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João Lourenço has officially begun his second term in power, vowing to be the president for all Angolans after his MPLA party’s disputed win in last month’s election. There was a strong military presence at the inauguration ceremony in Luanda’s Praça da República square, and AFP reports that many people …

While preliminary investigation is ongoing, Mathias Pogba, Paul Pogba’s brother, and four other people were taken into custody on Tuesday September 13 and Wednesday September 14. They are suspected of having tried to extort, but also of having kidnapped Paul Pogba. According to a source familiar with the matter, Mathias …

Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra set up a drafting committee for a new Constitution Composed of around fifty personalities to propose a new fundamental text within three months. Supposed to involve all the components of Central African society, this committee does not however tempt the main opposition formations or even …

Chinese president Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, met on Thursday in Uzbekistan as part of a regional summit. This is the Chinese leader’s first trip abroad since the start of the pandemic, and the first meeting between the two presidents since Russia invaded Ukraine. During the interview, …

Gabonese justice released Bertrand Zibi Abeghe, reputed to be very close to opponent Jean Ping after his departure from the presidential party. Mr Abeghe spent six years of detention in the central prison of Libreville. Considered the most notorious political prisoner, the former MP was arrested at his headquarters in …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been involved in a car accident after his car was hit by a vehicle while riding in a motorcade in Kyiv, his spokesman revealed on Thursday. The collision, which took place at 01:22 local time on Thursday (22:22 GMT on Wednesday), occurred as Mr. Zelensky …

Vabbing, new trend on Tik Tok, is the act of wearing perfume with one’s own vaginal secretions in order to attract potential sexual partners. Derived from the words “vagina” and “dabbing”, “vabbing” is said to have been invented by American comedians and influencers before being popularized worldwide with social networks. …

Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission has paid about $700,000 (£607,000) in compensation to victims of police brutality. Fifty-eight people, mainly family members of victims of rights violations, were awarded varying sums. It follows investigations into complaints by families of victims who accused the police of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, illegal …

Angolan President João Lourenço will be sworn in for a second term on Thursday after his MPLA party narrowly won the country’s general elections. Lourenço, who won the vote with 51.17%, called the result a “vote of confidence” while the main opposition party UNITA which obtained 43.95% denounced irregularities. Marxist …

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has suspended Lillian Siyunyi, the country’s chief state prosecutor with immediate effect – barely two days after she told the BBC that her life was in danger. Lillian Siyunyi, who was appointed by the previous government, had fallen out with the new administration and is a …