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Syrian President Bashar Assad reportedly flees, insurgents enter Damascus
Syria’s government appears to have fallen after opposition fighters said they had entered Damascus following a stunning advance, and a Syrian opposition war monitor reported that President Bashar Assad had left the country. Syrian opposition fighters said early Sunday local time that they had entered Damascus and residents of the capital reported the sounds of gunfire and explosions. Rami Abdurrahman…
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Burkina Faso’s military leader sacks prime minister, dissolves govt
Burkina Faso’s military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has sacked his Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and dissolved the entire government. The dismissal of the head of government and his cabinet was announced in a decree signed by the junta leader on Friday. The decree did not specify why the prime minister was sacked, but said members of the…
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Ghana votes in tight presidential election race
Ghanaians voted in elections on Saturday with frontrunners vice president and former central banker Mahamudu Bawumia and opposition ex-president John Mahama facing off in a closely fought race. Ghana’s struggling economy emerged as the dominant electoral issue after the West Africa gold and cacao producer went through a debt default, high inflation and negotiations for a $3 billion IMF bailout.…
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Macron to name new French PM within days
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will name a new prime minister “in the coming days”, after Michel Barnier resigned following a no-confidence vote in parliament. A report by BBC stated that Macron in a 10-minute address to the nation on Thursday, rejected opposition pressure to stand down, vowing to stay in his post “fully, until the end of…
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First EU visit for Russian foreign minister since Ukraine’s invasion
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has travelled to Malta for a European security summit, marking his first visit to an EU state since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. BBC in a report stated that his Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Sybiga, who is also attending the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) meeting, walked out of the hall ahead of…
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All eyes on Romania’s Presidential election because of one man
By Jorge Liboreiro -Europe’s fate is playing out in Romania this weekend. The country has been on edge since Călin Georgescu, a little-known independent candidate, emerged victorious from the first round of the presidential elections, securing 22.4% of votes despite having barely made inroads in opinion polls leading up to the contest. Georgescu’s out-of-the-blue emergence was immediately linked to his…
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Jonathan leads West African Elders Forum to Ghana ahead December 7 general elections
A delegation of the West African Elders Forum observation mission led by former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, arrived in Accra, Ghana, ahead of the December 7 general elections in the country. The WAEF’s communications Officer, Wealth Dickson Ominabo, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja. Ominabo, in the statement,…
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Namibia elects first female president in disputed poll
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, from the governing South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo), has been voted in as Namibia’s first female president after last week’s disputed election. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been serving as vice-president since February The electoral commission said she had won more than 57% of vote, with her closest rival Panduleni Itula, getting 26%. Following logistical problems and a three-day…
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French government collapses in no-confidence vote
The French government has collapsed after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was ousted in a no-confidence vote. MPs voted overwhelmingly in support of the motion against him – just three months after he was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron. Opposition parties had tabled the motion after the former Brexit negotiator controversially used special powers to force through his budget without a…
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UN seeks $47bn for Aid in 2025
The UN appealed Wednesday for more than $47 billion to deliver vital aid next year, warning surging conflicts and the climate crisis will leave hundreds of millions of people in need. “The world is on fire,” the United Nations’ new humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told reporters in Geneva, acknowledging he was looking ahead to 2025 with “dread”. With brutal conflicts…
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