Guinea Bissau rocked by coup, president’s arrest
Bissa – Military officials in Guinea-Bissau said they had seized “total control” of the coup-prone west African country Wednesday,... Read more
27 Nov, 2025
Taiwan’s president to propose $40 bn in extra defence spending
Taipei – Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Wednesday his government will propose $40 billion in additional defence spending over... Read more
26 Nov, 2025
Bosnian Serbs elect dismissed firebrand’s ally to replace him: partial results
Banja Luka – Bosnian Serb voters on Sunday elected an ally of their dismissed leader Milorad Dodik to replace... Read more
24 Nov, 2025
Honduras presidential election campaign ends in hail of accusations
Tegucigalpa – The three main presidential candidates in Honduras traded fraud accusations as they wrapped up campaigning on Sunday... Read more
24 Nov, 2025
Coup-prone Guinea-Bissau votes to elect new president, parliament
Bissau – Voters in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau cast their ballots Sunday to pick a new president, hoping to turn the... Read more
24 Nov, 2025
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
South Sudan’s Salva Kiir dismisses VP Benjamin Bol Mel
Juba – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Wednesday dismissed vice-president Benjamin Bol Mel, who was slated to be... Read more
13 Nov, 2025
AU mission says Tanzanian election was ‘compromised’
Nairobi – African Union election observers said late Wednesday that the integrity of Tanzania’s recently concluded elections was “compromised”,... Read more
6 Nov, 2025
Guinea junta chief officially enters race for president
Conakry – Junta leader Mamady Doumbouya officially entered Guinea’s presidential race Monday, submitting his candidacy for the December 28... Read more
4 Nov, 2025
WATCH | Mbeki blasts SA’s ‘broken’ presidential election system: ‘They never asked if I was fit to lead’
Johannesburg – Former president Thabo Mbeki has criticised South Africa’s system of electing its president, calling it “wrong” because... Read more
3 Nov, 2025
