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Trump to host Venezuelan opposition leader sidelined by US

Washington –  US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Thursday with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, whose... Read more

15 Jan

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Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen as separatist leader flees

Mukalla – Yemen’s Saudi-led coalition attacked the home province of a UAE-backed separatist leader Wednesday after he was kicked... Read more

7 Jan

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Leader of Tunisia’s main union resigns

Tunis –  The head of Tunisia’s main labour union submitted his resignation on Tuesday, a union official told AFP,... Read more

24 Dec, 2025

Cameroon

Cameroon opposition leader flees to Gambia for ‘safety’ after vote

Banjul –  Cameroon’s opposition figure Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who contests the outcome of his country’s October election that returned... Read more

24 Nov, 2025

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Nigeria convicts Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu for ‘terrorism’

Abuja –  A Nigerian court on Thursday convicted Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu for “terrorism” after a legal drama... Read more

21 Nov, 2025

Countries

Nigerian president confirms general killed by jihadists

Lagos –  Nigerian President Bola Tinubu confirmed on Tuesday that jihadist forces had killed an army brigadier general, the... Read more

19 Nov, 2025

Countries

Guinean opposition leader to take exclusion from election to court

Conakry – Exiled Guinean opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo told AFP on Thursday he would file a complaint to... Read more

7 Nov, 2025

Countries

Guinea-Bissau leader launches campaigning in vote lacking main opposition

Bissau – Campaigning for Guinea-Bissau’s legislative and presidential elections officially started Saturday, as incumbent Umaro Sissoco Embalo rallied supporters... Read more

3 Nov, 2025

Countries

Guinea-Bissau opposition leader excluded from presidential vote list

Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s main opposition leader, former prime minister Domingos Simoes Pereira, was excluded from a provisional list of... Read more

14 Oct, 2025

Countries

Taiwan leader vows stronger air defences to counter ‘enemy threats’

Taipei – Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed Friday to speed up construction of a multi-layered air defence system as... Read more

10 Oct, 2025