Senegal's parliament has passed a vote that restores the right of two key opposition figures, Khalifa Sall and Karim Wade, to run in the upcoming presidential election. The vote allows indiv… Read More
Gabon's main opposition leader, Albert Ondo Ossa, has claimed that the recent coup in the country is a "family affair" and a "palace revolution" aimed at keeping the ruling Bongo family in p… Read More
Police in Ethiopia's Tigray region used batons and made arrests to prevent opposition supporters from gathering and protesting against the ruling party, the TPLF. The Tigrayan parties had ca… Read More
In Somalia, women engineers are breaking barriers and defying stereotypes in the male-dominated construction industry. Faduma Mohamed Ali and Fathi Mohamed Abdi are among the few women worki… Read More
Demonstrators gathered outside the United Nations complex in New York to protest various injustices. People from different countries and backgrounds voiced their support for causes such as t… Read More
Spain's right-wing opposition leader, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, fell short of the absolute majority needed to become prime minister, receiving 172 votes in favor out of the… Read More
Pro-Kannada and farmers' organizations have called for a statewide bandh (shutdown) in Karnataka on September 29 to protest the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The bandh is expected… Read More
Voters in Eswatini, Africa's last absolute monarchy, have begun casting their ballots in legislative elections. The 500,000 registered voters will select 59 members of the lower house of par… Read More
The jailed leader of Tunisian opposition party Ennahdha, Rached Ghannouchi, 82, began a hunger strike on Friday (Sep. 28) to protest his detention and express support for other “politi… Read More
A group of 11 presidential candidates in Madagascar were denied permission to hold a pre-campaign launch rally at the Palais des Sports in the capital, Antananarivo. The applicants had attem… Read More
Legislative elections in Eswatini are unlikely to bring about political change as the country's parliament holds only an advisory role in the last absolute monarchy in Africa. Human rights l… Read More
The Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa's main opposition party, has launched a voter registration drive in Gauteng province ahead of the 2024 elections. The party aims to unseat the ruli… Read More
Eswatini’s government on Monday hailed the “free and fair” election of 51 male and 8 female MPs to the lower house of parliament. The 59 MPs were elected on September 29 in… Read More
Several hundred opposition protesters in Ghana's capital Accra rallied to denounce the country's economic crisis and called for the resignation of the central bank governor, Ernest Addison… Read More
The Sphere, a high-tech music venue in Las Vegas, received positive reviews after its opening. However, plans to open a second Sphere in London have faced opposition from local residents. Co… Read More
Abir Moussi, the leader of Tunisia's main opposition party, the Parti Destourien Libre (PDL), has been arrested outside the presidential palace in Carthage. She had come to lodge appeals aga… Read More
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing growing disunity within his Conservative government, with ministers and faction leaders expressing disapproval of his leadership. This rebellion comes… Read More
Security forces in Madagascar fired tear gas to disperse an opposition rally on Saturday, injuring former president Marc Ravalomanana. The rally was organized by several candidates hoping to… Read More
DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has submitted his candidacy for a second term in office, joining a crowded list of presidential hopefuls including opposition heavyweights and a Nobel P… Read More
The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for assembly elections in five states - Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana, and Mizoram. The polling will take pla… Read More
The Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha member, Raghav Chadha, defended AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan amid ongoing raids by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Chadha accused the central agencies of bein… Read More
The Saskatchewan government will introduce Bill 137, the Parental Bill of Rights, and invoke the notwithstanding clause, which would prevent any judicial review of the legislation. The bill… Read More
A judge in Senegal has overturned the removal of opposition figure Ousmane Sonko from the electoral rolls, allowing him to stand as a presidential candidate in February 2024. Sonko's lawyers… Read More
Egyptian opposition politician Ahmed al-Tantawi has withdrawn from the presidential race, citing harassment and arrests by the authorities. Although he gained significant support after chall… Read More
Ilebaye, the Big Brother Nigerian All-Stars winner, has openly defended her claim to the coveted title despite opposition from some netizens.
She recently declared that her triumph was a mir… Read More
Poland's upcoming election on October 15 will have significant implications for its relationship with the European Union (EU) and Ukraine. The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, seeking a t… Read More
As Taiwan's presidential elections approach, the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) Lai Ching-te, the incumbent vice president, faces no significant challenge from the opposition. Efforts… Read More
The Wisconsin Senate has approved a bill, sponsored by Republicans, that would ban gender-affirming surgery for minors. Democratic Governor Tony Evers has stated that he will veto the measur… Read More
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has asked the newly-confirmed chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, not to use him as an example in the anti-co… Read More
Paris has handed over classified files to a commission of historians from both Cameroon and France, as part of an effort to uncover the often overlooked history of colonization in Cameroon… Read More
The Biden administration has eased sanctions on Venezuela's oil sector in response to a deal between the government and opposition parties for the 2024 election. The new general license allo… Read More
Hong Kong police have arrested former pro-democracy member Derek Chu on suspicion of breaching the city's mandatory pension law. Chu, who resigned in 2021 before being forced to take an oath… Read More
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has announced that he is resuming his hunger strike, which he had previously paused in September. Sonko, who is a candidate for the 2024 presidenti… Read More
Protests have erupted across the Middle East as the death toll in Gaza continues to rise due to Israeli strikes against Hamas. Thousands have taken to the streets to express their anger and… Read More
The Cambodian government has rejected an application by a group of students and intellectuals to form a new political party for the second time. The Ministry of the Interior provided no clea… Read More
Poland's recent election result, which saw the incumbent Law and Justice (PiS) party win the highest percentage of the vote but opposition groups set to form a parliamentary majority, could… Read More
Liberia's primary opposition candidate, Joseph Boakai, is engaging smaller political parties in anticipation of a likely run-off against incumbent George Weah. Provisional results from 99.5%… Read More
Opposition candidates in Madagascar have held a rally in the capital denouncing the "illegitimate electoral process" ahead of the presidential elections. The "Collective of Eleven" oppositio… Read More
Venezuelans are participating in a primary election organized by the opposition to choose a candidate for the 2024 presidential election. The primary is seen as an exercise in democracy as t… Read More
A 40-year-old man and his son's mother-in-law died by suicide in Hardoi, India after jumping in front of a train. The man and the woman were allegedly having an affair and had eloped last mo… Read More
The Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral commission has released a provisional list of 24 candidates who have registered for the presidential elections on December 20. The candidates sti… Read More
Republicans have selected Rep. Mike Johnson as their latest nominee for House speaker after their previous pick, Rep. Tom Emmer, withdrew due to opposition from former President Donald Trump… Read More
Lawyers representing the losing side in Nigeria's presidential election petition have expressed their dissatisfaction with the Supreme Court ruling which dismissed their petition and affirme… Read More
Koko Zaria, whose real name is Ganiyu Ayinde Oyedepo, is a prominent Nigerian figure in the entertainment industry. At 53, he has established himself as an actor, producer, and millionaire e… Read More
Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is expected to be confirmed as the U.S. ambassador to Israel on Tuesday. President Biden nominated Lew in September amid strained relations between the U.S… Read More
Ghana's ruling party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), held primaries to elect its candidate for the 2024 presidential ballot. Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia is expected to win the party's ca… Read More
Ghana's Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia, has been elected as the ruling NPP party's candidate for the 2024 presidential election. Bawumia won 61.4% of the votes, defeating his nearest rival… Read More
Members of Parliament will vote on a motion from the federal Conservatives today, which calls for the carbon price to be exempted from all forms of home heating, not just heating oil. Conser… Read More
Leandro Trossard and Bukayo Saka scored as Arsenal claimed a comfortable Champions League victory over lacklustre Sevilla.
Trossard, who started as number nine with Gabriel Jesus and Eddie N… Read More
Russian artist and musician Sasha Skochilenko is facing an eight-year prison sentence for protesting against Russia's war in Ukraine. Skochilenko was arrested in April 2022 for spreading fal… Read More
The Kremlin is confident that Russian President Vladimir Putin will win the 2024 presidential election if he chooses to run for another term. Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin's press secretary, st… Read More
At least 16 people, including four policemen, were injured in violent protests at the Stade des Bareas in Madagascar's capital, Antananarivo. The demonstrations were organized by the opposit… Read More
A police sub-inspector in Rajasthan, India, has been arrested and sacked after being accused of raping a minor girl. The officer, Bhupendra Singh, was suspended on Friday and his termination… Read More
Opposition demonstrators in Madagascar clashed with police just days before the presidential elections. The protestors, numbering in the hundreds, claimed that the electoral process was bias… Read More
House Speaker Mike Johnson is optimistic about bipartisan support for a "laddered" continuing resolution to fund the government, which could prevent a government shutdown. He is meeting with… Read More
Despite opposition calls for a boycott, people in Madagascar voted for a new president. Incumbent President Andry Rajoelina had support in areas, while opposition neighborhoods saw fewer vot… Read More
During the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, U.S. President Joe Biden described his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping as "candid and constructive," but emphasized that… Read More
Observers from the EU and ECOWAS have praised Liberia for the peaceful conduct of its second round of presidential elections. Opposition candidate Joseph Boakai is currently leading with 50… Read More
The news article discusses the ongoing violence in Gaza and the power of poetry to connect with emotions that news accounts often fail to do. It highlights the high civilian death toll and t… Read More
Senegal's Supreme Court has overturned a ruling that allowed jailed opposition figure Ousmane Sonko to run in the 2024 presidential election. The court ordered a retrial of the case, stating… Read More