Egypt is due to host Friday a high-level Hamas delegation for talks aimed at putting an end to the nearly 12-week war with Israel that has devastated the Gaza Strip. …
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Trump blocked from Republican presidential primary in Maine
The US state of Maine on Thursday blocked former president Donald Trump from its Republican presidential primary ballot, the second state to disqualify him over his role in the January …
Read More »Dead and injured as Russia pummels Ukrainian cities with missiles
Russia launched a wave of missile strikes on Friday across Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, killing at least two people and wounding 18, officials said. The post Dead and injured …
Read More »Burkina Faso opposition leader goes missing
Burkina Faso’s former foreign minister-turned-opposition-leader has been missing for three days after being taken away from his house by people who said they were police, his party said on Wednesday. …
Read More »Michigan Supreme Court rejects bid to remove Trump from 2024 ballot
The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal from a group of voters in the state who challenged former President Donald Trump’s candidacy for the presidency under the Constitution’s …
Read More »Police prevent election protest in DR Congo capital
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa prevented protesters from assembling Wednesday, AFP reporters saw, after a demonstration against last week’s elections was banned. The post Police prevent …
Read More »Fifteen killed in tanker crash in Liberia
At least 15 people were killed when a tanker truck exploded after crashing in central Liberia, the police said on Tuesday. The post Fifteen killed in tanker crash in Liberia …
Read More »Nigerian Lawmaker urges DR Congo opposition to accept ‘free and fair’ election results
A ranking member of Nigeria’s Federal Parliament, the House of Representatives and chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu, has congratulated the President of …
Read More »DR Congo bans protests against election ‘irregularities’
The DR Congo government said Tuesday that it will outlaw an opposition-led demonstration planned for Wednesday to protest alleged “irregularities” in last week’s elections. Five opposition presidential candidates informed the …
Read More »Militants kill 3 in Uganda Christmas Day arson attack
Militants from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) jihadist group burned a grandmother and two children to death on Christmas Day in western Uganda, local officials said Tuesday. The attack in …
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