Guinea: presidential elections set for 28 December/in /by
Following a controversial referendum on constitutional changes on 21 September, Guinea's authorities have opened the path to the country's first presidential elections since the military coup four years ago.
Tehran residents react with worry to reimposed UN sanctions on Iran/in /by
Tehran residents said they were deeply worried about the return of United Nations sanctions and a nosediving local currency. The sanctions over Iran's nuclear programme were reimposed on Saturday at midnight.
UN delegates use fashion to bring culture and tradition to global stage/in /by
At the United Nations General Assembly, speeches aren’t the only statements being made.
Beyond the rhetoric and debates, fashion has quietly emerged as a form of diplomacy.
Seychelles heads to polls as Ramkalawan seeks second term/in /by
The citizens of Seychelles voted on Saturday in an election to choose a new leader and a new parliament.
Voting gets underway in Gabon’s local and legislative elections/in /by
After 10 days of campaigning, the first round of Gabon’s legislative and local elections got underway on Saturday.
AES Confederation ‘will not stand by in the face of attacks,’ Mali PM tells UN/in /by
Speaking to the UN on Friday, Mali’s prime minister said his country and its allies, Burkina Faso and Niger, would stand together in the face of attacks.
Top cyclists gear up to tackle the Kigali Wall at 2025 UCI Road World Championship/in /by
Cycling’s biggest names, including Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel and Serbia’s Tadej Pogacar have been getting the lay of the land in the Rwandan capital, Kigali.
Request to free separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu rejected by Nigerian court/in /by
Separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu remained in jail on Friday after a Nigerian court rejected a request to free him.
Madagascar’s energy minister sacked but protesters call for peaceful demonstrations to continue/in /by
The sacking of Madagascar's energy minister fails to quell protests over water and power blackouts.
Netanyahu faces walkout at UN as he condemns Palestinian statehood recognition/in /by
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced sharp divisions at the United Nations General Assembly as he took the stage to deliver a forceful speech defending Israel's war efforts and denouncing recent international recognition of Palestinian statehood.