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Namibia: Agriculture Minister Dismissed Following Rape Allegations

Namibia's Minister of Agriculture has been dismissed after being accused of raping a 16-year-old girl five years ago. Mac-Albert Hengari was arrested on Saturday, suspected...
Politics
Romuald ANGORA
Ivory Coast

Côte d’Ivoire: Laurent Gbagbo expresses support for the PDCI after Tidjane Thiam’s removal from the electoral roll

During a meeting of the Central Committee of the African Peoples' Party–Côte d’Ivoire (PPA-CI) held this Saturday, April 26, 2025, in Abidjan, former Ivorian...
Politics
Romuald ANGORA
Ivory Coast

Côte d’Ivoire: Blé Goudé’s appeal against electoral disqualification rejected by Gagnoa court

The Gagnoa Court of First Instance has rejected the appeal filed by Charles Blé Goudé challenging his removal from the Ivorian electoral roll. The information...
Politics
Romuald ANGORA
Ivory Coast

Côte d’Ivoire – Tidjane Thiam’s removal: Government responds to court ruling

Amadou Coulibaly, spokesperson for the Ivorian government, addressed the removal of Tidjane Thiam from the provisional electoral roll during the weekly press briefing following...
Politics
Romuald ANGORA
Ivory Coast

Côte d’Ivoire – Tidjane Thiam’s removal from electoral roll denounced as political and unjust

Tidjane Thiam, the designated presidential candidate for the Democratic Party of Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI) in the upcoming October 25, 2025 election, has been officially...
Politics
Romuald ANGORA
Ivory Coast

Côte d’Ivoire: Excluded from the electoral roll, Tidjane Thiam vows to fight on

Tidjane Thiam, president of the PDCI-RDA, has not hidden his anger. In a solemn statement, he denounced the decision of a court of first...
Politics
Henri DUMAUD
Ivory Coast

Côte d’Ivoire: Tidjane Thiam removed from electoral roll

On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, the Abidjan Court of First Instance ordered the removal of Tidjane Thiam, President of the Democratic Party of Côte...
Politics
Romuald ANGORA
Benin

Benin: Véronique Tognifodé appointed Minister of Secondary Education

In Benin, Véronique Tognifodé has been appointed Minister of Secondary Education, succeeding Kouaro Yves Chabi, who passed away following a serious car accident. BeNews has...
Politics
Ifê Hayati de Varouze
World

USA: Elon Musk scales back promises of federal budget cuts

Three months after being appointed head of the newly created Ministry of Efficiency (nicknamed “The Doge”) by Donald Trump, Elon Musk is scaling back...
Politics
Henri DUMAUD
World

“Signalgate”: new damning revelations for Pete Hegseth

The Trump administration is once again at the center of controversy. This time, the spotlight is on Pete Hegseth, current Secretary of Defense and...
Politics
Henri DUMAUD

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