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Ethiopia’s opposition party denounces ban as threat to peace deal/in /by
The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) denounces the withdrawal of its political party status by Ethiopia's Electoral Commission, in a letter to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission.
Africa CEO Forum: What If Africa Set the Rules? [Business Africa]/in /by
Held on May 12–13, 2025, in Abidjan, the 12th edition of the Africa CEO Forum brought together over 2,800 leaders, including six African heads of state, to deliberate on the continent's development trajectory.
Congo’s opposition leader kidnapped in Brazzaville/in /by
Lassy Mbouity, leader of the opposition party Les Socialistes Congolais and a candidate in Congo’s March 2026 presidential election, was abducted last Sunday in Brazzaville by armed and masked men — just days after surviving an assassination attempt.
Chad’s former prime minister and opposition leader arrested for ‘inciting hatred’/in /by
Succès Masra's opposition party, the Tranformers, says he's been kidnapped and are demanding his unconditional release.
Russia and Ukraine fail to agree to ceasefire in first direct talks/in /by
The two sides met in the Turkish city of Istanbul for a meeting aimed at making progress towards ending the more than three-year war.
Endurance athlete begins swim in shark-infested waters/in /by
Lewis Pugh, 55, is undertaking the challenge because he wants to change public perception around sharks— which he said were maligned by the blockbuster film 'Jaws' as “villains, as cold-blooded killers”
Zimbabwean, European artists collaborate on climate, sustainability/in /by
The exhibition at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe showcased creative solutions in music, art, recycling, and even food
R&B singer Cassie back on the stand in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial/in /by
The music mogul faces charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution.
“Russia doesn’t want a ceasefire”, says French president Macron/in /by
French president Emmanuel Macron told the European Political Community summit that Russia was not trying to achieve a ceasefire. The summit kicked off on the same day as a meeting between Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Turkey for negotiations.
ICC makes progress in investigating alleged war crimes in Libya/in /by
The International Criminal Court told the UN Security Council in a statement about its progress with regards to investigating alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in conflict-riddled Libya. Earlier this week, the Libyan government also accepted the ICC's authority to investigate crimes.