Airlink Cancels Upcoming Rugby Stadium Flyby Amid Regulatory Scrutiny Over Low-Altitude Stunt
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Airlink Cancels Upcoming Rugby Stadium Flyby Amid Regulatory Scrutiny Over Low-Altitude Stunt

The regional airline responsible for a controversial low-level formation flight over a packed Cape Town stadium has pulled the plug on a planned encore performance. Officials cited adverse weather forecasts as the official reason for grounding the upcoming display, which was scheduled ahead of Saturday’s rugby clash between South Africa and New Zealand in Johannesburg. […]
Madagascar’s Ex-Senate President Sentenced to Hard Labor Over Deadly Protest Crackdown
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Madagascar’s Ex-Senate President Sentenced to Hard Labor Over Deadly Protest Crackdown

Madagascar’s former Senate president, Richard Ravalomanana, has been handed a 10-year sentence of hard labor for his alleged involvement in the violent suppression of youth-led protests that ultimately led to the collapse of the previous government last year. A court in the capital, Antananarivo, found Ravalomanana, a retired general and close associate of former President […]
Nigeria’s EFCC Fires Over 40 Personnel in Internal Anti-Corruption Sweep
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Nigeria’s EFCC Fires Over 40 Personnel in Internal Anti-Corruption Sweep

Nigeria’s anti-corruption commission has taken decisive internal action by dismissing more than 40 staff members over the past three years due to allegations of corruption and financial misconduct. The sweeping dismissals underscore a strict internal accountability push within the country’s primary financial watchdog. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Ola Olukoyede revealed the figures […]
Algeria Moves to Impose Death Penalty for Arson Following Deadly Wildfires
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Algeria Moves to Impose Death Penalty for Arson Following Deadly Wildfires

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has directed the justice ministry to draft legislation that would reinstate the death penalty for individuals convicted of intentionally starting forest fires. This directive follows a devastating series of wildfires across the nation’s north-east that resulted in at least 12 fatalities and widespread destruction of property and infrastructure. While capital punishment […]
Travel Chaos in Nairobi: Strike at Kenya’s Main Airport Strands Hundreds of Passengers
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Travel Chaos in Nairobi: Strike at Kenya’s Main Airport Strands Hundreds of Passengers

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya, has been plunged into travel chaos as a nationwide strike by aviation workers entered its second day. The industrial action, primarily driven by air traffic control staff demanding improved working conditions and the fulfillment of a previously negotiated agreement, has left hundreds of travelers stranded. As one […]