Politics

Authorities in Gabon have temporarily suspended French state media stations TV5 Monde, France 24 and Radio France International (RFI) for lacking objectivity and balance in the treatment of information relating to Saturday’s general election. French public radio RFI had said there were concerns of a post-electoral crisis amid an internet …

Colombia is issuing a passport with the “X” option in the gender box from Thursday, for people who identify as non-binary, the South American country’s foreign ministry said. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recognizes gender diversity with the option of recording ‘non-binary’ gender in the passport. This will be identified …

Vladimir Putin sent his condolences on Thursday to the ten victims of the plane crash which linked Moscow and Saint Petersburg on Wednesday and whose passenger list included the name of Yevgeny Prigojine, boss of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner. The Russian president thus saluted the memory of a “talented …

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has called for an immediate resolution to disagreements with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that affected flights and issuing of visas. The UAE last year stopped issuing visas to Nigerians after Emirates airlines suspended flights after being unable to repatriate funds from the West African country …

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has reacted after his country was recognized as one of six countries invited to join the Brics bloc from January next year. “A great moment for #Ethiopia,” he posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Ethiopia stands ready to cooperate with all for an inclusive …

The European Union has launched a new air bridge carrying humanitarian supplies to the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where millions of people are facing hunger. The bloc said almost 200 tonnes of food, medicine and other supplies were being flown to the regional capital, Goma. A similar …

Several Telegram channels linked to Wagner group have confirmed the death of Evguéni Prigojine, co-founder of the paramilitary group, while his body has not been officially identified at the crash site. “Head of the Wagner Group, Hero of Russia, true patriot of his homeland, Yevgeny Prigojine, died as a result …

Iran, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will be joining Brics from 1 January next year, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has said. The debate over expanding the group – made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – has topped the agenda at …

The boss of the Russian private military group Wagner, Egveni Prigojine, is said to have died following the crash of a plane of which he appeared on the passenger list, according to several media. He was believed to be on board the plane, several media reported. Earlier, a Wagner-linked Telegram …

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has told the leaders of China, India, South Africa and Brazil that the growing influence of their Brics group will lead to a multi-polar world. Addressing the summit in Johannesburg by video, Mr Putin said he opposed the sway exerted by the G7 and other western-led …