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Former Renault-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn faces another international arrest warrant as French investigators intensify their efforts to bring him to justice. A source close to the case revealed that a second warrant was issued in April by a Paris investigating magistrate after Ghosn failed to appear for charges filed against him last year, including corruption. […]
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir declared on Tuesday that the long-awaited elections, originally scheduled for next year, would proceed as planned, confirming his intention to run for the presidency once again. Salva Kiir, a revered guerrilla commander, has been at the helm of the nation since it gained independence from Sudan in 2011. South Sudan, […]
Relief swept Senegal and its foreign allies on Tuesday after President Macky Sall said he would not seek a contested third term in office, a move that defused fears of further deadly protests. A flood of reaction at home and abroad welcomed the announcement from Sall that after “long consideration” he had decided against running […]
Patrice Motsepe, the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has stepped in to address a dispute between the South African women’s national team and the country’s football association, according to a source familiar with the matter. The 61-year-old, who hails from South Africa, is set to disclose details of his intervention in Johannesburg […]
Hundreds of Israelis gathered today at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv to voice their opposition to the government’s proposed legal reform, which has sparked widespread controversy. Protesters blew horns, banged drums, and held up signs reading “Democracy will win,” as they blocked the access of vehicles to the airport’s main international arrival and […]
The neighboring country where he was undergoing a routine medical check-up, the Zulu king, Misuzulu Zulu, vehemently denied rumors of poisoning and asserted that he is in good health. The 48-year-old monarch, who assumed the throne last year following the passing of his father, Goodwill Zwelithini, found himself embroiled in a contentious dispute over royal […]
Senegal’s President Macky Sall, known for his soft-spoken demeanor, surprised the nation on Monday with his announcement that he would not seek a controversial third term in office. Despite his calm demeanor, observers suggest that Sall possesses an underlying stubbornness and hidden fire. Cheikh Yerim Seck, author of a book on life in Senegal under […]
Tthe interior ministry of France announced on Tuesday that the level of violence during overnight protests had significantly decreased by half within a span of 24 hours. This comes after a week of intense riots triggered by the fatal shooting of a teenager by the police during a routine traffic stop. According to official reports, […]
President Macky Sall has officially declared that he will not seek a third term in office. His decision, which was made public during a televised address, puts an end to widespread speculation about his political ambitions and is expected to assuage fears of democratic backslide in the West African nation. President Sall, in his address, […]
Ousmane Sonko, a prominent opposition leader in Senegal, has urged the public to gather in large numbers before President Macky Sall’s highly anticipated speech. The address, scheduled for Monday, is expected to reveal whether Sall will seek a controversial third term in office. Expressing his concerns on social media Sunday night, Sonko emphasized the importance […]
A unique “drive-through” recycling initiative has emerged, allowing motorists to exchange empty bottles and cardboard for cash. The country has been grappling with waste management issues, with overflowing landfills, illegal burning of waste at informal dump sites, and rubbish floating in the Mediterranean Sea. The economic collapse that has persisted for three years has taken […]
Former US vice president Mike Pence and British ex-prime minister Liz Truss on Saturday gave their backing to an exiled Iran opposition movement, slamming Western “appeasement” of Iran’s clerical authorities. They addressed a meeting outside Paris of the People’s Mujahedin (MEK) group outlawed by Tehran, as thousands of supporters of the group staged a rally […]
Israelis protested again on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial reform plans, days after he said he had dropped a key provision in the controversial project. The demonstrators have kept up the pressure with weekly rallies against Netanyahu, who returned to power last December at the head of a coalition with ultra-Orthodox Jewish […]
Russia’s war in Ukraine has had a “corrosive” effect on Russian President Vladimir Putin, CIA Director William Burns said Saturday, with discontent over the conflict creating a “once-in-a generation opportunity” for the spy agency. Speaking at the Ditchley Foundation in the UK, Burns called Putin’s invasion of Ukraine “the most immediate and acute geopolitical challenge […]
Nestle is stepping up its project to combat deforestation in Ivory Coast caused by the growth of cocoa farming, bringing cocoa trading companies directly on board. Ivory Coast is the world’s largest cocoa producer, at 40 percent of the global market. The west African country had 16 million hectares of forest in the 1960s — […]
Young Moroccan women are bringing new and inclusive energy to the centuries-old art of Gnaoua, a spiritual musical repertoire traditionally reserved for men. Also known as “tagnaouite”, it gained worldwide recognition after it was listed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage in 2019. “Why shouldn’t women be part of this dynamic?” asked Asma Hamzaoui at […]
A passion for snooker has swept Iran in recent years, a trend fans attribute largely to the country’s first internationally renowned star Hossein Vafaei, known as the “Persian Prince”. Ever more enthusiasts in the Islamic republic have taken to the cue sport played on a billiards table, and Tehran last week hosted an Asian regional […]
Israel has approved buying a third squadron of advanced F-35 fighter jets manufactured by Lockheed Martin in a $3-billion deal, the defense ministry said on Sunday. Israel is the only Middle East nation with F-35s, the world’s most advanced fighter which is stealth capable and can be used to gather intelligence, strike deep into enemy […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked French leader Emmanuel Macron for sending light combat tanks to Kyiv, and Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov was filmed riding in one. But a Ukrainian commander says the highly mobile AMX-10 RC infantry fighting vehicles — sometimes described as light tanks — are “impractical” for front-line attacks, claiming one four-man crew […]
Fierce fighting between the forces of rival generals shook the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Sunday as disease and malnutrition threatened the rising number of displaced. Khartoum residents said they were shaken awake by warplanes and “violent fighting” between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Witnesses told […]