Cameroon opposition leader to face legal action over alleged election unrest, government says Share
Cameroon’s Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji says opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary will face legal action over allegations he incited “violent post-election demonstrations”. At least four protesters have been killed during clashes between security forces and opposition supporters since Cameroon’s…
US revokes visa for Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka
“I want to assure the consulate… that I’m very content with the revocation of my visa,” Soyinka, a famed playwright and author who won the 1986 Nobel Prize for Literature, told a news conference. Soyinka previously held permanent residency in…
UK universities block Afghan students as visa rules tighten
Some UK universities have stopped accepting applications from students based in Afghanistan while others have imposed tighter restrictions amid growing concerns that the Home Office will revoke licences for institutions engaged in “risky” recruitment. Bournemouth University and the University of…
Heavy Russian cargo plane lands in Caracas amid US-Venezuela tensions
A Russian transport aircraft of a type linked to the country’s military and former Wagner mercenary group has landed in the Venezuelan capital over the weekend, signaling heightened Russian interest in the Latin American country. The Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft…
Popular Actor Confirmed Dead (PHOTOS)
Swedish actor and musician Björn Andrésen has died at the age of 70. Andrésen rose to international fame as a teenager in the 1970s following his breakout role in Luchino Visconti’s 1971 classic, Death in Venice, where he played the…
The State of Global Trade: WTO Director-General Shares Insights
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, at the Fortune Global Forum in Riyadh on Oct. 27, 2025. Fortune “I think it’s maybe understatement of the century to say that global trade is facing the greatest disruption in…
Mali closes schools due to fuel scarcity as militants enforce blockade
Mali has suspended schools and universities nationwide due to a severe fuel scarcity caused by a blockade on fuel imports imposed by Islamist insurgents. Education Minister Amadou Sy Savane announced on state television that all education institutions would remain shut…
Tanzania goes to vote in elections set to keep the same party in power for 7 decades
Tanzania’s governing party has been in charge for 64 years, for much of that time without any serious opposition. That looks set to be extended when Tanzanians go to the polls Wednesday in an election widely expected to be won…
Four killed in Cameroon protests as results due in contested election
At least four people have been killed during protests in Cameroon’s economic capital of Douala, authorities say, ahead of the official announcement of results in a highly-contested presidential election. The regional governor, Samuel Dieudonné Diboua, said police posts had come…
BREAKING:83 Years Old Alassane Ouattara has been declared winner of Ivory Coast’s 2025 presidential election
Alassane Ouattara has been declared the winner of the presidential election in Ivory Coast by a landslide. According to provisional results announced by the Independent Electoral Commission (CIE) on Monday evening, the 83-year-old won a fourth term as head of…