Politics

CAR President Touadéra’s Health Sparks Concern

Authorities in the Central African Republic (CAR) issued a statement on Monday, June 23, 2025, ...

Rwandan Detains Opposition Figure Victoire Ingabire

Victoire Ingabire, a leading Rwandan opposition figure and outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame, was ...

France Plans Evacuation for Citizens in Israel and Iran

France is set to assist its citizens stranded in Israel and Iran amid a tense ...

France:Ex-President Stripped of Power

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of the Legion of Honor, France’s highest ...

Italy Signals 10-Year Plan for NATO Defense Spending

Italy needs at least a decade to meet NATO’s new defense spending targets, Foreign Minister ...

Togo Protests: Gnassingbé Faces Resignation Calls

Trump

Trump Nominates Grynkewich as NATO’s Top Commander

President Donald Trump’s administration announced on Thursday the nomination of U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General ...

Lungu

Zambia Mourns Former President Lungu

Zambia is in mourning following the sudden death of former President Edgar Lungu, who passed ...

Ghana

NAPO Confirms NIB Invitation Over Education Ministry Tenure

Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO, has confirmed that he was invited by the ...

Ivory Coast

Tidjane Thiam Barred from Ivory Coast Presidential Race

Ivory Coast’s opposition leader and former Credit Suisse CEO, Tidjane Thiam, has been excluded from ...

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