The annual Nelson Mandela lecture 2025 saw UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, speak about the theme of occupation and enhancing peace. The lecture, meant to have prominent people address social issues, ha...
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Djibouti's parliament unanimously decided on Sunday to lift the age limit for presidents of the country, which was fixed at 75 by the constitution. This allows current president Ismail Omar Guelleh, 77, to re-run in next year's elections.
Polls have closed and counting has begun in Ivory Coast’s Saturday presidential election, as longtime President Alassane Ouattara seeks a fourth term.
The window through which thieves entered the famous Louvre Museum in France to steal priceless jewels has become an unexpected tourist attraction. Meanwhile, two men have been arrested over the theft, according to latest information released on Sunday ...
In Spain's rural areas, sheep farms are having a hard time finding employees willing to herd the animals. To fill that gap and also find work for recent migrants, a government program is training recently arrived migrants, many from African countries, ...
A local NGO said that more than 1,500 people participating in the widespread protests in Morocco demanding better healthcare, education and an end to corruption, were facing prosecution by authorities. The protests have lasted for a month.
The country's two main opposition parties are not taking part in the vote and candidates from both have barred from taking part.
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, pledged Friday to further embrace his Muslim identity in response to growing attacks by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his surrogates that he characterized as “racist and baseless.”
Two top opposition leaders in Cameroon have been arrested, their Union for Change political platform said in a statement on Friday. The news is further adding to post-election tensions in the country.
Liberia is willing to accept Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he is deported from the United States, according to new documents filed in US federal court. Uganda, Ghana and Eswatini all previously refused to take him in.
