Foreign Affairs

Opposition presidential candidate, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, has announced plans to publish ‘original’ polling station reports to prove his victory in Cameroon’s October 12 presidential election. He said this while challenging early trends that favor incumbent President Paul Biya. In a statement released Sunday, Tchiroma said, “To ensure transparency and prevent any manipulation, our campaign team will, in the coming hours, …

Before last weekend, if you’d have asked about Col Michael Randrianirina on the island of Madagascar, you’d have got a lot of blank looks. In just three days, however, he has become arguably the most powerful person in country. Randrianirina’s sudden ascent began on Saturday, when as the head of Madagascar’s elite CAPSAT army unit, he drove with his troops …

Muslim scholars visiting the Vatican Apostolic Library are being accommodated with prayer spaces, its Vice Prefect has confirmed. Fr Giacomo Cardinali, Vice Prefect, said in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica that Muslim academics had requested a small area in which to pray, and the library had agreed. “Some Muslim scholars have asked us for a room with …

Half of all Conservative Party members do not want to see Kemi Badenoch leading the Tories into the next General Election, according to a bombshell new poll. The poll by YouGov found 46 per cent think the current Tory leader should stay in place when the country next goes to the polls, while 50 per cent say she should not. …

Britain’s unemployment rate has edged up to the highest level in over four years, official data showed Tuesday, adding to the country’s economic strains ahead of the government’s annual budget. The rate reached 4.8 percent in the three months to the end of August — the highest level since the first half of 2021, the Office for National Statistics said …

Madagascar’s military has taken charge of the African island nation, an army colonel announced on Tuesday, after a rising Gen Z-led protest movement peaked over the weekend. “We have taken the power,” Colonel Michael Randrianirina of the army’s CAPSAT unit said on national radio. The military was dissolving all institutions except the lower house of parliament, Randianirina said, shortly after …

Cameroon’s opposition candidate, Issa Tchiroma, declared victory late Monday in the country’s October 12 presidential election, calling on President Paul Biya to accept defeat and “honour the truth of the ballot box.” “Our victory is clear. It must be respected,” Tchiroma said in a speech posted on his Facebook page from his hometown of Garoua in northern Cameroon. “The people …

President Donald Trump ​has again voiced his worry about missing out on eternal salvation, saying he is not positive about going to paradise. Speaking aboard Air Force One on Sunday, ​​the president ​told reporters that he does not think “there’s anything going to get me in heaven.” “I’m not sure I’m going to be able to make heaven​, but I’ve …

Seychelles’ main opposition leader, Patrick Herminie, has emerged victorious in the country’s presidential election, defeating incumbent President Wavel Ramkalawan in a tense runoff that ended years of ruling party dominance. According to official results released by the Electoral Commission, Herminie secured 52.7% of the vote, while Ramkalawan trailed with 47.3%, marking a stunning political upset in the Indian Ocean island …

The White House has accused the Nobel Prize committee of choosing politics over peace. It said this while protesting the decision to grant the peace prize to Venezuelan activist, María Machado. Announcing the award in Oslo on Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee commended Machado for her “tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle …