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Pope Leo XIV swears in 28 new Swiss Guards in Vatican ceremony/in /by
Twenty-eight new recruits were formally sworn into the Swiss Guards at Vatican City on Wednesday during a ceremony presided over by Pope Leo XIV.
Local elections across UK test Starmer as Reform UK eyes major gains/in /by
UK voters began casting ballots on Thursday, 7 May, in local and devolved elections seen as the biggest political test yet for Prime Minister Keir Starmer since Labour’s landslide victory in July 2024.
Junta leader Assimi Goita target of April attacks, Malian army says/in /by
As Mali says last month's attacks targeted junta leader Assimi Goita, ally Burkina Faso has banned French channel TV5 Monde over allegations of 'disinformation.'
Pix of the Day, 7 May 2026/in /by
Pix of the Day, 7 May 2026
Junta leader Assimi Goita target of April attacks, Malian army says/in /by
As Mali says last month's attacks targeted junta leader Assimi Goita, ally Burkina Faso bans French channel TV5 Monde over allegations of 'disinformation.'
Cameroon former National Assembly president Cavaye Yéguié Djibril dies at 86/in /by
The longtime political figure and key supporter of President Paul Biya was speaker of the National Assembly for a record 34 years.
Rwanda, Botswana sign six cooperation deals/in /by
The newly signed agreements cover areas including aviation, tourism, education, transport and agriculture. Kagame’s visit marks one of the first state visits hosted by President Boko since taking office, underlining Botswana’s push to expand diplomatic and economic partnerships across Africa.
French judiciary resumes genocide probe against Rwanda’s former first lady/in /by
The Paris Court of Appeals ruled that investigations should resume against Agathe Habyarimana for her alleged “complicity" in the country's 1994 genocide.
Search continues for two missing US soldiers in Morocco/in /by
A 600-person search continued off the south-western coast of Morocco on Wednesday for two American soldiers who went missing over the weekend.
South Africa says African nations must address instability causing migration/in /by
South Africa hit back Wednesday against charges of xenophobia after protests against undocumented migrants and said African nations should address issues like instability and bad governance causing their people to leave.