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Breaking: Gabonese army officers oust Bongo, say they are ‘taking power’
According to the BBC, army officers in Gabon announced their takeover of the country's government on national television on Wednesday.
President Ali Bongo was declared the…
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Breaking: Coup Leader of Niger Expels French Ambassador, Gives Him 48 Hours to Leave
Niger Republic of Niamey Sylvain Itte, the French ambassador, has 48 hours to depart the country, according to the leader of the Niger Republic's coup. Reuters reports that on Friday,…
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First womb transplant carried out in UK
A woman in the United Kingdom has become the recipient of the world's first womb transplant, which was performed by surgeons there.
The living womb donor turned out to be the woman's…
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Niger: If ECOWAS fails, it might no longer exist, says experts
Academics and stakeholders have cautioned that if the Economic Community of West African States is unable to reinstate democratic government in the Republic of Niger, the organisation…
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Niger coup: Treason charge in Bazoum has no legal foundation – UN
Volker Turk, the head of the UN human rights office, argued that the military government of Niger lacked legal justification for bringing high treason charges against ousted president…
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South African mother convicted of killing three daughters in New Zealand
A South African lady was found guilty on Wednesday by a jury in New Zealand of killing her three small daughters, and they warned that she would receive a life sentence for each of the…
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Govt Declares State of Emergency As Gunmen Assassinate Presidential Candidate
During a campaign rally in the nation's capital, Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot and killed by an assailant.
On Wednesday, the President Guillermo…
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ECOWAS gathers for key summit on Niger coup
Following the military chiefs of Niger's refusal to comply with an order to reinstate the elected president, leaders of the West African grouping ECOWAS will hold an emergency…
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Zimbabwe elections: Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan to lead AU observer mission
Goodluck Jonathan, a former leader of Nigeria, will oversee a group of 76 election observers.
After the voting process, the observer mission will release a statement.
After Olusegun…
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Niger military junta ignores ECOWAS, names new prime minister
Former economy minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine has been appointed as the nation's new prime minister by the coup plotters in the Niger Republic.
The declaration was made on Monday,…
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