WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he would pardon Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, who was indicted last year on bribery and money laundering charges. In his Truth Social post, Trump accused Democrats of working to “attack, rob, lie, cheat, destroy, and decimate anyone who dares to oppose their Far Left Agenda, an…
He said the continent stood at a historic inflexion point, where democratic fragility and data exploitation now converge with unprecedented prospects for renewal. Africa is approaching a decisive decade that will determine whether the continent shapes its own digital destiny or remains exposed to escalating democratic, developmental and data-governance vulnerabilities, the Chief Executive Officer of…
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, this morning received H.E. Gedion Timothewos, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. They discussed the evolving regional landscape & the imperative for the AU & Regional Economic Communities to continue playing a central role in preventive diplomacy, conflict prevention,…
The DRC’s 2020 household survey reveals how VAT shapes everyday life–and fairness. Introduced in 2012, VAT offers stable revenue, yet multiple rates and exemptions mostly benefit higher-income households. Tax expenditures cost about 0.82% of GDP, exceeding social safety net spending. Poor families devote more to taxed essentials: about 41% of their spending faces the 16%…
Bulape — The last Ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was discharged today, marking an important milestone in the efforts to end the outbreak. The recovery kicks off a 42-day countdown to declaring the outbreak over if no further cases are confirmed. A total of 19 patients have recovered from the disease….
Undermining effect of chronic violence is especially strong in countries with robust liberal institutions and lower development. Abstract How does chronic terrorism affect support for democracy in fragile states? While most research examines isolated attacks in stable democracies, little is known about persistent violence in insecure, weakly institutionalised contexts. Keep up with the latest headlines…
West Africa is navigating one of its most turbulent democratic cycles in decades. Coups in Mali, Guinea, Niger, and Burkina Faso have challenged regional stability, while civiliangovernments elsewhere face rising discontent and shrinking legitimacy. Civil discontent in Togo threatens national stability, and in Côte d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara’s is potentially bidding for a fourth term,…
Democratic leaders in the United States are warning that President Donald Trump does not have the authority to deploy US troops to Chicago amid reports of administration plans to send National Guard soldiers to the Midwestern city. Trump, a Republican, has said he would likely expand the deployment of federal forces to oversee policing in…
Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition Tuesday with the Texas Supreme Court to remove state Rep. Gene Wu from office after Wu and other Democrats left the state to delay Republican efforts to redraw congressional district lines. The lawsuit from Abbott, a Republican, argues that Wu, the Texas House Democratic Caucus chair, violated the…
Port Sudan, July 30, 2025 (SUNA) – The Head of the Democratic Bloc Alliance and Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Unionist Party (origin) in Sudan, Jaafar Al-Sadig Al-Mirghani, has praised the African Union’s position on the Sudanese issue and its rejection and condemnation of the formation of a parallel government in Sudan. Al-Mirghani said, in…
