83-Year-Old Ouattara Secures Fourth Term in Ivory Coast’s Presidential Election

Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has won a fourth term in office, securing an overwhelming 89.77 percent of votes in the country’s recently concluded presidential election, according to provisional results released Monday by the...

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara reelected to fourth term

Source: AP News Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara was reelected to a fourth term in an election marked by low turnout and empty streets in the economic capital of Abidjan, provisional results showed Monday. Ouattara, 83, who first came to...

Is oil a panacea for South Africa’s ailing economy?

Oil exploration and production has the potential to create tens of thousands of jobs and set South Africa’s ailing economy on a trajectory of faster growth and industrialisation. That, at least, is the assessment of a study by FTI Consulting that...

Ouattara Wins Fourth Term In Ivory Coast Election

President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term in office after winning a landslide victory in the Ivory Coast’s just-concluded presidential election. The country’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), announcing provisional results on...

Paul Biya’s Victory Is A Taboo To African Democracy -By Isaac Asabor

When a 92-year-old man who has ruled a nation for 43 unbroken years “wins” another seven-year term in office, the event ceases to be an election, it becomes a ritual of political mockery. Cameroon’s recent presidential “election” that returned...

Paul Biya’s Victory Is A Taboo To African Democracy

When a 92-year-old man who has ruled a nation for 43 unbroken years “wins” another seven-year term in office, the event ceases to be an election, it becomes a ritual of political mockery. Cameroon’s recent presidential “election” that returned...

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...

Like Biya, 83-year-old Ouattara extends rule with fourth-term win in Ivory Coast

President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term in Ivory Coast’s just-concluded election, with provisional results showing a landslide victory for the 83-year-old leader. Announcing the results on Monday, the country’s Independent Electoral...

Cameroon's Paul Biya, 92, extends 43-year rule with 8th term win

Paul Biya on Monday extended his ironclad 43-year grip on power, winning an eighth term as Cameroon’s president despite making few appearances on the campaign trail. The country’s Constitutional Council said the 92-year-old incumbent secured 53.7%...

How Nigeria, Cameroon, Other African Countries Are Governed By Ageing Presidents Despite Having Youngest Populations — Report

An analysis has shown how a wave of ageing leaders continues to dominate political power in Nigeria and other African countries despite having the world's youngest population. From Cameroon’s Paul Biya, who has ruled since 1982, to Uganda’s Yoweri...

OBSERVER DAILY | Oil Dreams and Hard realities: Namibia must demand good jobs from foreign investment

Namibia’s growing oil and gas ambitions have once again come under scrutiny, and rightly so. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has sounded a sober warning that, despite the euphoria surrounding recent discoveries, the promise of...

Barker confident Stellenbosch will finish CAF Job

Stellenbosch FC coach Steve Barker says his side are still in control of their CAF Confederation Cup destiny after grinding out a 0-0 draw against 15 de Agosto de Akonibe in Equatorial Guinea. The result leaves everything to play for in next...

Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum of Dubai Establishes Inmā Emirates Holdings to Expand Private Impact Investment Portfolio

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum has formed Inmā Emirates Holdings, a Dubai-based entity established to consolidate private investments in sustainable development ventures and large-scale impact projects...

The CFO's Guide to Services CPQ: Driving Accuracy, Efficiency, and Growth

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Trump administration works to break China’s rare earth mineral stranglehold on Africa

Fox News senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich reports on the foreign policy hurdles facing President Donald Trump on ‘Special Report.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The State Department has told Fox News Digital it is...

MIF, C-PLPEX and 2025MFE conclude with over 140 agreements

The four-day trio of trade shows held in Macau concluded on Saturday with the signing of more than 140 cooperation agreements, the organisers said, noting that 15 per cent involved Portuguese-speaking countries. The 2nd China–Portuguese-speaking...

Portugal Golden Visa—New Law To Extend Citizenship Timeline To Ten Years

The Algarve, Portugal—the government voted to extend the citizenship requirement to ten years of residency, from five. getty In a blow to the many people hoping to make Portugal their home and apply for European citizenship through the Portugal...

Minister hails Tinubu over Nigerians’ election into gas exporting countries forum

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Nigeria’s historic diplomatic achievement at the 27th Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) held in Doha,...

Trump Refilling Strategic Petroleum Reserve – Big Oil Could Benefit

The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) was created in 1975 by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, signed into law by President Gerald Ford. It was established in response to the 1973-1974 oil embargo, which highlighted the U.S. economy’s...

Africa's ageing presidents govern world's youngest populations

The presidents of Cameroon and Ivory Coast, 92 and 83 respectively, are each seeking to extend decades of rule, reflecting a trend across Africa where some of the world's oldest leaders govern its youngest populations, often leading to demands for...