South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is undecided about his participation in the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected president, Daniel Chapo, an event that will take place on January 15 in Maputo. "As time goes on, we will look at our program and see to what extent the program is...
China today confirmed the first case of the new clade Ib variant of Mpox (monkeypox), which traces back to a foreign national with a history of travel and residence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A statement from China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that the cities of Beijing and Tianjin...
In June and July, South Africa is preparing to host the National Arts Festival (NAF), considered to be the biggest celebration of African arts. Recognized for its cultural relevance across the continent, the NAF attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world, offering a diverse and accessible programme. It will take place on 11...
The Prime Minister of São Tomé announced on Tuesday that his party has appealed to the Constitutional Court against the President's dismissal of the government, claiming that the decision violates the Constitution. "In this very serious case, the (...) President (...) violated the Constitution. That's why the party that supports the government [Independent Democratic Action (ADI)] has filed a petition...
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the French far-right National Front party, died at the age of 96 on Tuesday (7), the politician's family told AFP. Le Pen had been in a nursing home for several weeks. The Frenchman had been suffering from poor health and died at 12pm (8am Brasilia time) "surrounded...
Pope Francis today appointed the first woman to head an important Vatican office, choosing nun Simona Brambilla to head the department responsible for all religious orders in the Catholic Church. This is an important step in the religious leader's goal of giving women more leadership roles, since until now...
Nicolás Maduro, will be sworn in as President of Venezuela on January 10th, following election results that were highly contested by the opposition. The Venezuelan government has deployed 1,200 military personnel across the country to "guarantee peace" before and during the inauguration of Nicolás Maduro for a new presidential term next Friday. A...
The African Energy Chamber has revealed that the world has around 685 million people without access to electricity, the majority of whom, 590 million, live on the African continent. In the report The State of African Energy in 2025, the Chamber points out that Africa's economic development is intertwined with the urgency of...
A storm hit the United States today, Sunday (05), with millions of people in the east of the country threatened by blizzards and some localities about to record the heaviest snowfalls in a decade. According to meteorologists quoted by the French agency AFP, more than 60 million people are in the path of the storm, which is expected to...
The president-elect of the United States has been convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a secret payment of 130,000 dollars to pornographic actress Stormy Daniels. The judge in Manhattan, New York, Juan M. Merchan, confirmed this Friday Donald Trump's conviction in the case of paying bribes to...