Col Mamady Doumbouya is seen as the new man in charge of Guinea after he led a unit of elite soldiers to seize power on Sunday. Announcing the military takeover, the 41-year-old
Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked 57 judges, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists. In a television address, he said he had given the judiciary multiple opportunities and warnings to “purify”
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Ugandan politician and speaker of parliament Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah died Sunday (March. 20) in Seattle at the age of 56, confirmed a statement released via the president’s official Twitter account. “Countrymen and
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Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has sacked six ministers, including the finance, in a major reshuffle announced by the president’s office. The announcement was made in a statement that did not offer any
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Yesterday’s defense walls may turn into today’s progress blockades. African nationalism was left in the hands of charismatic revolutionaries who upon getting at the helm, rejected all forms of progress and wanted
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A reported coup in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau has left many members of the security forces dead, its president says. Umaro Cissoko Embaló said the situation was under control, calling
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The military in Burkina Faso says it has seized power and overthrown President Roch Kaboré. The announcement was made on state television by an army officer, who cited the deteriorating security situation
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US President Joe Biden has said he thinks his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will “move in” on Ukraine, but does not want “full-blown war”. Asked at a news conference about the threat
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Leftist candidate Gabriel Boric has won Chile’s presidential election to become the country’s youngest ever leader. In what was expected to be a tight race, the 35-year-old former student protest leader defeated
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Today (Dec 16), voters in several local councils in Uganda are expected to pick new leaders to fill vacant positions. Yesterday, the Electoral Commission(EC) spokesperson Mr Paul Bukenya shared that today’s polls
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The US has announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in China – a move that has been heavily criticised by Beijing. The White House said no official delegation would
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