Tanzania’s recent unrest has reached a new level of chaos: civilians have broken into police uniform stores and are now appearing in full combat gear, making it impossible for officers to distinguish between armed civilians and legitimate security forces. The breakdown began after the disputed general election, when protests over the exclusion of the two…
A violent attack hit a community in southern Kaduna: bandits struck Damakasuwa, Kauru Local Government Area, on the morning of 1 November 2025, killing five residents and leaving many others with serious injuries. Sources told SaharaReporters that the assailants rode in, shooting sporadically and hacking victims to death, including minors, and the bodies of the dead were recovered…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Osho Adebiyi, sentenced 19‑year‑old teacher Abdullahi Abbass to life imprisonment for raping a 9‑year‑old male pupil. Abbass, a class teacher at a school in Kwali Area Council, lured the boy after school on 19 March 2025, took him to a nearby street and raped him anally….
Former Buhari aide Bashir Ahmad has warned that “Nigerians are battle ready to defend our country,” reacting to the United States’ escalating deportation moves. Ahmad, a former special assistant to ex‑President Muhammadu Buhari, posted the comment amid rising tension over President Donald Trump’s renewed crackdown on undocumented immigrants, which now lists 3,690 Nigerians for possible removal….
Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has announced the dissolution of the country’s Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI). In a July 2025 decree, the junta declared the commission “a waste of money,” citing its annual cost of about $870,000 and accusing it of being vulnerable to foreign influence. The move was broadcast on state television, with Minister of…