Ruling party candidate Wadagni lays out platform ahead of Benin’s presidential campaign
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Ruling party candidate Wadagni lays out platform ahead of Benin’s presidential campaign

With one week to go before the official launch of the presidential campaign, Romuald Wadagni, the ruling coaltion’s candiate and

Guinea cracks down on suspected GSIM networks
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Guinea cracks down on suspected GSIM networks

Guinean authorities have dismantled a suspected terrorist network linked to the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM),

‘Do not doubt we will do this’: Iran warns US against carrying out threat to strike power plants
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‘Do not doubt we will do this’: Iran warns US against carrying out threat to strike power plants

Iran on Monday said it would strike electrical plants across the Middle East if the US follows through on a

World experiences hottest 11 years on record, WMO warns
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World experiences hottest 11 years on record, WMO warns

The world has just recorded its hottest 11-year period, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization…Read More

Lula slams ‘colonial mindset’ and UN failures at summit in Colombia
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Lula slams ‘colonial mindset’ and UN failures at summit in Colombia

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Saturday accused major powers of reviving a colonial approach toward developing nations,

At least 13 children killed in strike on Sudanese hospital, WHO confirms
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At least 13 children killed in strike on Sudanese hospital, WHO confirms

At least 64 people were killed in a strike on a hospital in Sudan’s western Darfur region, the World Health

US and Iran trade threats over Strait of Hormuz standoff
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US and Iran trade threats over Strait of Hormuz standoff

President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will “obliterate” power plants in Iran if the Islamic Republic doesn’t fully open

US troops in Nigeria using drones to detect and disrupt terrorist activity
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US troops in Nigeria using drones to detect and disrupt terrorist activity

US military trainers deployed to Nigeria are using high-powered drones for surveillance and intelligence gathering, the Nigerian military said on

Presidents of Kenya and Uganda launch next phase of cross-border railway
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Presidents of Kenya and Uganda launch next phase of cross-border railway

Kenya and Uganda take a major step towards regional integration, launching a new phase of the Standard Gauge Railway aimed

AES calls for simultaneous mobilisation to condemn EU resolution on Niger’s ex-president
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AES calls for simultaneous mobilisation to condemn EU resolution on Niger’s ex-president

Civil society organisations in Niger have condemned a European Union resolution demanding the release of the country’s former president. They’re