President Oligui To Face Significant Economic Challenges
The newly appointed president of Gabon, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, faces significant obstacles as he assumes leadership of an oil-rich but indebted nation. The general was sworn in on Saturday after winning 94.85 percent in the April 12 vote in which international observers signalled no major irregularities. His victory followed a 19-month transition after he took power in a coup in...
Judge Orders Trump To Admit 12,000 Refugees Into US
President Donald Trump's administration's attempts to change American immigration policy were thwarted on Monday when a judge ordered the admission of about 12,000 refugees. The order clarifies the limits imposed by an appeals court ruling, which allowed the Trump administration to suspend the refugee admissions system, but said it must admit people already granted refugee status with travel plans to...
Trump To Visit Saudi Arabia
US President Donald Trump is due to meet the heads of state of six Gulf countries while on a visit to Riyadh later this month, a source close to the Saudi government told AFP on Sunday. Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates from May 13 to 16 will be the first foreign trip of his...
Oligui Sworn In As Gabon President
President-elect Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup that ended decades of Bongo family rule and won nearly 95 percent of the vote last month, took office in Gabon on Saturday. The general and former junta leader, who toppled Ali Bongo in August 2023, ending 55 years of dynastic rule by the Bongo family, officially takes the presidential reins after...
Cardinals Hold Ninth Meeting Ahead Of Vote For New Pope
The Vatican hosted the ninth of the Catholic cardinals' nearly daily meetings on Saturday in preparation for the election of a new pope. The closed-door “general congregations” allow them to discuss the challenges the successor to Pope Francis will face before they are locked into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday for the vote. Walking through crowds of pilgrims and journalists for...
Sierra Leone Battles Mpox Outbreak: Over 1,100 Cases, 9 Deaths As Vaccination Efforts Intensify
Sierra Leone is grappling with a sharp rise in mpox cases, with 1,140 infections and nine deaths recorded so far in 2025, the country's health ministry confirmed Thursday. This marks a significant jump from last week’s tally of 763 cases and six deaths, underscoring the fast-moving nature of the outbreak that prompted the government to declare a public health emergency...
South Korea’s Ex-PM Declares Presidential Bid
The former South Korean prime minister, Han Duck-soo, declared his intention to run for president on Friday, entering the race in a snap election brought on by the former president's impeachment. The June 3 vote will decide who replaces impeached former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office ov his ill-fated declaration of martial law in December that...
Russian Strikes Injure 31 In Ukraine
Russian strikes in Ukraine overnight injured over 30 people, one day after Kyiv and Washington signed a historic minerals agreement. Ukraine hopes the deal will pave the way for Washington to provide security pledges to the embattled country, which has been fighting a Russian invasion for more than three years. “Twenty-nine people were wounded as a result of a nocturnal attack...
Trump Hails Musk Amid Exit Plans
On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump stated that Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, could remain employed by the White House for as long as he desired, but that he understood the tycoon's desire to return to his business ventures. Musk said last month he will step back from his role as the unofficial head of the administration’s cost-cutting “Department...
Kamala Harris Blasts Trump’s Agenda As Long-Planned Power Grab In Defiant Post-Election Speech
In her first major address since November’s election loss, former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a blistering critique of Donald Trump and his allies on Wednesday, warning that their rapid political actions are part of a long-planned conservative strategy to reshape America for the wealthy and well-connected. Speaking to a packed audience at an event hosted by Emerge, a...
