Somalia: Uncertainty Surrounds Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s Potential 2026 Candidacy
Will Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud step down at the end of his term? The question remains unanswered, according to Africanews.
Reelected in 2022 for...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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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...