Cameroon’s Paul Biya, world’s oldest president, re-elected for eighth term
Africa • Oct 27, 2025, 11:08 AM
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Cameroon’s President Paul Biya on Monday was declared the winner of the country’s presidential election, securing 53.66 percent of the vote, the Constitutional Council announced Monday, results which his rival swiftly rejected. At 92, Biya is the world's oldest leader. With his re-election, he can now govern until 2032.
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More than 2,400 young Moroccans face prosecution over Gen Z protests
Africa • 10:33 AM
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More than 2,400 young Moroccans face trial for their participation in the so-called Gen Z protests that recently swept across the country, calling for fairer education and health care systems. Hundreds of people, many of them minors, have already been co
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The fall of El-Fasher: A turning point in Sudan's brutal civil war?
Africa • 9:35 AM
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First it was a revolution confiscated, then a dispute between coup leaders that became a civil war. Three years on, Sudan is wondering if the fall of a key city in the western Darfur region is the cue for a second partition of the country. The massacre o
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Low turnout mars Tanzania's presidential election as opposition barred from race
Africa • 4:07 AM
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The presidential election in Tanzania is being marred by low turnout as the main challengers to President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s grip on power have either been jailed or disqualified from the race. Protests have also been banned, and some voters say they
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