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Northland activist organizations host No Kings! Day protest outside Duluth City Hall
On Saturday, thousands of people from across the Northland gathered outside of Duluth City Hall to participate in a No Kings! Day protest, one of many across the country. The protest was organized by multiple Northland activist groups including...

5th ASWAN: Zulum Calls For Multifaceted Approach To Address Sahel Crisis
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has called for a comprehensive and multifaceted strategy, hinged on broader regional cooperation, to tackle the escalating security and humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region. Governor Zulum...

Zulum Calls for Regional Action on Sahel Security, Humanitarian Crisis
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has called for a united and well-coordinated strategy to deal with the worsening security and humanitarian challenges in the Sahel region. Zulum made the call on Sunday while delivering a...

American Private Military Companies Are Poised to Become Major Players in Africa’s Security Landscape
In recent years, private military companies (PMCs), especially those from the United States, have increasingly reentered the African security scene. Driven by fragile states, renewed conflicts, resource wealth, and gaps in security capacity, this...

Democracy On The Brink: The Alarming Decline Of Political Stability In West Africa -By Mercy Johnson
Democracy in West Africa, once a beacon of hope for the African continent, is gradually losing its shine. Over the past five years, a troubling wave of military coups, electoral crises, and constitutional manipulations has swept through the...
Bangladesh’s Lady Cadet Jannatul Mawa receives medal from Pakistan Military Academy
"Heartiest Congratulations to Lady Cadet Jannatul Mawa (Bangladesh Army) on passing out from Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) & receiving the coveted Commandant’s Overseas Medal. She was handed over the award by Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir,...

Military coup: Army colonel sworn in as Madagascar president
Days of unrest and a dramatic military intervention have left Madagascar facing a new political transition, with an army colonel set to take power on Friday. Army colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as Madagascar's president Friday, just...

Rethinking polygamy – new research upends conventional thinking about the advantages of monogamous marriage
In July 2025, Uganda’s courts swiftly dismissed a petition challenging the legality of polygamy, citing the protection of religious and cultural freedom. For most social scientists and policymakers who have long declared polygamy a “harmful...

NFF president send strong message to Nigerians ahead of 2026 World Cup playoffs
President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Ibrahim Gusau has sent a reassuring message to Super Eagles fans ahead of their match against Gabon Nigeria beat Benin Republic 4-0 in their final 2026 World Cup qualifying match to secure a spot in...

Global Recognition: UN Adopts Resolution on Awaza Political Declaration for Landlocked Countries
The UN General Assembly unanimously adopted the Resolution titled “Awaza Political Declaration” during the 18th plenary meeting of the 80th session. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov during...


Mali: We are looking for solution for NIS, maybe this is chance for even quicker growth
WASHINGTON - Serbian First Deputy PM and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Thursday the operations of Serbia's Russian-majority owned oil company NIS were surrounded by a great deal of uncertainty but that he believed that, even though the...

Mali: Serbia has received proposal of trade agreement with US, we are ready to continue talks
WASHINGTON - Serbian First Deputy PM and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Thursday in Washington Serbia had received a proposal of a trade agreement with the US a few weeks ago, and noted that the country was ready to continue talks with the...

International Criminal Court secures first Darfur conflict conviction, but is it too little too late?
On 6 October 2025, the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (known as Ali Kushayb) on 27 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. This was the ICC’s first conviction in the Darfur situation,...

Can African Union prevent military coups like in Madagascar?
The African Union (AU) suspended Madagascar's membership on Wednesday following a coup to oust President Andry Rajoelina, which came after three weeks of Gen Z-led anti-government protests. The coup leader, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, was sworn...

Harsh Sanghavi sworn in as Gujarat Deputy CM: A close look at his political career, administrative record, and the road ahead
Harsh Sanghavi’s elevation to Deputy Chief Minister represents a transition from portfolio-specific administration to statewide policy coordination. The reinstated role, after a four-year hiatus, reflects both political confidence and strategic...

19 new ministers join Gujarat cabinet after rejig
Nineteen new faces joined and six others kept their seats in the Gujarat council of ministers on Friday after a dramatic reshuffle that saw 11 lawmakers dropped as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) effected an administrative overhaul to prepare for...

Mali begins working visit to Washington by attending IMF constituency meeting
WASHINGTON - Serbia's First Deputy PM and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali began a working visit to Washington on Thursday by attending an IMF Constituency meeting. Mali is in Washington for the October 13-18 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. Serbia is...

Dear Mali, Women’s Safety Is Not fringe Issue
Family First Upper House candidate Deepa Mathew has called on Premier Peter Malinauskas to take women’s safety seriously after reports that a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in a Port Augusta prison while sharing a cell with a biological...

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel reshuffles Council of Ministers, 25 MLAs take oath
Harsh Sanghavi to be Dy CM NEW DELHI: In a significant rejig of the Gujarat Council of Ministers, 25 MLAs were sworn in as ministers on Friday, a day after the entire Cabinet except the Chief Minister resigned. Majura MLA Harsh Sanghavi was sworn...