In the first year alone, the administration saw the departure of acting Attorney General Sally Yates, National Security Adviser Mike Flynn, FBI Director James Comey, Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, chief strategist Steve Bannon and two press secretaries, among others.
Véron Mosengo-Omba has officially resigned from his position as General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), marking the end of a contentious tenure overshadowed by internal criticism, governance concerns, and a major dispute surrounding the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). In a statement dated Sunday, 29 March 2026, Mosengo-Omba announced his decision…
Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) President Dr Patrice Motsepe has expressed his and CAF’s gratitude to outgoing General Secretary, Véron Mosengo-Omba who has left the role after over five successful years. Mosengo-Omba will be replaced on an interim basis by Samson Adamu, while the process to appoint a permanent General Secretary is undertaken. Dr Motsepe told the media…
President John Dramani Mahama has urged the African Union (AU) to assert its demand for reparatory justice or risk never attaining the justice it seeks. “Reparatory justice will not be handed to us like political independence; it must be asserted, pursued and secured through determination and unity,” President Mahama, the AU Champion on Reparatory Justice,…
A senior Russian military official was shot in Moscow and has been hospitalized, authorities said early Friday, in the latest attack on the country’s top military brass. Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, a deputy chief of Russian military intelligence, was shot several times by an unknown assailant in a residential building in the northwest of the…
Special Briefing – Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson, Commander, U.S. Africa Command and Sergeant Major Garric M. Banfield, Command Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. Africa Command MODERATOR: Good afternoon. My name is Phillip Assis, and I am the director of the U.S. State Department’s Africa Regional Media Hub. It is my pleasure to welcome journalists from across…
A. Introduction On 15 January 2026, the Republic of Uganda held General Elections to elect the President and Members of Parliament. In line with its mandate to promote democracy, peace, and good governance among its Member States, and following an invitation from the Government of the Republic of Uganda, the African Union (AU), in collaboration…
Anthropic is moving its ambitious “computer use” technology into the mainstream with the release of Claude Cowork, a new preview feature designed for general users. Since 2024, the company has been refining the ability for AI to navigate computers like a human, primarily through the developer-focused Claude Code. Cowork represents the most practical evolution of…
With the multilateral system under pressure and under attack, Member States must fight for the United Nations, the President of the General Assembly said on Wednesday, laying out her priorities for its resumed 80th session. Annalena Baerbock noted that the New Year began with crises in Venezuela and Iran, with the international community “at an…
Moscow — A Russian general was killed Monday morning when an explosive device detonated underneath his car in Moscow, and investigators said Ukraine could be behind the attack, the third such killing of a senior military officer in a year. Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces’…
