Jim Gavin drops out of Irish presidential race after ‘mistake’

Fianna Fail candidate Jim Gavin has withdrawn from contesting the presidential election. He cited a “mistake” that had arisen in recent days as the reason behind his decision. Taoiseach and Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin said Mr Gavin’s...

France-Afrique: Chad scraps presidential term limits, cementing Deby’s rule

Chad’s parliament has overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits, a move critics decry as a maneuver to entrench the rule of President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. The controversial decision, passed on...

Air traffic increasing over Kufra Airport airspace – up to 100 international airliners per day

Libya’s Kufra International Airport reported last Thursday (2 October) that it is experiencing increasing air traffic through its airspace these days. Kufra, in the deep southeastern desert corner of Libya in the triangle between the Egyptian,...

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : International Relations MCQs on drone wall, countries bordering Nigeria and more (Week 130)

UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt today’s subject quiz on International Relations to...

The Burden of Foreign Languages in Africa: Arabic, English, ...

Africa is a continent of immense linguistic diversity, home to over 2,000 languages. Yet, in many African countries, the languages used in government, education, law, and international relations are not indigenous. Instead, they are foreign...

Chad's parliament speeds through plan to drop presidential term limits

Lawmakers in Chad have fast-tracked a proposal to allow the president to serve an unlimited number of terms, in a move that the opposition warns opens the door to authoritarianism. Both houses of parliament passed the reform on Friday, 10 days...

Governor shuts gold mining site over fracas

Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has ordered the immediate but temporary closure of the Mararrabar Birnin Yauri gold mining site in Ngaski Local Government Area of the state over fracas. The governor made the order during an unscheduled visit...

2026 WCQ: FIFA Appoints Chadian Referee For Lesotho Vs Super Eagles

Federation of International Football Association, FIFA, has selected Chadian official Alhadi Allaou Mahamat as centre referee for the 2026 World Cup qualifier between Lesotho and Super Eagles of Nigeria, reports Completesports.com. Mahamat will...

Sierra Leone’s Clerk of Parliament Elected First Vice President of African Parliamentary Clerks’ Association

The Clerk of the Parliament of Sierra Leone, Karmoh K. Conteh, has been elected First Vice President of the Association of Clerks and Secretaries General of African Parliaments (ASGAP). The election took place during the Association’s Sixth Annual...

Chad scraps presidential term limits, cementing Deby's rule

Chad's parliament has overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits, a move critics decry as a maneuver to entrench the rule of President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. The controversial decision, passed on...

2026 WCQ: FIFA picks Chadian  Mahamat for Lesotho vs Super Eagles 

World football-governing body, FIFA, has selected Chadian official Alhadi Allaou Mahamat as the referee for next week’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Crocodiles of Lesotho. The Matchday 9 encounter is...

Libya’s descents into a global crime hub as Sahel’s chaos became a worldwide threat

Libya’s descents into a global crime hub as Sahel’s chaos became a worldwide threat Once viewed as a troubled post-revolutionary state on the Mediterranean’s edge, Libya has now evolved into something far more dangerous: a global hub for organized...

Co-creating Resilience: NAbSA’s Operational Framework paves the…

A Framework for Collective Climate Action This spirit of collaboration was at the core of a dynamic session on the NAbSA Operational Framework at IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025. NAbSA, coordinated by IUCN and funded by Global Affairs Canada...

Trump's tariffs: What's in effect and what could be in store?

US President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN US President Donald Trump has launched a global trade war with an array of tariffs that target individual products and countries. Trump has set a baseline tariff of 10 per cent on all...

Presidential hopeful Jim Gavin 'didn't see any' bullying or sexism in Defence Forces

Fianna Fail's Jim Gavin (centre) arrives with Fianna Fail TD Cormac Devlin (left), for canvassing in Dalkey in Dun Laoghaire, Rathdown county southeast of Dublin(Image: PA Wire/PA Images) Jim Gavin has said he “did not see any” examples of...

Ten preps for one-party rule

MAHMUD JEGA: VIEW FROM THE GALLERY With the Biblical-scale Exodus in recent weeks of governors, senators and other high-profile politicians from opposition parties to the ruling All Peoples Congress [APC], this country is set to have a one party...

Chad parliament adopts unlimited, seven-year presidential terms

Chad’s Parliament approves constitutional changes extending presidential terms from five to seven years and removing term limits. [File, Courtesy] Chad's parliament adopted on Friday a constitutional revision that extends presidential terms from...

Will Whites Ever Learn?

Subscribe to future audio versions of AmRen articles here. The Fate of Africa: From the Hopes of Freedom to the Heart of Despair, by Martin Meredith, Public Affairs Press, 2005, 752 pp. At close to 800 pages, The Fate of Africa is a huge book...

Factbox-Trump’s tariffs: What’s in effect and what could be in store?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a global trade war with an array of tariffs that target individual products and countries. Trump has set a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports to the United States, as well as...

Kenya and Zambia battle mpox spikes as African countries manage multiple health threats

Though some of Africa’s biggest mpox hot spots continue to see downward trends, fresh spikes are occurring in other countries such as Kenya and Zambia. Meanwhile, local spread is now suspected in Senegal, following an earlier detection of an...