DIASPORA CONNECT ~ JUNE 21, 2025 [PART 1]

22 Jun 2025 - Several hundred armed men, many on motorbikes, attacked a Niger army base near the border with Mali, leaving at least 34 soldiers dead and 14 wounded, the Defence Ministry said.

22 Jun 2025 - At least eight people were killed Saturday when a hot air balloon with 21 passengers caught fire in southern Brazil, said the governor of Santa Catarina state, where the incident occurred.

22 Jun 2025 - Hazardous child labour persists across Kenya's arid counties where 30 pc of children work instead of attending school

22 Jun 2025 - Raila has lost so much capital by joining the government

22 Jun 2025 - ODM boss should present divorce papers to Ruto on grounds of infidelity to democracy

22 Jun 2025 - Demands for social justice and accountability could significantly influence the polls

22 Jun 2025 - Harvard University and the Trump administration have restarted talks to potentially settle the acrimonious dispute that led President Donald Trump to wage a far-reaching attack on the school and raised stark questions about the federal government’s…

22 Jun 2025 - Panama's government on Friday temporarily suspended some constitutional rights in the western province of Bocas del Toro hours after businesses and government offices were ransacked, following more than a month of protests and road blocks over a pension…

22 Jun 2025 - Former Nyeri Town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu has faulted former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for asking a section of Mt Kenya residents not to visit specific business premises. In a brief statement shared late on Saturday, June 21, 2025, Ngunjiri, who…

22 Jun 2025 - Israel said Saturday it had killed three more Iranian commanders in its unprecedented bombing campaign against the Islamic republic, which Foreign Minister Gideon Saar claimed had delayed Tehran's alleged progress towards a nuclear weapon by two years.