Category: Foreign
Opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi wins DR Congo Presidential poll
Opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi has won the Democratic Republic of Congo’s tightly contested presidential vote, the electoral commission says. Provisional...
Update: World Bank President steps down
The World Bank Group president, Jim Yong Kim, on Monday announced he would be stepping down from his position effective February 1. Mr Kim’s announcement is coming...
AU condemns abortive coup in Gabon
The coup attempt in Gabon earlier Monday has been aborted, the Garbonese government has announced. A group of soldiers attempted to overthrow ailing President Ali Bongo...
CPPM says no to military takeover in Gabon, demands return to democracy
A civil society organization in Nigeria, the Committee for the Protection of Peoples Mandate (CPPM), has condemned in the strongest terms, the reported military takeover...
Situation under control, rebels seized, says Gabon govt
The government of Gabon declared that it was in control after an attempted coup by army rebels Monday and that it had arrested most of those involved. “Calm has...
Just in: Military overthrows Gabonese President
Military officers in Gabon have seized the national radio station calling for the need for national restoration, the Reuters news agency reported on Monday. The soldiers...
American govt shutdown: US visa applicants in Nigerian lose millions
While the American government experiences a shutdown for about ten days running, the country’s embassy in Abuja has apologised to Nigerians seeking...
Video: Happy New Year 2019 in Australia, New Zealand
Sydney has counted down the final minutes of 2018 and has welcomed in the New Year. Happy New Year Australia 🎉! Sydney has counted down the final minutes of...
Kenya in hot soup, may forfeit port to China over debt
“Exim Bank would become a principal over KPA if KRC defaults in its obligations and the Chinese bank exercises power over the escrow account security,” so says a...
Human heart terminates flight
A commercial flight from Seattle to Dallas was forced to turn back after stewards realized a human heart had not been offloaded for clinical use. Southwest Airlines was...
