Africa

French prosecutors say a former Miss France has been charged in a long-running inquiry over the alleged ill-gotten wealth by the former president of Gabon, Omar Bongo and his family. Sonia Rolland has been charged with receipt of embezzled public funds for accepting an apartment from him in Paris worth…

Politics isn’t for the lily-livered, goes the saying. The originator of this aphorism probably meant the game isn’t for the honest lot who ascribe to meritocracy, those who may feel upset when merit is trampled upon, but the wheeler-dealers who bully their way to their desired positions/destinations. The events of…

Uganda’s state minister for foreign affairs has recently shed light on his country’s stance toward the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) and its efforts to assist Turkiye in eradicating the terror group from the region. Henry Oryem Okello’s remarks were part of an exclusive interview that also covered the Uganda-Turkiye Investment,…

Swedish and Finnish embassies in Zambia are facing a backlash in the country after raising the rainbow flag along with their own national flags on their premises on Tuesday. Same-sex relationships are outlawed in Zambia, where British colonial-era laws on homosexuality still apply. The Swedish embassy in Zambia tweeted the…

Uganda will pull out its troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in two weeks, the military said on Tuesday, following a joint operation against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels since December last year. Uganda blames the ADF for three suicide bombings in the capital Kampala on Nov.…

Thousands of Tunisians took to the streets in the capital, Tunis, on Sunday to protest against President Kais Saied’s political measures and rising food prices. A co-ordinator from the Citizens against the Coup coalition – one of the protest organisers – told the state broadcaster that they rejected the country’s…

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was chosen as Somalia’s new president on Sunday, returning to the helm for a second stint five years after he was voted out. Mohamud defeated the incumbent, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, in a runoff after three rounds of voting in an election that has been delayed for over…

Somalia will elect its next president on May 15, the presidential election committee announced on Thursday, with two former presidents among more than a dozen candidates expected to contest for the coveted position. The Federal Parliament of Somalia’s 15-member committee responsible for organizing the election released the schedule, asking candidates…

The authorities in Guinea say they will prosecute former President Alpha Condé for murder and other crimes committed during his time in office. Mr Condé, who is 84, was toppled in a military coup last September. A document from Guinea’s public prosecutor says he is among 27 former senior officials…

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres is due to meet the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, and government officials in the capital, Abuja, later on Wednesday. Mr Guterres is on a field trip in Borno state, where he is visiting UN agencies and humanitarian groups who have been helping thousands of families…