International
Namibia faces election chaos as voting extended after ‘irregularities’
Namibia – Tensions are mounting in Namibia after a controversial extension of presidential and parliamentary elections into the weekend owing to “irregularities” that ...
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Namibia votes for new president, throwing up Nandi-Ndaitwah as possible first female leader
NAMIBIA – Voters waited in long queues outside polling stations in Namibia’s capital Windhoek on Wednesday morning to cast their ballots for a ...
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Sudan risks becoming a failed state amid escalating violence, starvation
War-torn Sudan faces the grim prospect of becoming another failed state as civil society disintegrates under the weight of widespread violence and a ...
International
Mondlane sets conditions for meeting with Mozambique’s president, Nyusi
Mozambique – Presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane has laid out strict conditions for attending a meeting with President Filipe Nyusi, including the immediate dismissal ...
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Catholic church rejects KSh 5.6 million donation from President Ruto, others
NAIROBI – Nairobi Archbishop, Philip Anyolo, has declined President William Ruto’s and other politicians’ donations to the Soweto Catholic Church. In a statement ...
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Gabon military junta claim new constitution has been overwhelming approved with 91.8% votes
GABON – Gabon’s military rulers have said that a new constitution has been overwhelmingly approved in a referendum, according to provisional results published ...
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Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah media head, security sources say
LEBANON – A Lebanese security source has said that Hezbollah spokesman Mohammed Afif had been killed in an Israeli strike Sunday in central ...
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Ghana’s electoral commission dismisses claims of waning public confidence ahead December polls
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has refuted claims of declining public trust in its operations ahead of the December 7, 2024, general ...
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Food poisoning among children prompts call for disaster declaration in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA – Following a surge in food poisoning cases affecting children, the Gauteng Executive Council has urged the South African government to ...
International
Equatorial Guinea official arrested in scandal involving s*x with high profile women, including presidential family
Equatorial Guinea’s Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF), Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested following allegations of recording more than 400 ...