The Gambia, politics and leadership 2026 – an advice 

- Advertisement - Dr Elhajj Badara Alioune F Taal Delray Beach, Florida, US The Gambia is positioning itself for another presidential elections in 2026 and all parties are sending their individual jabs at each other strategically to secure the...

Regional Girls’ Summit in Dakar marks turning point with adoption of groundbreaking Dakar Declaration

Adolescent girls from across West and Central Africa (WCA) convened in Dakar on October 10-11, 2025, for the inaugural Regional Girls' Summit. The summit, organised by UNICEF and the Government of Senegal, and coinciding with the International Day...

UAE and Africa Map $6 Billion Tourism Drive

Dubai hosted a high-level ministerial roundtable alongside the UAE‑Africa Tourism Investment Summit 2025, assembling officials from more than 20 African nations and the United Arab Emirates to outline an investment mapping totalling about USD 6...

Firstbank Sparks Global Kindness With 2025 Corporate Responsibility And Sus

Lagos, 26 October 2025 - FirstBank, the premier bank in West Africa and a leading financial inclusion service provider, is proud to announce the commencement of its 2025 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) Week, scheduled to hold...

President Faye: Heroes and history power Africa's future

President William Ruto with Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye during Mashujaa Day celebrations at Ithookwe Stadium in Kitui County on Monday, October 20, 2025. [PCS] Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Monday urged African nations...

The Sanctuary of the Mad

In the Moroccan collective imaginary, the city of Berrechid explicitly evokes mental illness. Berrechid is home to Morocco’s largest psychiatric hospital. To say to someone, “I’ll send you to Berrechid!” (ghadi nssayftek l’Berrechid // غادي نسيفطك...

President Faye Wraps Up Rwanda Trip

1 President Bassirou Diomaye Faye (right) President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal has officially concluded his visit to Rwanda with a heartfelt meeting with the Senegalese community residing in the country. His trip, which began on October 17,...

Russian Academic Frames Western Sahara as Core to Moroccan Foreign Policy Identity

Marrakech – A new Russian academic study positions Western Sahara as the cornerstone and compass of Morocco’s foreign policy identity, arguing that the North African country’s defense of its territorial integrity is central to its national...

Substantive protections: MFN jurisprudence explained through an analysis of treaty language, the claimant’s ambition and choice of arbitrator

Arbitral tribunals have grappled with the interpretation and application of most-favoured nation (MFN) clauses in more than 150 investment treaty cases. These cases have given rise to divergent outcomes, particularly on the question of whether an...

Western Sahara: The Growing Map in Support of Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

Rabat – Morocco’s Western Sahara position has been strengthened by a growing international support, with statements pouring in from many countries backing Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as the only political framework to end the dispute under Moroccan...

Pope to the new nuncio in Iraq: Foster hope and peace

On 26 October in Saint Peter’s Basilica, Pope Leo XIV presided over the Mass with the episcopal ordination of Monsignor Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski, the new papal representative to Iraq. In his homily, the Pope urges him to foster “peaceful...

How SROL is Redefining Sustainable Mining in Nigeria

Benson Onwusa, Olufemi Olubi, David Mbrekpadiaha and Bolaji Alayande, Present key takeouts from the 2025 Nigeria Mining Week Across the world, businesses are redefining what responsible growth looks like. Environmental, Social, and Governance...

CAMEROUN AND GERONTOCRACY

Cameroun’s President, Paul Biya, won election for the 8th term, writes AUSTIN ISIKHUEMEN Cameroun went to the Presidential polls on 12 October, 2025. There were two main candidates. The seating president who farted publicly and did not know where...

Over 500 on 26th annual United Families and Friends march

THERE were 500 demonstrators on Saturday’s annual United Families and Friends Campaign (UFFC) march from Trafalgar Square to Downing Street, where a petition was handed in by six of the newest families to join the campaign. It is the 26th year of...

Sierra Leone – a narcotic state

Ibrahim B. Koroma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 October 2025: Reports of unlawful possession and abuse of harmful drugs have become a near-daily occurrence in Sierra Leone’s media. The effects of this growing drug circulation are both direct and...

Revelations at the Presidency: What is really wrong around President Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Between clumsiness, improvisation, and protocol uncertainties, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is accumulating blunders during his trips abroad, sparking criticism and questions on the national and international stage. According to the newspaper...

Uzbek Militants Become Mediators in Syria Stand-Off

Brandishing assault rifles, the Uzbek fighters in Syria arrived ready to fight. They ended up helping to mediate an end to a confrontation between another group of militants and government security forces. Fighting broke out early last week when...

From Recipient to Donor: 3 Polish Humanitarian Aid Organizations

LONDON, United Kingdom — Poland is a country in Eastern Europe that used to be a part of the communist sphere of influence. Since those times, much has changed. While the country has never had the status of a major humanitarian donor, this may not...

Debt – Source of plunder or progress under IMF/World Bank watch?

- Advertisement - Debt, or borrowing money, or xalis, arises to cover a deficit. But when it rises beyond control, in the public or private space, a crisis emerges that requires urgent relief. In terms of public debt, a country may well receive...

‘Gov’t Not Pressured to Receive Kilmar Garcia’

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, has clarified that the Government of Liberia was under no diplomatic pressure to receive Mr. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national temporarily relocated under a U.S. legal and diplomatic...