Africa: General Assembly Backs Historic World Court Climate Crisis Ruling

Africa: General Assembly Backs Historic World Court Climate Crisis Ruling

A landmark General Assembly resolution adopted on Wednesday is “a powerful affirmation” of international law, climate justice and science, according to UN chief António Guterres. The Secretary-General said it makes clear Member States’ responsibility to protect their own people from what is an “escalating climate crisis”. The resolution drawn up by Vanuatu – a Pacific…

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African Football Boss Defends Ruling That Gave Cup of Nations Title to Morocco

Africa: Afcon 2025 – Senegal Reject CAF Verdict, Head to CAS After Final Forfeit Ruling

In an official press release issued on 17 March, 2026, the Senegalese federation acknowledged receipt of CAF’s ruling in case DC23316 but strongly condemned the outcome, describing it as “unfair, unprecedented, and unacceptable.” The fallout from the controversial final of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 has taken a dramatic turn, with the Fédération Sénégalaise…

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Japan’s ruling LDP seen winning outright majority in snap poll: NHK

Japan’s ruling LDP seen winning outright majority in snap poll: NHK

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has likely strengthened its majority in the country’s Lower House, with the LDP…

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Gymnast Jordan Chiles granted appeal in Olympic bronze medal ruling; Swiss court to rehear case

Gymnast Jordan Chiles granted appeal in Olympic bronze medal ruling; Swiss court to rehear case

American gymnast Jordan Chiles has been granted an appeal in her efforts to reclaim the bronze medal on floor exercise that was stripped from her at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Switzerland’s supreme court said on Thursday its judges sent the “highly exceptional circumstances” of the bronze medal awarded in the women’s floor exercise back to the Court…

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Court ruling marks major turning point in driving licence card saga

Court ruling marks major turning point in driving licence card saga

Transport minister Barbara Creecy. Image: GCIS South Africa’s long-delayed plan to modernise its driving licence card system has been thrown back into uncertainty. This follows the high court in Pretoria overturning a multimillion-rand tender awarded to French technology company Idemia. It declared the tender irregular, invalid and unenforceable. The ruling was welcomed by transport minister…

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