A troubling new United Nations finding has turned attention to a record ransom payment. UN monitors say an estimated $50 million ransom paid to free a hostage kidnapped in Mali in late 2025 has since helped fuel a wider al-Qaeda offensive across West Africa. This story matters for South Africans watching events unfold on the […]
At least three peacekeepers has been killed in the Central African Republic, this is coming in light of the forthcoming election in the country. The peacekeepers from Burundi were killed by gunmen prior to the December 27 election. On Friday, the UN mission in the nation said three Burundian peacekeepers were killed by equipped men […]
President of Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadera has reaffirmed his decision for the presidential and parliamentary elections in the country to proceed despite the security concerns in the country, the election is set to come of on December 27. Touadera was firmly protected by UN peacekeepers and different troopers as he waved to allies in […]
A court in Central African Republic has dashed the hopes of Francois Bozize, the court finished the candidacy of the former president of the country. President Faustin-Archange Touadera is the favourite to win the election on December 27. It’s additionally dismissed four different offers for the December 27 vote, leaving a field of 17 competitors […]