President Paul Kagame has won 99% of the vote in provisional results from Monday’s presidential election in Rwanda, electoral authorities said, an outcome that was widely expected as the country’s long-time ruler aims to extend this three-decade grip on power. Kagame’s opponents — Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and independent candidate Philippe […]
Donald Trump has named US Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate, further elevating the Ohio Republican who has adopted the former president’s populist agenda after years of pointed criticism of Trump. “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume […]
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ruled as inadmissible, three of the four grounds of a suit filed by the son of a deceased Ghanaian seeking to hold the country liable, for among other things, failure to investigate the disappearance of his father, one of the 50 West Africans killed by a Gambian para-military unit […]
A small landlocked African nation playing in the big league: with military might, image branding and political influence, Rwanda under President Paul Kagame has become a major strategic player with tentacles spread far and wide. De facto leader since the 1994 genocide and running for a fourth term as president in elections Monday, the iron-fisted […]
Former President United States Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. A barrage of gunfire set off panic, and a bloodied Trump, who said he was shot in the ear, was surrounded by Secret Service […]
Rwandan President Paul Kagame wrapped up his reelection campaign Saturday, two days before voting takes place on Monday. The incumbent faces two opponents who say he has overstayed. Kagame tells reporters that his supporters want him to run for another term. At a news conference following his last campaign rally, Rwandan President Paul Kagame told […]
Mali’s military junta on Wednesday said it would allow political parties and associations to resume their activities. The announcement by the council of ministers came three months after activities were suspended, purportedly to safeguard public order. At the time, political parties were protesting against the military government’s decision to stay in power beyond a March […]
The combination of climate change and a growing world population may threaten global food security. As the United Nations marks World Population Day, changes in agriculture, especially in Africa, may be the only way forward. The global population is expected to grow over the next 60 years, from 8.2 billion today to 10.3 billion in […]
Kenyan President William Ruto dismissed most of his cabinet Thursday, firing everyone except his foreign affairs ministers. The dismissal follows weeks of protests that were triggered by proposed tax hikes, and transformed into calls for Ruto to remove allegedly corrupt and non-performing ministers. Speaking at the State House on Thursday, Ruto said the country’s recent […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed landed in Port Sudan, the new seat of Sudan’s government Tuesday for a meeting with army ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Abiy’s office said the visit was part of the Ethiopian leader’s efforts to find “sustainable solutions for Sudan’s stability”. The Rapid Support Forces took the capital of Sennar state in late […]
