Hamas leader praises South Africa for filing genocide lawsuit against Israel at top UN court

The chief of Hamas’ political bureau has thanked South Africa for launching a case against Israel at the United Nations’ top court, outlined in detail in a 84-page long application, in which Pretoria alleges that acts and omissions by Israel in its war waged in the Gaza Strip are genocidal in character. In a televised […]

Equatorial Guinea: President Obiang runs again for office, seeking to extend record 43-year rule

President Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea, the world’s longest-standing leader, is running for office again in Sunday elections, as he wants to extend his 43-year authoritarian rule in the oil-rich Central African nation. His party confirmed that Obiang would run in the elections to be held on Sunday (20 November). The world’s longest-standing president is […]

Algeria’s Tebboune re-elected president amid vote rigging concerns

Algeria’s incumbent president Abdelmadjid Tebboune won a second term with more than 94% of votes amid low turnout, crackdown on opponents, and vote rigging concerns. Tebboune was running against two less known candidates Islamist candidate Abdelali Hassani Cherif and socialist Youcef Aouchiche, who both received 3% and 2.1% of votes respectively. Less than 50% of […]