Brazil’s federal police arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro preemptively on Saturday, days before he was set to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, officials said. A close aide said the embattled former leader was taken to the police force headquarters in the capital, Brasilia, from his house arrest. The force said…
John Williams, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, speaks during an Economic Club of New York (ECNY) event in New York, US, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. David Dee Delgado | Bloomberg | Getty Images New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said Friday he expects the central…
Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (right) at COP30. PHOTO/UN. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] On Wednesday, at COP30 in Belém, Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva delivered a stirring speech that called on world leaders to take urgent, decisive action against climate change. His message was unequivocal: the global community must do more,…
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva when he spoke at (COP30), in Belém, Brazil on Wednesday. PHOTO/Ricardo Stuckert/Secom-PR. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] In a powerful speech at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) held in Belém on Wednesday, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva delivered a clarion call for global action to combat climate…
The President of the University of Liberia (UL), Dr. Monica J. Maparyan, has unveiled a comprehensive five-year strategic blueprint intended to boost the university’s performance and elevate its ranking among higher education institutions across Africa. Maryland, USA: The plan was formally introduced during a pivotal roundtable discussion at the University of Liberia Alumni Association in…
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, today received Ambassador Elchin Amirbayov, Special Envoy of the President of Azerbaijan. Amb. Amirbayov conveyed a message from H.E. President Ilham Aliyev, including an invitation to the 13th Session of the World Urban Forum & the Leaders’ Summit in Baku in May 2026. Their…
President Paul Kagame recently asked a question; one that’s as old as the years African states have been independent. Why is it that certain other countries, which were at the same level of Africa 50 years ago have now left us behind (in terms of development)? This is a problem that has exercised the brains…
Nichola Mandil,Juba and Basillioh Rukanga Reuters Benjamin Bol Mel has been under US sanctions South Sudan’s leader Salva Kiir has dismissed one of his vice-presidents, Benjamin Bol Mel, who had been tipped as his possible successor. Kiir stripped Bol Mel of his military rank of general and dismissed him from the national security service. He…
Jerusalem — Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he received a letter from President Trump on Wednesday asking him to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial in three separate corruption cases. Netanyahu has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in the ongoing court cases, with no ruling yet delivered, and his supporters have dismissed the trials…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, has raised the alarm over what he described as a crisis of democracy and security in the West African sub-region. Speaking in Abuja at the second edition of the African Political Square and the Experts meeting on Alternative Futures for ECOWAS at…
