President Paul Kagame celebrated his 68th birthday on October 23, 2025, with widespread praise from Rwandans and regional figures for guiding the country from post-1994 genocide recovery to an economic powerhouse boasting 8% annual GDP growth and the world’s highest proportion of women in parliament at 61%. Tributes poured in on X from leaders and citizens as Kagame marks a new year, highlighting Kagame’s leadership in fostering unity, stability, and advances in health, education, and digital innovation. Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) Muhoozi Kainerugaba wrote: “Happy birthday Paul Kagame. May you have many more....

Tech billionaire and X CEO Elon Musk, shared tips on Thursday for users to mute specific words, phrases, and emojis to filter spam from timelines and notifications. He also advised restricting direct messages and calls to verified or followed accounts to reduce unsolicited interactions. The features have been praised for its cleaner feeds

A cement-laden truck from Dangote Group suffered brake failure on a steep hill near Adekunle Ajasin University in Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, crashing through the main gate and killing eight people, including five adult males, two adult females, a male child, a pregnant woman, and a student, around 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The Federal Road Safety Corps—FRSC– confirmed the instant fatalities amid chaos involving pedestrians and vehicles. FRSC Sector Commander in Ondo State, Samuel Ibitoye stated that the truck ran into a barricade near Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, before crashing. “No fewer than eight people died — five males, two...

The United State Treasury Department in a bid to force Moscow into ceasefire deal, on Wednesday sanctioned Russia’s largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, to cut off revenue funding the war in Ukraine Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent while calling for cesefire in a statement wrote: “Now is the time to stop the killing and for an immediate ceasefire. Given President Putin’s refusal to end this senseless war, Treasury is sanctioning Russia’s two largest oil companies that fund the Kremlin’s war machine. “Treasury is prepared to take further action if necessary to support President Trump’s effort to end yet another war....

Chess’s international governing body said Wednesday it’s considering disciplinary action against a former Russian world champion who persistently leveled unproven cheating allegations at Daniel Naroditsky in the year leading up to the American grandmaster’s death. The Charlotte Chess Center in North Carolina, where Naroditsky trained and worked as a coach, announced his death Monday. He was 29. The cause of death has not been made public. Russian grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik, who held the world title for several years in the early 2000s, began accusing the California-born pro of cheating in online chess last October. He continued to share his suspicions on social media over the past...

For Donah Falia and the other young people whose weeks of protests paved the way for Madagascar’s military coup last week, the change at the top has brought no immediate relief to their lives. The 20-year-old accounting student still has to wait in line for hours to get water from a tank in his neighborhood on the outskirts of the capital, Antananarivo, because the taps at home generally only work at night, and sometimes not even then. The job market is just as dry. “For us, personally, there is no answer here yet. I still don’t see any hope for us,” Falia...