur barring that it...

Zambia Rejects U.S. Health Warning Following Copper Mine Spill

Government Rejects US Embassy Warning Over Mining Disaster in Copperbelt. The health warnings issued by the U.S. Embassy are turned down by the Zambian...

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