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
According to French media, President Macron will have to start thinking of survival options from Tuesday when PM Bayrou is expected to submit his resgnation. Macron now has several options – none of which he will find particularly appealing. He can choose a new prime minister – a nameContinue Reading
French lawmakers voted to oust Prime Minister François Bayrou Monday, plunging the country into a new political crisis and leaving it without a government at a time of increasing economic strain and geopolitical tensions. A total of 364 MPs voted against Bayrou and 194 voted for him after heContinue Reading
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has formed a new cabinet, replacing the heads of the foreign ministry, interior ministry and justice ministry, the president’s press service reported. Thus, the new foreign minister is Cheikh Niang, former Senegalese representative to the UN in New York. He replaced Yassine Fall, whoContinue Reading
As Malawi approaches its 2025 general elections, nearly every voter is weighing the economy more heavily than ever. With inflation eating into household incomes, shortages of essential goods, and rising debt burdens, the choices made at the ballot box are expected to hinge less on party loyalty and more onContinue Reading
