Politics

Anti-Trump Internet users spread the rumor that Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite Internet access system had manipulated the vote count. On X formerly Twitter and the Meta-owned Threads social network, numerous unfounded posts about fraud in key states or allegations accusing Donald Trump of cheating against Kamala Harris were shared. These …

Several Chadian soldiers, including senior officers, were killed and many others wounded in clashes with the Boko Haram terrorist group in the Lake Chad region, according to reports. The incident comes just weeks after President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno launched an operation against the terrorist group, following a deadly attack …

In the United States, former president Donald Trump looks on course to regain the White House, according to the first partial results of the 2024 presidential election. A number of polling stations have already closed, and ongoing counts currently put him in the lead in the race. At the time …

In Lebanon, more than 60 civilians, including two children, were killed in several Israeli air strikes on Monday, October 28, 2024. These strikes hit several localities in the province of Baalbek, a Hezbollah stronghold, and left many wounded. The bombardments, concentrated in the eastern Bekaa Valley, caused extensive destruction. The …

The Palestinian Ministry of Health has announced that more than 43,000 Palestinians, half of them women and children, have died in Gaza during the year-long conflict. In recent days, a further 96 casualties have been reported as fighting intensifies in the north of the Gaza Strip. “Israeli forces recently raided …

A well-known Tunisian lawyer and vocal critic of President Kais Saied has been sentenced to two years in prison for insulting her country. The charges stem from comments Sonia Dahmani, the accused, made during a local radio interview earlier this year, where she referred to Tunisia as a racist country. …

King Mohammed VI received the head of government and members of the cabinet at the Royal Palace in Rabat on Wednesday October 23. They are : Mohamed Saad Berrada, Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports, Amine Tahraoui, Minister of Health and Social Protection, Ahmed Bouari, Minister of Agriculture, Maritime …

A military air strike on a mosque killed 31 peple in Sudan’s central city of Wad Madani, according to reports. The attack took place on Sunday evening, after prayers, in the city, which is the capital of Al-Jazira state, located just south of Khartoum. The Wad Madani Resistance Committee, one …

Two people close to Mozambican opposition figure Venancio Mondlane, including his lawyer, were shot dead at close range on the night of Friday October 18 to Saturday October 19 in Maputo. The killings come at a particularly opportune time, as the country is just emerging from important elections. “The two …

9.7 million Tunisian voters were called to the polls on Sunday October 6 to elect their president from the three candidates in the running, according to reports. Incumbent President Kaïs Saïed faces two challengers, Zouhaïr Maghzaoui, a former member of parliament who headed an Arab nationalist party, and Ayachi Zammel, …