Kenya Flood Demise Toll Rises to 66 After Heavy Rains
No less than 66 folks died in Kenya after heavy rains induced widespread flooding over the previous week, police stated. Nairobi skilled extra in a single day rainfall however no new fatalities. Flash floods occurred after rivers burst their banks, flooding properties and damaging roads, energy strains and water infrastructure. The heavy rains additionally induced each the Nairobi River and Ngong River to overflow, triggering riverine flooding in close by neighbourhoods. Rescue groups saved 11 folks after a minibus taxi grew to become trapped in rising water. Two kids had been rescued from a flooded home in Kilimani. Authorities have urged residents in low-lying areas to maneuver to safer floor, and greater than 2,000 folks have needed to depart their properties to hunt shelter. President William Ruto stated emergency meals and medical help had been being delivered to affected communities.
Sassou Nguesso Set for One other Time period in Congo-Brazzaville Vote
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Denis Sassou Nguesso is anticipated to safe one other five-year time period as president of the Republic of the Congo. Six candidates are contesting within the election, however the principle opposition is split and largely absent. He has campaigned on safety, infrastructure improvement and financial progress pushed by oil and gasoline. Nevertheless, critics and rights teams accused the federal government of suppressing opposition figures and mismanaging state oil revenues. Sassou Nguesso, who first got here to energy in 1979 and returned after a civil warfare in 1997. He ranks as one in every of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, together with Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro Obiang Nguema and Cameroonian President Paul Biya.
Opposition Chief Bobi Wine Says He Fled Uganda Fearing for His Life
Ugandan opposition chief Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly referred to as Bobi Wine, left Uganda after January’s disputed election as a result of he fears for his life. He stated President Yoweri Museveni’s authorities wished to eradicate him. He stated supporters sheltered him whereas he remained in hiding earlier than leaving the nation. He repeated that the election was rigged in favour of Museveni, who has been in energy since 1986. Wine additionally stated the president’s son, army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba, of threatening him on-line. Museveni, 81, has dominated Uganda since 1986 and is now in his seventh time period as president.
Madagascar Appoints Anti-Corruption Chief as Prime Minister
Mamitiana Rajaonarison has been appointed as the brand new Prime Minister of Madagascar. This comes after President Michael Randrianirina dismissed the earlier prime minister and cupboard. Randrianirina stated the nation wanted a pacesetter with integrity because it confronted a turning level. Rajaonarison beforehand headed the Monetary Intelligence Unit (SAMIFIN), which tackles cash laundering and illicit monetary flows. He additionally held senior roles on the Anti-Corruption Bureau (BIANCO). His appointment comes because the nation enters a interval of political uncertainty. Interim president Randrianirina, a colonel who took energy after the nation’s Gen Z protests in October final 12 months, promised a string of reforms and has courted nearer ties with Russia. A brand new structure is to be drafted in 2026, with presidential elections scheduled for 2027.
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South African Province Circumstances of Foot and Mouth Illness Rise to 179
The North West Division of Agriculture and Rural Growth has introduced an increase in confirmed circumstances of Foot and Mouth Illness (FMD) throughout the province. The division alerted communities, farmers, and stakeholders that infections had climbed to 179. The Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality stays probably the most affected, with 58 circumstances, adopted by the Bojanala Platinum District with 53, the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District with 35, and the Ngaka Modiri Molema District with 33. Authorities stated the rise signalled the pressing want for stronger motion to guard the livestock sector. Greater than 53,000 animals have already been vaccinated utilizing doses of the Biogenesis Bago FMD vaccine. The division stated vaccination efforts are intensifying, with extra animals anticipated to be vaccinated within the coming weeks as one other batch of vaccines arrives.
