Haiti Prime Minister Resigns After President’s assassination
Haiti’s interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph, who has run the country following the assassination of president Jovenel Moise, will step down and a new government will be formed with Ariel…
Floods Leave At Least 126 Dead In Europe
The death toll from devastating floods in Europe soared to at least 126 on Friday, most in western Germany where emergency responders were frantically searching for missing people. Unsuspecting residents…
South Africa Unrest Death Toll Rises To 32
A further 22 people have died during unrest raging in South Africa, a provincial official said on Tuesday, taking the national death toll from days of violence to 32. The…
Violence erupts over jailing of former South Africa leader Zuma
South African police have arrested 28 people and one of the country’s biggest highways remained closed over violent protests against the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. Protests erupted this…
Zuma hands self over to police, starts serving jail term
SOUTH Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, who has been in police detention since Wednesday night as he starts a 15-month prison sentence for contempt, will be eligible for parole after…
Zambia’s Founding Leader Kaunda Laid To Rest
Zambia’s founding leader Kenneth Kaunda was laid to rest at the country’s presidential burial site on Wednesday despite an 11th-hour bid by some of his relatives to block the interment.…
My constitutional rights were abused, says Zuma as surrender deadline nears
Ex-South African President, Jacob Zuma on Sunday told hundreds of supporters camped outside his home that his rights had been violated as a deadline approached for him to surrender to…
Zuma loyalists vow to make South Africa ‘ungovernable’
Hundreds of supporters of former president of South Africa Jacob Zuma remained camped outside his home on Sunday vowing to render the country ungovernable if he is jailed. After historically…
Cardinal, 9 Others, To Be Tried In Vatican Over Alleged Fraud
An influential Cardinal and nine others will be tried within the Vatican’s legal system over alleged financial wrongdoing, the Holy See announced Saturday. Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who was one…
South Africa’s Zuma In Legal Battle To Avoid Jail Term
South Africa’s ex-president, Jacob Zuma, on Friday, mounted a last-ditch legal bid to avoid prison after the country’s top court ordered him jailed for failing to appear before graft investigators.…
UK bans Binance cryptocurrency exchange
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, from operating in the country. The financial regulator on Saturday said Binance…
UEFA Scraps Away Goals Rule In All European Club Competitions
UEFA said on Thursday it will scrap the away goals rule for all of its club competitions from next season in favour of extra time and a penalty shootout. Introduced…
UAE Lifts Travel Ban On Nigeria As Emirates Resumes Flights
The United Arab Emirates has finally lifted the travel ban on Nigeria, paving the way for the resumption of flights between the two countries. Flights were suspended since March following…
Iran’s Raisi Elected President With 61.95% Of Vote
Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was declared the winner Saturday of Iran’s presidential election, a widely anticipated result after many political heavyweights were barred from running. Raisi won just shy of…
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s first president, dies aged 97
Kenneth Kaunda, the founding president of Zambia, has died at the age of 97. The former president’s death was announced by Zambian media on Thursday afternoon. He was on Monday…