Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual year-end press conference in Moscow on Friday, taking nearly 80 questions from domestic and foreign reporters and Russian citizens on a wide range of topics, including international relations, geopolitical landscape, and Russia’s economic and military development. The following are the key takeawaysContinue Reading
BEIJING — The annual Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from Wednesday to Thursday as Chinese leaders decided priorities for the economic work in 2026. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, deliveredContinue Reading
Moscow and Washington keep in touch, but there are no consultations on Ukraine, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday. “There are certainly contacts. But a process that could be called consultations — no, it’s not underway,” Peskov told reporters, commenting on potential consultations on achieving peace in Ukraine.Continue Reading
Tanzania’s opposition party CHADEMA has rejected the results of the presidential and parliamentary elections in the East African country. The organisation published a statement on social media. “The Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) strongly rejects the so-called election results announced by the National Electoral Commission. These resultsContinue Reading
The US president has praised his Russian and Chinese counterparts for being “tough” and “smart” US President Donald Trump has praised his Russian and Chinese counterparts as “very strong leaders,” calling Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping “tough,” “smart,” and “not to be toyed with.” Trump made the remarksContinue Reading
Tanzania’s general elections were conducted “with maximum transparency and in accordance with democratic principles,” according to a statement by the country’s Foreign Minister Mahmud Thabit Kombo. “The citizens of Tanzania peacefully exercised their constitutional right by casting their votes. And on 1 November 2025, the Independent National ElectoralContinue Reading
Patrick Herminie, candidate of the largest opposition party in Seychelles, the United Seychelles, has won the presidential election by garnering more than 50 percent of the votes, according to official results released Sunday by the country’s electoral commission. The official results showed that Herminie received 52.7 percent of the validContinue Reading
On Saturday, 11 October, a protest march organised by the opposition platform “United Front” will take place in Côte d’Ivoire ahead of the presidential election, the platform’s representative Habiba Touré announced. “All activists and supporters, as well as all Ivorians who aspire to justice, democracy and peace, are invitedContinue Reading
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu of France resigned on Monday less than 24 hours after forming his cabinet, catching the nation by surprise and making his government one of the shortest-lived in modern French history. President Emmanuel Macron’s office said in a one-sentence statement that Mr. Macron had accepted theContinue Reading
Senator Andrey Chernyshev, member of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy, proposed holding the third Russia–Africa forum in Equatorial Guinea. He made this statement during his speech at the round table “Russia – Africa: current challenges”, organised by African Initiative. “The summit in St Petersburg, held in 2023,Continue Reading
