Presidential polls in Tunisia have gotten off to a rocky start with critics denouncing a crackdown that has seen opponents of leader Kais Saied arrested, jailed and blocked from running. Tuesday was the deadline for candidates to register for the 6 October vote. Prominent rival Abir Moussi, 49, head of the Free Destourian Party, was […]

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba: “Today in Lusaka, my Zambian colleague Mulambo Haimbe and I held detailed talks. We discussed ways to advance bilateral relations between Ukraine and Zambia, as well as our cooperation in international organizations. We also signed a memorandum of understanding between foreign ministries on political consultations, structuring our

The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charge. Three men, Oyewusi Omotade, Kayode Fagbuyiro, and Abu Enemona, were on Tuesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged theft of cocoa valued N80 million. Omotade, 28, Fagbuyiro, 45, and Enemona, 30, who reside at Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, are facing a two-count charge of

The U.N. World Food Program has faced challenges in raising $400 million for its Southern Africa drought response, collecting just one-fifth of what it needs to help seven countries in the region, a WFP spokesperson said on Tuesday. The funding environment had become increasingly difficult as drought has dramatically raised the region’s food needs, Thomson