International

After 38 years as head of state, Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has confirmed on Friday he will not run in this year’s presidential election. However, he said he will retain control of the powerful ruling party. Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, aged 74, said in March 2016 he would…

Thousands of men convicted of offences that once criminalised homosexuality but are no longer on the statute book have been posthumously pardoned under a new law by the UK government. British media reports that a clause in the policing and crime bill, which received royal assent on Tuesday, extends to…

Over 100,000 people are protesting in the Romanian capital over an emergency government decree decriminalising a string of corruption offences. The protesters on Wednesday evening in Bucharest shouted “Rats” and carried banners that read “The morning shift”, sending a message that the protests will continue until the government resigns. The…

About 6,000 Indonesians were on Thursday rendered homeless as a result of heavy downpour. National Disaster Management Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told Anadolu Agency on Friday that overnight rains had resulted in flooding in three cities of North Sulawesi province. “The long heavy rains in the region of North…

The Dutch government says it wants to help set up an international abortion fund to help families across the world after US President Donald Trump reinstated the so-called Mexico City policy. The Fund is aimed at covering the cost of abortion seekers in light of the new  order by Trump.…

Four men believed to be the leaders of a human trafficking ring were on Wednesday arrested by the Italian police. The human traffickers were said to be involved in the smuggling of people from Africa to Europe and forced women into the sex trade upon arrival in Italy. Another two…

President Donald Trump is making good his campaign promise of building the border wall of Mexico, a promise he made to the American people prior to the November 8 Presidential election. On Wednesday, Trump signed directives to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico and crack down on…

Comments made more than seven months ago may land a U.S Secret Service special agent in trouble. Kerry O’Grady, special agent in charge of the agency’s Denver district suggested on Facebook that she did not want to “take a bullet” for President Donald Trump. The online comments, which were first…

President Adama Barrow of Gambia has named senior politician Fatoumata Tambajang as deputy leader, as regional troops continued security sweeps to prepare for his return to the country from neighbouring Senegal. Presidential spokesman, Halifa Sallah, said the announcement of Tambajang  will be followed by the unveiling of the rest of…

Amidst a charged political atmosphere, Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh has agreed “in principle” to hand over power to President Adama Barrow. Quoting Mauritanian and Guinean sources, AFP reported that a full deal is yet to be reached because of differences as to where Jammeh would live while on exile. Mauritania’s President…