John Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s former president, has been declared the winner of the presidential election, securing 56.5% of the vote. His campaign, focused on tackling the economic crisis, resonated with young Ghanaians seeking change. Celebrations have erupted nationwide as supporters of his National Democratic Congress party in vibrant colors. Source link
Hundreds of women took to the streets of Nairobi to protest against femicide and to demand action. But things quickly turned tense when Kenyan police fired teargas. At least three people were arrested, including Amnesty’s Kenya director. Amnesty and three other organizations have condemned the police response, calling the protests a courageous stand against the … Read more
The Sednaya prison, where thousands of opponents of Bashar-Al Assad’s regime were detained and tortured, was released by opposition forces on Sunday. Unconfirmed rumors have been circulating that there might still be prisoners stuck in the basement of this prison, while users share images of what they claim to be prisoners released from these secret … Read more
Liverpool kept up their unbeaten run with a 1-0 victory over Girona on Tuesday. Real Madrid beat Atalanta 3-2 away despite Kylian Mbappe’s injury. Both Paris Saint Germain and Aston Villa won their matches. Source link
French President Emmanuel Macron aims to name a new Prime Minister for France “within 48 hours” as he seeks to end political deadlock following the ouster of Michel Barnier. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer at Lancaster University. He says that the center-left parties called to the Elysée on Tuesday seem … Read more
International diplomats reacted cautiously Monday to the prospect of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group taking control in Syria after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. HTS has its roots in the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda and is proscribed as a “terrorist” organization by Western governments. Aaron Y. Zelin, Senior Fellow at the Washington … Read more
New York. The post of America’s newly elected President Donald Trump is going viral on social media. In this, he created an atmosphere of laughter and debate by calling Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau the ‘governor’ of the ‘great state’ Canada. Posting on his social media platform Truth Social, 78-year-old Trump wrote, “It was a … Read more
On the last day of her trial against the filmmaker she accused of sexually assaulting her as a child, French actor Adèle Haenel on Tuesday briefly stormed out of the courtroom and told Christophe Ruggia to “shut up”. Haenel was the first prominent French actor to sound the alarm on sexual abuse in the country’s … Read more
Luigi Mangione, the man charged in last week’s killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, appeared in a Pennsylvania courtroom on Tuesday, where he was denied bail and his lawyer said he would fight extradition to New York City, where the attack happened. Source link
A UN high-level mission in Ethiopia led by Education Cannot Wait calls for innovative financing solutions to urgently address the education needs of 9 million crisis-affected out-of-school children. FRANCE 24’s Yinka Oyetade speaks to Education Cannot Wait’s Executive Director, Yasmine Sherif. Source link