Senegal’s president Faye sacks PM Sonko after months of tension
Paul Melly, Consulting Fellow, Africa Programme, Chatham House, is our guest. Source link
International News
Coal mine explosion in China kills 90 people, state media says
A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern Shanxi province killed at least 90 people, state media said on Saturday, in the country’s deadliest mining accident in recent years. Source link
Uganda confirms three new Ebola cases as Africa CDC warns 10 countries ‘at risk’
Health authorities in Uganda on Saturday confirmed three new cases of Ebola linked to the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, adding that all three people were still alive. The Africa CDC warned that 10 nations across the region were at risk of being affected by the deadly virus. Source link
France sanctions Israel minister Ben-Gvir after flotilla video
France has banned Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, from entering its territory after a widely condemned video was shared on his X account showing him taunting pro-Palestinian activists on board a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. “From today, Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned from entering French territory,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot wrote on social media. … Read more
Lens clinch first-ever Coupe de France triumph after seeing off Nice
Lens lifted the Coupe de France for the first time in their 120-year history after beating Nice (3-1) in Friday’s final at the Stade de France. Source link
Amid Iran, Germany reaches out to Gulf countries
Are we living in an era where traditional diplomacy has little influence? Is the world moving towards a time when individual states increasingly use military force to assert their interests? If so, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful made a conscious effort this week to set a different tone. The German chief diplomat was unusually busy. … Read more
Far-right Israeli security minister Ben-Gvir banned from French territory: FM
Far-right Israeli security minister Ben-Gvir banned from French territory: FM Source link
Ukrainian attack on Russian-controlled territory kills 10
Authorities in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Luhansk region said Saturday that at least 10 people have been killed after a Ukrainian military drone strike on a university campus and dormitory area. Russia’s state news agency RIA, quoting the Emergency Ministry, said on Saturday that 12 people have been confirmed dead. The incident occurred in the Starobilsk community … Read more
Activists allege Israeli sexual assault: Israeli officials deny accusations
Adrien Berthel, Activist at Global Sumud France, is our guest. Source link
War in the Middle East: US-Iran talks make headway
Anahita Motazed Rad, Associate Fellow at the London School of Economics, is our guest. Source link