Africa

John Mahama was sworn in as the president of Ghana for a third term at a grand ceremony in the capital, Accra, on Tuesday, January 7th. The 66-year-old leader, who...

On Thursday, January 9th, South Africa’s Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie backed calls for a boycott of Afghanistan in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, scheduled for February 21st in Pakistan. The...

Zimbabwe has officially abolished the death penalty following President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s law signing on Tuesday, December 31st. After months of legislative discussions, the decision was supported by a vote in...

Protests erupted in Mozambique on Monday after the Constitutional Council decided to uphold the results of the country’s presidential elections that took place in October, much to the dismay of...

When Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba seized power in Burkina Faso in January of 2022, he promised to combat the growing insurgency that has plagued the nation for nearly a...

Burkina Faso’s military junta appointed a new prime minister on Saturday following its dissolution of the national government. According to reports by the Associated Press, Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem...

The Guardian has reported that the French military officially began its withdrawal from Chad on Tuesday, less than two weeks after the government announced it would be terminating its defense...

The French state nuclear firm Orano announced that military authorities have seized its uranium mining operations in Niger, according to BBC articles published last week. This marks the latest in...

On December 3, 2024, Namibia witnessed a historic moment as Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was declared the country’s first female president, securing 57% of the vote. However, the election was marred by...