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Gabon to hold general elections on August 26?

Gabonese will head to polls on August 26 to elect a new leader, parliamentarians and mayors after the country’s Elections council (CGE) announced the date Sunday. The CGE, “Gabon Review” reports, held a meeting Sunday and proposed the date that awaits the government’s rubber-stamp. The Council proposed a timeline that breaks as follow: Tuesday, July […]

Cameroon, Nigeria agree to peacefully settle border dispute without ICJ involvement

Cameroon and Nigeria announced they have opted to peacefully settle their decades-long border disputes by 2025 and would thus no longer require the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to consider the case and issue a ruling to settle the matter. Rather, the two nations said, joint delegations will validate a demarcation plan on site to […]

UN report blames both sides in DR Congo conflict for committing war crimes

A damning new report by the United Nations accuses both the M23 rebel group and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government forces of committing grave abuses that may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The UN Human Rights Office’s Fact-Finding Mission (FFM), investigating the violence in North and South Kivu since late 2024, […]