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A former military ruler, Brice Oligui Nguema, was appointed as the new president of Gabon on Saturday. Nguema, who led the coup that overthrowed the government of former President Ali Bongo in 2023, surveyed nearly 95 percent of the votes in the election last month. Also read: Gabon’s military junta leader declares the president with an extraordinary victory The ceremony …

The Palestinian militant group, Hamas, has threatened to kill the Israeli hostages if the country’s army goes ahead with the planned air strikes on the Gaza Strip. The Hamas armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassem Brigades, issued the warning in a statement on Monday evening. Israel has launched hundreds of strikes on Gaza since Saturday’s surprise attack by the militant group. …

Ukraine President Vilodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected the ceasefire proposed by Russia for 8 to 11 May to respect the 80th anniversary of the day of victory. However, Volodymyr Zelensky not only rejects this initiative – he increases aggressive rhetoric, is considered to endanger the safety of celebrations, including delegations from Africa. The celebration of the day of victory on May …

Former Credit of Credit Suisse Tidjane Tham is at the center of a row of citizenship Tidjane Thiam, a former international banker and leader of the main opposition party of the Ivory Coast, said that he will not give up on his place on the presidential vote without fighting. Last month, an Ivorian court established that the former Boss of …

Coco Gauff lost against Iga Swiatek in the 2022 French Open final Coco Gauff produced an extraordinary show to beat the French open champion four times Iga Swiatek 6-1 6-1 and reach the Madrid Open final. Gauff, 21 years old, had never beat his Polish opponent on the clay before, but took only 64 minutes to send the number two …

At least 11 people were killed in a clash when armed groups attacked civilians and security forces in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday. The Syrian official news agency Sana reported on Wednesday that armed groups had fired on civil vehicles and public security on the road, while other attackers attacked an inspection post in the city of Sahnaya, south of the …

When the war between Russia and Ukraine continued without a clear way to peace, US Secretary Marco Rubio had issued a clear warning: except the two countries present a peace proposal that can be followed up, Washington can withdraw from its role as a mediator. The commemoration, which was delivered on Tuesday by a spokesman for the Department of Foreign …

The President of the United States Donald Trump holds a speech that marks his penny day in office in Michigan on April 29, 2025. © Jim Watson, AFP Donald Trump promised Tuesday who is just starting when he marked the radical and vindictive beginning of a presidency that shaken the world and destabilized the United States. Based in the education …

Catholic cardinal will meet on May 7 to start voting for new whales. This development followed the death of Pope Francis last week. Argentina’s pope died at the age of 88 last Monday. The Vatican announced on Monday. The date of election of a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholicism in the world was decided at a cardinals meeting of …

Power outages swept throughout Spain plunged the country into chaos on Monday, triggering broad panic when citizens were desperate to look for cash from ATMs and combine paths in a futile effort to secure cell phone signals. Carlos Condori, one of the millions of people affected throughout Spain and Portugal, experienced a sudden disorder when traveling with Metro Madrid. “The …