Dozens of Nigerian fishermen are feared dead after a Chadian army attack against jihadists on Lake Chad, a civilian militia member and a union official told AFP on Sunday.The militia member said the number of dead was unknown, as the operation on the vast expanse of water and marshland between Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad was still ongoing.But a Lake Chad fishermen's union official said: "Chadian fighter jets bombarded two islands. So far, 40 Nigerian fishermen have been missing and believed to have drowned from the strikes, according to fishermen who escaped."The militia member said Chadian fighter jets had been bombing islands controlled by Boko Haram on the Nigerian side of the lake since Friday, following a recent attack on its troops.He said there were "huge casualties" among the fishermen, who pay tax to Boko Haram to allow them to fish in the area.The bombing was concentrated on the jihadist stronghold of Shuwa island, where Nigeria, Niger and Chad meet on the lake, he added."Many people were killed," said Adamu Haladu, a fisherman from Baga, in northeast Nigeria."Most of those killed in the airstrikes are from the town of Doron Baga on the Nigerian shores of the lake and from Taraba state."It is not a secret that Nigerian fishermen pay tax to Boko Haram to have access to the remote island with a huge fish reservoir. Boko Haram ferry them on their boats to those islands and bring them back with their catch."Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger in 2015 reactivated a multinational force that was set up in the mid-1990s to combat jihadist groups operating around the lake.Niger left the regional force last year due to strained ties between the military government in Niamey and its neighbours. ©Citizen Digital, Kenya

Norwegian singer Jonas Lovv, representing Norway with the song 'Ya Ya Ya', poses at the opening ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 at the City Hall Square in Vienna, Austria on May 10, 2026. Photo by MAX SLOVENCIK / APA / AFPEurovision kicked off in Vienna on Sunday, with thousands of fans flocking to the city for events and music ahead of the song contest's grand final next weekend, with renewed calls for a boycott over Israel's participation.The Austrian capital is pulling out all the stops to host the 70th edition of the world's most-watched song contest, with many side events scheduled in the run-up to the final on May 16.On Sunday afternoon, it rolled out the carpet -- which at Eurovision is not red but turquoise -- to welcome a parade of the 35 delegations from participating countries, as part of a colourful opening ceremony."There is a lot of positive energy, people are smiling, they're very warm," Monroe, representing France, told AFP at the ceremony as people took selfies all around her.On the agenda: the best -- and worst -- from seven decades of the music competition on a giant screen in front of the neo-Gothic city hall, in a square turned into a secured area reserved for fans.The contest reaches more than 170 million people on television and online around the world, and its content generates billions of views across digital platforms.Finland is the heavy favourite this year, hoping to hit the jackpot with an entry pairing brooding singer Pete Parkkonen with radiant violinist Linda Lampenius.Instruments are usually pre-recorded but organisers, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), have made an exception to allow Lampenius to play live, according to the Nordic country's media.Hundreds of policeSpain, Ireland, Iceland, the Netherlands and Slovenia have decided to snub this year's edition in protest at Israel's participation.They have criticised Israel over its devastating bombardment of Gaza in retaliation for the October 7, 2023 attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.More than 1,000 artists or groups have also called for a boycott, including Peter Gabriel and Massive Attack.On Saturday, a pro-Palestinian demonstration took place in central Vienna, protesting Israel taking part. They were watched over by some of the several hundred police officers deployed for security until the event's finale.German Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer, who has said he will attend Eurovision, told the Augsburger Allgemeine news outlet that the boycott call against Israel made him "suffer". He said he had defended Israel taking part "at the highest political levels".The head of the Eurovision competition, Martin Green, said on Saturday that a warning was sent to Israel's participating broadcaster, KAN, telling it to cease putting out videos urging viewers "to vote 10 times for Israel"."Using a direct call to action to vote 10 times for an artist of a song is not in line with our rules nor the spirit of the competition," Green said in a statement.Eurovision has updated its rules to try to prevent artificially high public votes, after Israeli calls last year for viewers around the world to back its entry.Some countries are guaranteed a place in the final, regardless of the reception for their entries.Those slots go to Germany, France, Italy and Britain, which contribute the largest financial share to the European Broadcasting Union.Austria will also be on stage because local artist JJ won the previous edition. But this year, its contestant, Cosmo, is not expected to trouble the leaderboard. ©Citizen Digital, Kenya

The plane repatriating 26 Dutch national passengers of the MV Hondius cruise ship, where an outbreak of hantavirus has been detected, lands on the tarmac at Eindhoven Air Base International airport on May 10, 2026. Photo by ROB ENGELAAR / ANP / AFPA plane carrying evacuees from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius landed in the Netherlands on Sunday, passengers disembarking in seemingly good health and spirits, an AFP reporter saw.The flight from Tenerife, where the ship is moored, was carrying 26 passengers and crew, including eight of Dutch nationality, according to the Dutch foreign ministry.Wearing medical masks and carrying backpacks or large white plastic bags, the passengers left the black Airbus plane in small groups after a flight lasting just over three and a half hours.Escorted by airport staff, they walked into the military terminal, several even flashing a wave at the cameras. Many stopped to take photos of the plane or a selfie of them leaving.None required assistance to disembark or stroll the short distance to the terminal.All passengers will be in quarantine for around six weeks, according to authorities in the Netherlands.Netherlands residents would be transported home for home isolation while citizens of other countries will be taken to a "quarantine location," the foreign ministry said in a statement."Relieved that they are safely on their way after a period of uncertainty and that other passengers are travelling home via other routes," said Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen on X.Spanish civil protection chief Virginia Barcones told local radio there were also Belgian, Greek, German, Guatemalan and Argentine citizens on board the flight.A phalanx of German ambulances entered the airport minutes after the plane touched down.The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius ship has been at the centre of a global health scare after three passengers died amid a hantavirus outbreak.Two sick evacuees arrived in the Netherlands last week and are being treated in separate hospitals. They have both tested positive for the virus and are said to be in stable condition.No vaccines or specific treatments exist for hantavirus, which is endemic in Argentina, where the ship departed in April.But health officials have stressed that the risk for global public health is low and played down comparisons to the Covid-19 pandemic.Once everyone has been evacuated, the ship will sail with a skeleton crew to the Dutch port of Rotterdam, according to its operator Oceanwide Expeditions. ©Citizen Digital, Kenya

Kalonzo says Kenya’s selection as host should not be overly glorified.

The President said Nairobi Commuter Rail Line 5 will expand and upgrade key commuter rail corridors linking Nairobi to satellite towns such as Syokimau, Embakasi, Ruiru, and Kikuyu.

As Paris turns its attention to Kenya and East Africa in a subsequent search for an alternative, analysts question the French rediscovery.

Business France says about 3,000 participants are expected to attend the summit, including more than 30 heads of state, investors, entrepreneurs and business leaders. 

Arsenal are five points clear of second-placed City, whose 3-0 win against Brentford on Saturday had kept the pressure on the leaders.

President Macron also termed the relationship between Kenya and France as ‘balanced’.

The latest polls build on earlier direct elections held in Mogadishu and parts of South-West State, which authorities described as successful tests for Somalia’s broader democratic transition.

Gachagua warned that the ongoing silence from authorities could embolden the perpetrators.

The World Health Organization classifies environmental noise as the second most harmful public health hazard after air pollution. 

The elections took place against the backdrop of low-key opposition protests in Mogadishu, where only a small number of demonstrators turned up despite earlier fears of major unrest in the capital.

The former Kenyan international has overseen a remarkable turnaround at APS Bomet, guiding the team through a challenging stretch of the season with resilience and consistency.

Ruto and Guterres will break ground for the new conference facility and inaugurate the completed modern office buildings.

Macron hopes to highlight France's renewed relationship with the continent as a "report card on his Africa policy."

Canary Islands authorities have warned that the operation must be completed by Monday.

The explosion took place Saturday at the Las Quintas mine in Pueblo Viejo, a village in Cucunuba municipality, said Jorge Emilio Rey, the governor of Cundinamarca department.

Speaking during the Murang’a Youth Service graduation at Ihura Stadium, Kang’ata said anti-graft and security agencies are sometimes deployed against leaders under the guise of fighting corruption.

US President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran had "taken some shots" at the Panama-flagged vessel and urged South Korea to join American operations aimed at restoring normal shipping through the strait.

Speaking in Muhoroni Constituency during the burial of a union member, Atwoli said he would like to see Gachagua cleared by the courts to vie for the presidency, insisting he lacks the capacity to unseat President William Ruto at the ballot.

Qatar's defence ministry said the freighter had been arriving in the country's waters from Abu Dhabi and was hit by a drone northeast of the port of Mesaieed.

"The world will share this moment and that's how this tournament will begin," FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in a statement.

An army specialist team parachuted onto the island of Tristan da Cunha, Britain's most remote overseas territory, a defence ministry statement said.

Three passengers from the MV Hondius -- a Dutch husband and wife and a German woman -- have died, while others have fallen sick with the rare disease, which usually spreads among rodents.

Since SASSA only processes payments on business days, most beneficiaries will see their money between Monday, May 25 and Friday, May 29.

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