INTERNATIONAL

Kenya’s parliament has banned the wearing of a suit called the Kaunda suit which was named after the late Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda, within the building. The Speaker of Parliament, Moses Wetangula said Kaunda suits, as well as traditional African clothes, were not…

Henry Kissinger, a former US secretary of state and national security adviser who escaped Nazi Germany in his youth to become one of the most influential and controversial foreign policy figures in American history, has died. He was 100. Kissinger died Wednesday at his home…

Niger Republic junta led by General Abdourahmane Tchiani has sued authorities of the Head of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) over sanctions levied by the West African bloc on the country following the takeover of…

Niger’s military ruler General Abdourahamane Tiani on Thursday arrived in Mali to meet his counterpart Colonel Assimi Goita in his first international visit since seizing power in July, an AFP journalist noted. Niger’s neighbours, Mali and Burkina Faso — which are ruled by…

Pope Francis on Wednesday met separately with Israeli relatives of hostages held in Gaza and of Palestinian prisoners in Israel, saying both sides “suffer so much”. At the end of his weekly audience at the Vatican, the 86-year-old pontiff called for prayers for…

BINANCE AND ITS  chief executive, Changpeng Zhao, pleaded guilty to criminal charges for anti-money laundering and violations of US sanctions under a sweeping deal with the US Department of Justice. The deal, which will allow the company to continue to operate, will…

OpenAI announced on Tuesday its co-founder Sam Altman will return as CEO, days after he was fired by the board. “We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor…

Israel and Hamas announced a deal on Wednesday allowing at least 50 hostages and scores of Palestinian prisoners to be freed, while offering besieged Gaza residents a four-day truce after weeks of all-out war. In the first major diplomatic breakthrough in the war,…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court, in Abuja, has ruled that the Nigerian Broadcasting Code, employed by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to impose penalties on broadcast stations, infringes upon freedom of expression. This declaration was made on October 23…

Political veteran Joseph Boakai was on Monday declared the winner of Liberia’s presidential election, beating incumbent George Weah, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) said after completing the ballot count. Boakai won with 50.64 per cent of the vote, against 49.36 per cent of…