Politics

November 23, 2017

Africa Update: Equatorial Guinea court confirms ruling party’s landslide election win

Equatorial Guinea’s constitutional court has confirmed the results of this month’s elections in which the ruling party secured a landslide victory with 92 percent of the […]
November 22, 2017

World Update: Trump declares North Korea state sponsor of terror

President Donald Trump on Monday declared North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism, returning Kim Jong-Un’s nuclear-armed pariah regime to a short blacklist of targeted US […]
November 22, 2017

Africa Update: African Union welcomes Mugabe resignation

The African Union has welcomed Robert Mugabe’s decision to step down as president of Zimbabwe, saying the people had expressed their will for a “peaceful transfer […]
November 16, 2017

Africa Update: Zimbabweans elated but cautious as Mugabe flounders

On Harare’s streets, many expressed amazement and delight Wednesday that President Robert Mugabe’s long reign may be coming to a close, but people also admitted the […]