Former Egyptian minister nominated as UNESCO director
On October 6, former Egyptian tourism and antiquities minister, Khaled el-Anani, was nominated as the new director for UNESCO -...
Election
Cameroon: Former ally challenges longtime leadership in election
Cameroon's election on October 12 could bring an end to the second-longest reigning elected head of state in the world,...
Uganda’s authoritarian president running for re-election
Uganda’s authoritarian leader, President Yoweri Museveni, was confirmed on September 23rd to be running for re-election in January’s presidential election,...
Egypt’s 2025 senate elections sees record low 17% turnout
Egypt faced a 17% turnout in a record low for the country's first round of Senate elections, displaying a severe...
Taiwan’s recall election fails to oust ‘pro-China’ lawmakers
Taiwan’s opposition lawmakers survived the island’s largest-ever recall election, held on July 26th, following a recent mass campaign against pro-China...
Donald Trump accuses former president Barak Obama
Donald Trump accused former president Barack Obama and others of conspiring against him, calling it "treason" and declaring: "It's time...
Japan sees populist shift in historic election shake-up
Japan’s ruling coalition, led by the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has lost its majority in the recent upper house election...
Support falters for Japan’s government ahead of vote
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, under its Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, could face an imminent loss of its majority in the...
Libya: local election progress halted mere days after starting
Libya’s High National Elections Commission (HNEC) has confirmed that authorities in eastern Libya have completely suspended the distribution of voter...
Protest in Ivory Coast for opposition leader to run in election
On June 14th, the capital city of Ivory Coast, Abidjan, filled with thousands of protesters who are demanding that the...
Martin Jay: Le Pen’s exclusion from next election may prove disastrous
It’s been called Marine Le Pen’s ‘Trump’ moment but the court case which has condemned the far-right leader, excluding her...
Turkey: Mayor of Istanbul arrested on corruption charges
The Mayor of Istanbul has been arrested as part of a corruption investigation after a large group of security forces...
Turkey: Mayor of Istanbul arrested in government crackdown
The Mayor of Istanbul has been arrested as part of a corruption investigation as the Turkish government intensify their crackdown...
Ivory Coast: Ex-banker becomes top contender in October election
Prospective Presidential candidate Tidjane Thiam has renounced his French citizenship as the ex-banker looks set to become a top contender...
Revealed: Top Libya analyst evaluates Russia and UN plans
An expert on Libyan politics has warned of the Kremlin’s free reign in the Benghazi-based government of Eastern Libya, and...
