A group of senior military officers in Gabon announced on national television on Wednesday they had taken power and election results were annulled, just minutes… Read More »Gabon coup attempt follows military takeovers in former French colonies in Africa
Army officers go on TV to say they are annulling the results of the election won by President Bongo.
A group of senior Gabonese military officers appeared on national television in the early hours of Wednesday and said they had taken power, after the… Read More »Gabonese soldiers claim suspension of elections after Bongo’s victory announced
President Ali Bongo has won a third term in the presidential election with 64.27% of the vote, the Gabonese Election Centre (CGE) said on Wednesday, after a delay-plagued general… Read More »Gabon’s Ali Bongo re-elected president in disputed election
Elon Musk on Tuesday lifted a ban on political ads put in place at Twitter to thwart misinformation before the billionaire bought the platform now… Read More »Twitter lifts ban on political ads, reversing policy to stop misinformation
Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the… Read More »Florida hunkers down as ‘unprecedented’ hurricane approaches
Anti-government protests in southern Syria have stretched into a second week, with demonstrators waving the colorful flag of the minority Druze community, burning banners of… Read More »Syria protests spurred by economic misery stir memories of 2011 uprising
A 42-year-old lawyer who was stolen at birth during the rule of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and raised in the United States has traveled thousands of… Read More »Chilean kidnapped at birth during dictatorship meets mother after 42 years
Russian news agencies reported a drone attack on the airport of the north-western city of Pskov on Tuesday night. Tass news agency said four Russian transport… Read More »🔴 Live: Drone attack on Russian airport, Ukrainian vessels destroyed in Black Sea
BBC team spends 24 hours with Tunisia’s coast guard, as it finds people desperate to cross continents.
