The leading opposition presidential candidate in the Republic of Congo, Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas, was receiving oxygen at a private hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19, a family member said, casting Sunday’s election into doubt on the eve of the vote. The election’s outcome was
Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian protester during clashes in the occupied West Bank on Friday. A group of Palestinians threw stones towards two
The United Nations has said more than 200 persons have been killed and about 40,000 displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since January in attacks linked to armed groups affiliated to ISIL (ISIS). The UN refugee agency reported on Friday an "alarming increase"
Pakistan’s powerful army chief has called on arch-rivals India and Pakistan to “bury the past” and move towards cooperation, an overture towards New Delhi that
Following the death of President John Magufuli of Tanzania, his vice, Hamia Suluhu Hassan, was on Friday sworn in as the East African country’s first female President. “I, Samia Suluhu Hassan, promise to be honest and obey and protect the constitution of Tanzania,” said Hassan,
Tanzanian President, John Magufuli, has died from a heart condition, his vice president said in an address on state television Wednesday, after days of uncertainty
The United States has sanctioned an additional 24 Chinese officials over Beijing’s ongoing crackdown on dissent in semi-autonomous Hong Kong, including a decision to overhaul the city’s electoral system. The sanctions, announced late on Tuesday, were introduced under the Hong Kong Autonomy Act and list