Politics

January 26, 2018

Africa Update: Africa still in shock at Trump’s vulgar comments on Africa, says Mahamat

Chairperson Moussa Mahamat said on Thursday African leaders and citizens are still in shock at vulgar comments about the continent attributed to U.S. President Donald Trump. […]
January 23, 2018

World Update: Facebook acknowledges social media’s risks to democracy

Facebook acknowledged Monday that widespread use of social media can be harmful to democracy, while pledging to work to minimize these risks.  The world’s biggest social […]
January 19, 2018

Africa Update: Zimbabwean president wants UN to observe vote

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wants international observers including UN officials to watch over the country’s upcoming elections, he said in a Financial Times interview. Mnangagwa has […]
January 15, 2018

Africa Update: Guinea-Bissau PM resigns in bid to end political crisis

Guinea-Bissau’s Prime Minister Umaro Sissoco Embalo has submitted his resignation to the president, in a bid to end a two-year political crisis in the poor west […]