YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — In a historic yet polarizing moment for Africa and the world, Cameroon’s 92-year-old president, Paul Biya, has secured another term in office, extending his 43-year rule over the Central African nation. The official results, announced on Monday…
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday morning reported to La Santé Prison in Paris to begin serving a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy , a moment marking the first time in modern French history that a former head of…
Kenyan President William Ruto is facing growing backlash over the country’s new cybercrime law, as critics warn it could erode online freedoms and deepen political unrest following the death of veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga. Ruto signed the Computer Misuse…
In a surprising twist that blends diplomacy with the beautiful game, FIFA President Gianni Infantino made headlines today by appearing at the Gaza peace summit in Egypt , an event far removed from his usual turf. The football chief, more…
When the gavel falls in court, it echoes with finality. Now, that same sound may soon echo through the corridors of public office in Uganda, as Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala—an iron-willed jurist with ink-stained hands from years of legal rigor,…
By CNN InternationalOctober 7, 2025 | The Hague, Netherlands He was called “Ali Kushayb,” the man with a cane and a cold command. To victims in Darfur, he was the shadow that came with the dawn, a harbinger of death…
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison after a Paris court found him guilty of criminal conspiracy linked to alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 election campaign. The dramatic ruling marks the first time…
The Hague – 16 September 2025 For more than two decades, survivors of the Darfur conflict have waited for this moment. On 6 October, judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will deliver a verdict that could define how justice…
Former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila has announced his return to frontline politics, signaling an ambitious bid to reclaim national leadership nearly six years after leaving office. In a written message to citizens, Kabila framed his 2019…
France’s female boxing contingent has been left sidelined from the first-ever World Boxing Championships in Liverpool after a bureaucratic dispute over gender verification tests prevented them from meeting registration requirements. The French Boxing Federation (FFB) condemned the governing body, World…
