Keir Starmer recently asked people to watch his keir starmer live press conference strait of hormuz crisis, scheduled for April 1, 2026, at 9:00 AM. The announcement, which was shared on X, quickly gained traction, and 10 Downing Street also amplified it, highlighting the importance of the address amid rising global tensions. Why This Press […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) set up a regional military force called the Monitoring Group. Its main goal was to bring peace and stability back to West African countries that had been affected by civil wars and political unrest, highlighting the Nigeria ECOMOG missions cost in sustaining such efforts. ECOMOG was at […]
The Biden administration is finalizing a rule Tuesday that will end the inclusion of medical debt on credit reports and ban lenders from using certain medical information in loan decisions. The rule will also remove an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million people, the Consumer Financial Protection […]
The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin, becoming the third Western leader to meet the Russian President since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago. Mr Fico, a vocal critic of the European Union’s support for Kiev during the war, said they had […]
Reports of massive destruction are coming from Mayotte after a 100 year hurricane slammed over the French archipelago Saturday wreaking havoc that one local compared to an atomic explosion with hundreds if not thousands of feared victims. Mayotte is located in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa just west of Madagascar. It […]
At a debate held on Friday, three African politicians vying for the leadership of the African Union outlined their strategies for strengthening regional security in the context of ongoing conflict and political upheaval. Raila Odinga (Kenya), Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (Djibouti) and Richard Randriamandrato (Madagascar) are all candidates for the presidency of the 55-member African Union. […]
With 2024 drawing to a close, it’s time to start planning your holidays, especially as 2025 offers exciting long weekends all year round. Here’s a month-by-month look at the long weekends that await you: January 2025: Long weekend We begin with a long weekend in January, from 12 January (Sunday) to 14 January (Tuesday), which […]
Clashes have broken out in a town in southern Somalia between forces of the country’s federal government and regional troops from the state of Jubbaland, amid escalating tensions following a disputed regional election. Officials on both sides said the fighting, which lasted for hours in the town of Raskamboni on Wednesday, had subsided by midday. […]
A football stadium in southern Guinea was the scene of a devastating tragedy on Sunday when 56 people, including several children, were killed in a stampede following clashes between supporters, reports the Associated Press. The incident occurred during the final match of a local tournament between the Labe and Nzerekore teams at the Nzérékoré stadium. […]
BBC News Africa reported that the abduction of youth leader, Abdul Nondo of ACT Wazalendo, tortured and dumped at Coco Beach in Dar es Salaam marks a rising political intolerance in Tanzania. The attack happened within days of the local polls and underlines increasing signs of political vigilantism and attacks on the opposition. Nondo was […]
Following a disagreement over an election in the area, the government of Jubaland state which is semi-autonomous in Somalia announced on Thursday that it was suspending communication and collaboration with the Somalia federal government. In an election held Monday, Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe, the regional president of Jubaland, one of Somalia’s five semi-autonomous republics that […]
The cabinet of the Federal Government of Somalia convened a special meeting this evening,chaired by Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre, to address crucial issues concerning theregional state of Jubbaland. The meeting resulted in a landmark resolution on the legality ofthe recent electoral processes in the region.The Cabinet’s deliberations were guided by the country’s interim constitution, […]
The leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chadema, Freeman Mbowe, has been released on bail after being arrested on Friday, just days before the local elections scheduled for 27 November. On Saturday, Chadema announced its release via the social media platform X, stating: ‘President Freeman Mbowe (…) and other leaders detained at Vwawa police station […]
Senegal’s ruling Pastef party has won a resounding victory in the legislative elections, taking130 of the 165 seats in parliament, according to provisional results.This victory gives the newly elected president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a clear mandate tocarry out the ambitious reforms promised during the campaign. These include fightingcorruption, reorganising the fishing industry and maximising the […]
The trade volume between Türkiye and 54 African countries has grown sevenfold, reaching $37 billion from 2003 to 2023, Yılmaz said after a meeting with Lesotho’s Prime Minister Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane in Ankara. Highlighting Turkish investments in Africa, Yılmaz said investors from his country have contributed approximately $10 billion to the continent. He also emphasized […]
Billionaire tech entrepreneur Musk, who has called for major spending cuts, has been chosen alongside biotech investor Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ (Doge). This acronym is a nod to Musk’s favourite crypto-currency, Dogecoin. President Trump said the two would act in an advisory capacity and that the Doge would not […]
Somaliland voters came to the polls on Wednesday to elect a president as the breakaway Somali region seeks international recognition after three decades of de facto self-rule. With more than 2,000 polling places almost 1 million voters are anticipated to cast ballots on Wednesday with some 28 international observers spread across the country.. Voters were […]
On Friday, November 8th the biggest hospital in Maputo announced that clashes with thepolice on Thursday resulted in the deaths of at least three persons in the capital ofMozambique. It also added that 66 people had been hurt during the police clashes.The military of Mozambique has been sent in as a result of protest being […]
William met with volunteers at the National Maritime Rescue Institute station in Simon’sTown, near Cape Town, before boarding the boat for the short trip to Kalk Bay harbour.Wearing sunglasses and a bright red waterproof jacket, William appeared on the upper deckof the rescue boat as it pulled away from Simon’s Town, the site of South […]
Following elections in which the party that had ruled the diamond-rich nation for almost 60years suffered a historic setback. Botswana’s new president took office on Friday in asmooth handover of power.Three days after the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) was ousted from power in theelections, a 54-year-old human rights attorney Duma Boko was sworn in during […]