The governor of Mexico’s central Puebla state, Martha Erika Alonso, has died in an air crash, just days after being sworn into office. Her husband, Senator Rafael Moreno Valle, was also killed. Reports say Monday’s accident happened shortly after the aircraft – believed to be a helicopter – took off […]
A Security expert in Aflao, Emmanuel Akpalu has called on the Togolese government and the security services to remain alert to prevent any serious instability that might generate from the opposition’s pursued parochial agenda. He was giving an intelligence assessment with regards to Togo political instability, when he averred that […]
The battle for land reform in South Africa rages on as the ruling Africa National Congress (ANC), working with the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), won parliamentary approval of the report endorsing a constitutional amendment for expropriations without compensation. South Africa’s main opposition party, Democratic Alliance (DA), before the Tuesday […]
Theresa May has been accused of “misleading Parliament, inadvertently or otherwise” as the full legal advice on her Brexit deal was published. The Scottish National Party said the Prime Minister had “concealed the facts” after the advice, which warns of an “indefinite” backstop deal with the EU. Ministers were found […]
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has denied a rumour claiming he had died and been replaced by a lookalike. Some people thought he had been “cloned”, but “it’s [the] real me, I assure you,” Mr Buhari said on Sunday. Rumours that he had been replaced with a body double called “Jubril” […]
China and the United States have agreed to halt additional tariffs as both countries engage in new trade negotiations with the goal of reaching an agreement within 90 days, the White House said on Saturday. The breakthrough came after a dinner meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi […]
French President Emmanuel Macron will lead an urgent security meeting on Sunday, following a day of riots by hundreds of anti-government protesters in Paris. A government spokesperson said a state of emergency could be imposed to tackle the unrest. Protests over fuel tax have grown into general anger at higher […]
As the Gabonese people demand for tangible proof that president Ali Bongo has ‘greatly improved’ as claimed by the presidency on Sunday, an opposition party has accused the government of peddling a “lie” over the president’s health. “A group of people within the president’s office has opted for evasiveness, duplicity […]
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told the US he considered murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi to be a dangerous Islamist, media reports say. Prince Mohammed’s reported phone call to the White House came before Saudi Arabia admitted he had been killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Saudi Arabia has […]
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the corruption that has engulfed the country in recent years as “an amoeba” with “tentacles all over”. But he insisted South Africa’s “very dark period” under his predecessor, Jacob Zuma, was coming to an end. Mr Ramaphosa confirmed he would give evidence in […]
