By Reuters South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will be badly weakened after presiding over the African National Congress (ANC) party’s worst election result since the end of apartheid. Results from around 71% of polling stations in Wednesday’s election showed the ANC’s vote share at less than 42%, a sharp drop from the 57.5% it secured

By Anadolu Agency US and British forces conducted strikes against 13 Houthi targets in Yemen “in self-defense,” the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said Thursday. Separately, CENTCOM said its forces successfully destroyed eight uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and over the Red Sea. “It was determined that these UAVs and sites

Former President Donald Trump appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024, in New York. Seth Wenig/Pool via Reuters By Reuters Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of a crime on Thursday when a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to silence

Credit Photo X Twitter/ Kenyan president William Ruto By Reuters The World Bank on Thursday approved the first of three budget support packages for Kenya worth $1.2 billion, to help the East African country address short-term fiscal pressures and accelerate green policies. The funding had been agreed amid an improved macroeconomic environment following government efforts

The trailblazer, a native of Zaria, Kaduna State, came to the UK in 2000 as a postgraduate student in the Politics & International Studies Department at the University of Leeds. Photo Credit: X, Abigail Marshall Katung By Face2Face Africa Abigail Marshall Katung has been named Leeds’ next Lord Mayor, making her the first African to

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Beijing, capital of China, May 29, 2024. Xi held talks with Sisi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday. Sisi, who is in China on a state visit, will attend the opening ceremony of the 10th Ministerial Conference

Christine Mutimura-Wekesa, deputy registrar of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ). Photo Pool By The East African The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) has cancelled its court sessions for June, which were to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, citing a lack of funds. In a statement Monday, the court said that cases before

File Photo/Somali Times Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, is today attending the annual meeting of the African Development Bank in Nairobi, Kenya. Read: James Swan has been appointed as the United Nations envoy to Somalia African Development Bank conference is focused on restructuring Africa’s financial structure. Read: Somalia’s corruption is widespread throughout the regime Read: US

A locals gather amid the damage after a landslide in Maip Mulitaka, Enga province, Papua New Guinea May 24, 2024 in this obtained image. Emmanuel Eralia via Reuters By Reuters Papua New Guinea’s massive landslide three days ago buried more than 2,000 people, the government said on Monday, as treacherous terrain and difficulties transporting aid

Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the ninth Trilateral Summit Meeting among China, Japan and South Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, May 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Bin) By Xinhua News Agency Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday called on Japan to work with China in the same