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Gambian soldiers who plotted to overthrow president Adama Barrow in 2017 were on Monday sentenced by the Court Martial. The eight soldiers were led by a former military aide to ex-president Yahya Jammeh, who ruled Gambia for 22 years before losing

Former Botswana President Ian Khama told his supporters he was supporting the opposition against the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in the country’s forthcoming elections. Khama, who handed power to his then-deputy Mokgweetsi Masisi last year after serving as president of

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was ousted by parliament in a no-confidence vote Monday, paving the way for a caretaker government before a new election in which the young leader and his People’s Party could emerge with a stronger mandate. The vote

North Korea on Monday called U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton a “war maniac” and “human defect” after he described its recent tests of short-range missiles as a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions. The statement by an unidentified North Korean

The United Nations has appointed Charlotte Osei as an International Elections Commissioner to Afghanistan as it prepares to hold crucial presidential polls in September. The appointment of the former EC Chair was confirmed by a Presidential Decree issued by the President

A deadline to register for Algeria’s controversial presidential election has passed without a single candidate putting themselves forward, national radio said Sunday. That would raise the possibility of a delay to the July 4 poll, already opposed by protesters who reject

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday said he would call for a snap national election next month after a drubbing at European and local elections. “Following the second round of local elections (on June 2), I will ask the president

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received an invitation from Saudi King Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to attend two summits in Mecca, Director of Informatıon Office in Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement late Sunday. The