It is the giant African harvester ant queens, which are large and coloured red, that are most prized by international ant collectors – one can fetch up to £170 ($220) on the black market, which tends to operate online. @WycliffeMuia
https://t.co/XtA1WpCeFZ
File under bizarre news!
A Chinese national has been arrested in Kenya's main airport accused of attempting to smuggle more than 2,000 queen garden ants out of the country. @WycliffeMuia
https://t.co/2mcX2JmDmG
It’s #Fugu day in #Ghana.
Ghana declares Wednesday 'Fugu Day' to promote traditional outfit after online mockery. @BBCAfrica@WycliffeMuia
https://t.co/kJOzg0f9wC
Deeply concerned by the situation in Tanzania, including reports of deaths & injuries during demonstrations.
I call on all to exercise restraint, reject violence & engage in inclusive & constructive dialogue to prevent further escalation.
The @UN stands ready to support efforts aimed at fostering dialogue, strengthening democratic governance & promoting sustainable peace in Tanzania.
Raila Odinga was a true champion of democracy. A child of independence, he endured decades of struggle and sacrifice for the broader cause of freedom and self-governance in Kenya. Time and again, I personally saw him put the interests of his country ahead of his own ambitions. Like few other leaders anywhere, he was willing to choose the path of peaceful reconciliation without compromising his core values. Through his life, Raila Odinga set an example not just for Kenyans, but across Africa and around the world. I know he will be missed. Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to his family and to the people of Kenya.
Hello, my name is Bishop Sarah Mullally.
I'm deeply honoured to have been called to serve as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Malawi's President Lazarus #Chakwera concedes defeat in last week’s presidential election, clearing the way for his predecessor Arthur Peter #Mutharika to return to power #Malawi#malawidecides2025
Aid workers on donkeys have delivered the first humanitarian supplies to survivors of a landslide that reportedly killed hundreds of people in a remote mountain village in Sudan's western Darfur region. @WycliffeMuia
https://t.co/QsplvgVWLH
INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHI RAJI’UN
The family has announced the passing of the former President, Muhammadu Buhari, this afternoon, in a clinic in London.
May Allah accept him in Aljannatul Firdaus, Amin.
Signed.
Garba Shehu
13 July 2025
US President Donald Trump brandished a stack of articles that he claimed documented a "genocide" taking place against white people in South Africa. But one was a blog post featuring a photo from the Democratic Republic of Congo https://t.co/tX5PzD3CSb
In this special coverage of the danger posed by the encroachment on wetlands to the life of the most treasured bird in Uganda, the Crested Crane, Wycliffe Muia, makes a critical case of the traditional Ganda conservation practices to protect such species.
His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, dies in Lisbon, Portugal, at 88.
#DRC President Felix Tshisekedi warns of escalation and vows "resistance", says "a vigorous response is underway" against #M23 assault on #Goma
He has also called on the Congolese people to enlist in the army.
"The DRC will not bend, the DRC will not retreat. I swear to it.”