Africa

Nigerian election tribunal to decide if Tinubu stays as president

Nigeria’s presidential election tribunal is due to rule on Wednesday on whether Bola Tinubu should stay as president after two rivals challenged his victory in February’s disputed vote. There have been numerous legal challenges to the outcome of previous Nigerian presidential elections, but none have succeeded. Most political observers expect …

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Libya clashes leave 55 people dead in capital Tripoli

Intense fighting between rival military factions in Libya’s capital Tripoli has reportedly killed 55 people. Armed factions battled in several districts overnight and into Tuesday morning in the city’s worst violence this year. However, the military commander at the center of clashes between rival militias in the Libyan capital has …

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Libya clashes leave 27 people dead in capital Tripoli

Intense fighting between rival military factions in Libya’s capital Tripoli has reportedly killed 27 people. Armed factions battled in several districts overnight and into Tuesday morning in the city’s worst violence this year. However, the military commander at the center of clashes between rival militias in the Libyan capital has …

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Niger’s coup leaders to try President Bazoum for ‘treason’

Niger’s coup leaders say they will try President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason.” According to Press TV, a spokesman for the military accused Bazoum of “undermining the internal and external security of Niger” in a statement late Sunday. The junta spokesman, Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane, said the gathered “necessary evidence” could …

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