Kenya: President Ruto Suspends Four Electoral Commissioners Who Rejected His Win
Kenya's President William Ruto on Friday ordered the suspension of four independent electoral commissioners who disputed his win in the August presidential election and set up a panel to inquiry to investigate if they should be removed, the presidency said . This comes as the national assembly urges Ruto to form a tribunal against the Commissioners — Juliana Cherera, Justus...
Comoros Ex-Leader, Sambi Bags Life Imprisonment Over Treason
A former President of Comoros, an island nation off Mozambique, Ahmed Abdallah Sambi has been found guilty of treason for selling passports to people from the Middle East and sentenced life imprisonment by a state security court. The country's former leader was charged with treason and the court said it found him guilty of selling Comorian passports to people in...
Man, 85 Sets Self Ablaze In India Over Language Imposition
An octogenarian man burned himself to death in southern India in protest at what he called New Delhi’s attempts to impose nationwide usage of Hindi, a language mostly spoken in the north, police said Sunday. Language is an emotive issue in India where hundreds of languages and dialects are spoken, but English serves as the main official medium while state...
I Share In Your Pain, Putin Tells Mothers Of Soldiers Killed In War With Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday told a group of mothers whose sons are fighting in Ukraine that he shares the pain of those who have lost family members in the conflict. The meeting took place ahead of Mother’s Day, which Russia will mark on Sunday, and amid mounting anger from Russian soldiers’ families after a chaotic military draft. “I want...
After 43 Years In Office, Obiang Wins By 94 Percent As President Of Equatorial Guinea
President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has won his re-election bid for a sixth term as president of the West African country. Obiang received 94.9% of the votes cast, election officials announced on Saturday, putting turnout for the vote at 98%. The two opposing candidates, Andrès Esono Ondo and Buenaventura Monsuy Asumu, each received around 9,700 and 2,900 of...
Suspect In Pelosi Attack Was On Suicide Mission – Court
The man accused of attacking the husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer told police he also planned to target several other politicians as part of a “suicide mission,” according to court documents filed Tuesday. David DePape, 42, was arrested last week after he allegedly broke into the couple’s mansion intending to tie up Pelosi and break...
Protesters Celebrate Expulsion Of Rwandan Ambassador From DRC Over Alleged Ties With M23 Rebel
Dozens of demonstrators on Sunday expressed satisfaction over the expulsion of Vincent Karega, Rwanda's ambassador to the DRC after months of tensions and accusations of support for the M23 rebel group, an accusation Rwanda has repeatedly denied. The protesters on foot and on motorcycles, went around churches to call for a big demonstration gainst what they termed the Rwandan invasion,...
South Korea: Dozens Killed During A Stampede At Seoul Street Festivity
South Korean capital Seoul saw dozens of people getting cardiac arrest during Halloween celebrations as thousands crowded narrow streets in Itaewaon neighbourhood. Local authorities have said that 59 people were dead and 150 were injured. A fire brigade official said that more than 140 ambulances have been dispatched to the scene, AFP reports. Yonhap news agency reported that around 50 people...
Despite Debt Burden, Zambia Gets Fresh $275mn Loan From World Bank
The World Bank has approved $275 million in aid to debt-ridden Zambia to help it recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and spillover effects of the Ukraine-Russia war. “Zambia is in debt distress and needs a deep and comprehensive debt treatment to place public debt on a sustainable path,” the bank said in a statement on Wednesday night. In 2020 Zambia became...
34-Year-Old Captain Traore Sworn In As Burkina Faso Interim President
Ibrahim Traore, 34 has been sworn in as interim president of Burkina Faso, several weeks after Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was removed in a coup. At a ceremony on Friday, Traore pledged support for a transition leading to elections in July 2024 as he took the oath of office in the capital Ouagadougou under tight security. After taking the oath, Traore, dressed...
