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...
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Jordanian MP detained over anti-government social media posts
Jordanian MP Yanal Freihat has been arrested over a social media post criticising the government’s views on the Muslim Brotherhood,...
Cyberattack targets key government ministers in Morocco
The cyberattack saga persists in Morocco as fresh leaks reportedly expose high value transactions involving ministers from the Authenticity and...
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...
Israel: Orthodox parties withdraw from Netanyahu’s coalition
The Degel HaTorah and Agudat Yisrael faction, two ultra-Orthodox parties, withdrew from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition on July...
Cameroon: 92 year old president seeks another term
World’s oldest president, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, aged 92, stated that he will run for another term in October, aiming...
South Africa: Police minister found on the wrong side of crime
South Africa’s Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, has been accused of having connections with high-profile crime syndicates involved in the...
UK government deems Palestine Action a terrorist group
UK Members of Parliament have voted 385 to 26 in favour of the legislation that will classify Palestine Action, as...
Protests in Togo drives death tolls and injuries to heights
Recent anti-government protests in Togo drives death toll towards their citizen and many more injured according to reports from civic...
Guinea: new hope for elections with new electoral body
Guinea’s military junta, which has been ruling since September 2021, has created The Directorate General of Elections (DGE), an institution...
Cameroon President’s rival is freed from police stakeout
Police in Cameroon have ended a two-day stakeout at the home of Maurice Kamto, a former law professor and the...
Mali: Political opponent sentenced to prison
An opposition politician in Mali has been sentenced to one year in prison after being prosecuted for “inciting public disorder.”...
Norway closes embassy in South Sudan amid escalating violence
Norway announced on March 26th the temporary closure of its embassy in South Sudan due to escalating security concerns, urging...
Istanbul council elects interim mayor after İmamoğlu’s detention
On March 26th, officials in Istanbul elected an interim replacement for the city’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is currently in...
Sources deny that Libya is to name new President
Sources from Libya’s parliament and people close to Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar denied to Asharq Al-Awsat reports...
