International
Nigeria’s president calls for end to protests against economic hardship, as 13 reportedly dead
NIGERIA – Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, on Sunday called for a suspension of protests against a cost of living crisis, saying this would ...
International
Slim prospects for peace as DRC-Rwanda ceasefire comes into effect
Two and a half years of fierce fighting between factions have displaced an estimated 5.7 million people across the provinces of North Kivu, ...
International
Russian mercenary commander, 20 others reportedly killed by rebels in Mali ambush
MALI – A commander in a Russian mercenary group has been killed in Mali following an attack by rebel fighters during a sandstorm, ...
International
Number of dead in Ethiopia’s landslide reaches 229, searches continue
ADDIS ABABA – Rescuers, aided by drones, continued a desperate search on Wednesday for possible survivors of devastating landslides in southern Ethiopia that ...
International
Uganda: Museveni’s 40 years’ rule gets rude shock, as dozens detained in Kampala protests
Dozens of people have been detained in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, following anti-corruption protests that defied an official ban. Around 60 individuals, including ...
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At least 50 bodies pulled from mud after southern Ethiopia landslide
ADDIS ABABA – At least 50 bodies were reportedly pulled from the mud on Monday following two landslides in southern Ethiopia, a local ...
International
Breaking! Biden succumbs to pressure, withdraws from November race, backs Harris
President Joe Biden has succumbed to mounting pressure regarding his health and announced that he would not seek re-election in the November 5 ...
International
Opposition calls President Ruto’s cabinet change ‘cosmetic,’ as six former ministers retained
KENYA – Kenyan Opposition figure, Kalonzo Musyoka, has called the country’s Cabinet change “cosmetic,” saying nothing would change as long as the William ...
International
Kagame reportedly secures 99% vote, set for another term, bringing total rule to 29 years
RWANDA – Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame is set to extend his 24-year rule by another five years in a landslide victory, according to ...
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Kagame expected to extend his rule, as Rwandans vote in election with evident muzzling of opposition
KIGALI – Voters in Rwanda lined up at polling stations on Monday to elect their next president, with 66-year-old incumbent Paul Kagame, who ...