Lagos, Nigeria (AFP): Thousands of supporters for Nigeria’s Labour party candidate Peter Obi rallied in Lagos and other cities on Saturday, in the first major campaign march for the 2023 presidential election. Obi, a former state governor, is challenging the long dominance of ruling APC and main opposition PDP to succeed President Muhamm...
Paris, France (AFP): Iranians living overseas as well as those who support their cause are gathering in cities all over the world in solidarity with protests sparked by the mysterious custodial death of Mahsa Amini who was being held for defying the country’s laws on women’s dress code in public. A wave of street protests […...
Baghdad, Iraq (AFP): Clashes broke out between protesters and security forces injuring dozens as thousands gathered in Iraqi cities on Saturday to mark three years since nationwide demonstrations erupted against endemic corruption. The latest protests come as Iraq has been mired in political paralysis since elections in October last year that ...
Abuja, Nigeria (AFP): Three top Nigerian presidential candidates signed a “peace” deal meant to ease tensions during campaigning for the 2023 election, though the ruling party flag-bearer was absent from the ceremony. Past presidential ballots in Africa’s most populous country have been marred by violence, fraud, court challe...
Tehran, Iran – (AFP): Among Iranian women protesting recently, many are proud of not only playing what they say is a key role — but that men are following in their footsteps. A wave of unrest has rocked Iran since the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini on September 16 following her arrest by […]
ANKARA (AA) – Armenia has ordered heavy weapons from India worth an estimated $245 million, according to Indian news outlet Economic Times. The order includes missiles, rockets and ammunition amid escalating tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which was largely liberated from Armenian occupation in la...
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The head of the UN has condemned Russia’s move to annex Ukraine’s occupied territories following what the West called ”sham” referendums. ”Any decision to proceed with the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine would have no legal value and deserves ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden has said that Washington will “never recognize” Moscow’s annexation of parts of Ukraine. Speaking at an event hosting Pacific nations’ leaders at the White House on Thursday, Biden called the move “shameless,” and said: “I want to be very clear about, the Uni...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army will use armed drones to carry out targeted assassinations of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Israeli army chief Aviv Kochavi gave his approval to use the armed drones for assassinations and “to carry out strikes should armed gunmen be identified as posing imminent threats to the troops,” r...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees early Friday recognizing the independence of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine captured by the Russian army. Referendums on joining Russia were held from Sept. 23-27 in the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, which are under the control of pro...
