Tokyo. ELM R: With Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba compelled to step down, attention now turns to who will lead the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)—and by extension, Japan. Among the contenders are those eager to seize the post,...

Ugandan police seized NUP deputy spokesperson Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro outside a Kampala court during a bail hearing for party members. Police confirmed the arrest without giving reasons. The NUP, led by Bobi Wine,

Hundreds protested General Olivier Gasita’s appointment as FARDC deputy commander for the 33rd region, alleging collusion with M23 during Bukavu’s fall.

The Constitutional Council excluded ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and PDCI leader Tidjane Thiam from the Oct. 25 election for lacking voter-roll status.

ICC prosecutors will outline war crimes and crimes against humanity charges against LRA leader Joseph Kony in the court’s first in-absentia confirmation hearing.

Ethiopia inaugurated the GERD, a $5B project set to reach 5,150 MW (750 MW online), central to its development and power-export plans. Egypt, reliant on the Nile for ~90% of freshwater, calls the dam an existential threat...

Africa Seeks to Lead by Example After U.S. Climate Withdrawal (08 Sep) At the second Africa Climate Summit in Ethiopia, leaders vowed to make Africa a model for “green industrialisation.” PM Abiy Ahmed proposed a continent-wide innovation...

The army said it retook Kazgeil and Fartangoul south of El Obeid amid an offensive aimed at relieving El Fasher and reaching Dilling.

More than two years of conflict have devastated Sudan’s agriculture, leaving 24.6 million people in severe food insecurity and around 637,000 in famine-like conditions. The WHO has confirmed famine in parts of the country. Fighting and looting...

Some goals transcend the match itself and become etched into footballing history. Gareth Bale’s acrobatic bicycle kick against Liverpool in the 2018 Champions League final and Diego Maradona’s unforgettable “Goal of the Century” in 1986 are prime...