The Africana Voice

10/01/2025

The prosecution alleged that Kabila maintained ties with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and helped enable murder, r**e, torture, and the occupation of Congolese territory.

KINSHASA, Congo (TAV) — A military court in Kinshasa on Sept. 30, 2025, sentenced former Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph Kabila to death in absentia, convicting him of treason, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. The ruling, unprecedented in Congolese history, came after pro...

09/30/2025

South Africa’s Ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa, has been found dead outside the Hyatt Regency hotel in Paris.

According to reports, the diplomat had booked a room on the 22nd floor, where a shattered window was later discovered. France’s media suggest the possibility of su***de, though investigators have not ruled out other circumstances.

South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation has confirmed his death, stating that a formal investigation by French authorities is underway.

09/27/2025

Former Google executive Mo Gawdat and AI safety pioneer Dr. Roman Yampolskiy argue that the development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), AI that can perform any intellectual task a human can, is not a distant sci-fi concept but an imminent reality, arriving as early as 2027. And with it, they forecast a period of unprecedented disruption.

In the span of just one month, two of the world’s most prominent AI thinkers delivered a one-two punch of dire warnings on the Diary of a CEO podcast. With nearly 10 million combined views, their message is clear: humanity is racing toward an AI abyss, completely unprepared for the economic and so...

09/27/2025

The report, released September 16 by the UN Human Rights Council's Independent International Commission of Inquiry, concluded that Israel has carried out four of the five genocidal acts defined under the 1948 Genocide Convention: killing, causing serious bodily or mental harm, inflicting life-destroying conditions, and preventing births.

A United Nations commission has found “reasonable grounds” that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, citing mass civilian killings, starvation, systematic destruction of infrastructure, and attacks on reproductive health facilities. The war began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas militants storme...

09/27/2025

The Trump administration on Friday ordered a one-hundredfold increase in fees for new H-1B visas, raising costs from $1,000 to $100,000 per application. White House officials later clarified that the drastic fee hike will apply only to new applicants, not to current H-1B holders or renewals

WASHINGTON (TAV) — In a shock move, the Trump administration on Friday ordered a one-hundredfold increase in fees for new H-1B visas, raising costs from $1,000 to $100,000 per application. White House officials later clarified that the drastic fee hike will apply only to new applicants, not to cur...

09/27/2025

Kenya’s tally of seven golds, two silvers and two bronzes placed it behind the United States, which topped the standings with 16 golds and 26 medals overall.

TOKYO, Japan (TAV) — Kenya finished second at the 2025 World Athletics Championships with 11 medals, sweeping every women’s middle- and long-distance title from the 800m to the marathon, including the steeplechase, even as the men faltered. Kenya’s tally of seven golds, two silvers and two bro...

09/27/2025

The mask ban is part of a broader legislative package Newsom described as a response to "lawless immigration raids and arrests" during Donald Trump's presidency. His office highlighted new protections for children and patients in sensitive public spaces.

LOS ANGELES, California (TAV) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a groundbreaking law Sept. 20 that prohibits most law enforcement officers, including ICE agents and other federal officers, from concealing their faces while on duty. “Immigrants have rights and we have the right to stand up an...

09/27/2025

Mutharika’s return is steeped in irony. Only five years ago, he was driven out of office after Malawi’s Constitutional Court annulled the results of the 2019 election, in which he had initially been declared the winner.

BLANTYRE, Malawi (TAV) —Peter Mutharika, 85, has reclaimed Malawi’s presidency, defeating incumbent Lazarus Chakwera, 70, in a stunning comeback that underscored voter frustration with economic decline but also raised pointed questions about political memory. Mutharika secured more than 56 perce...

09/27/2025

By extending recognition, leaders in Europe and North America hope to pressure Israel to accept this arrangement as the only viable path to ending the decades-long conflict.

GAZA CITY, Gaza (TAV) – Palestinians across Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank welcomed recent announcements by Western governments recognizing Palestinian statehood, though many voiced skepticism that the moves would improve their daily lives amid ongoing war, according to reporting from the...

09/27/2025

Washington has stunned the world by raising the application fee for the H-1B visa, the program that for decades allowed foreign professionals to power Silicon Valley, to an eye-watering $100,000 per petition. Beijing, in contrast, has announced a brand-new K Visa that promises to make entry and residence easier for international professionals in science and technology.

In 2025, the battle for global talent is no longer fought quietly. The world’s two largest economies, the United States and China, are reshaping their immigration systems in ways that could redefine where the brightest minds of the future choose to live, work, and innovate. Washington has stunned ...

09/27/2025

Prosecutors revealed that the boys were in Kenya illegally, compounding the charges they may face. Beyond immigration violations, the state intends to press them with counts of damaging a national symbol and causing a disturbance at a public gathering.

A viral video showing two Somali youth hurling the Kenyan flag to the ground, stomping on it, and rubbing it on the crotch has ignited a wave of outrage nationwide. The incident unfolded on Sept. 20 during a CAF Confederation Cup match at Nyayo Stadium between Kenya Police FC and Mogadishu City Club...

09/08/2025

It was a crisp August Wednesday mid-morning in Berlin when I climbed the steps of the Berliner Dom, the 19th-century cathedral that looms over the city’s historic centre on the eastern edge of Museum Island. Tucked inside its vast stone walls, among echoing corridors that once served faith, now si...