Within a week of being inaugurated in April as Senegal’s youngest president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye named his political mentor, Ousmane Sonko, as prime minister and
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González is Venezuela’s ‘best hope for democracy’, says Blinken, as leader vows to fight on
The US secretary of state has said Edmundo González “remains the best hope for democracy” in Venezuela after the former presidential candidate went into exile
Venezuela opposition leader Edmundo González lands in Spain after fleeing country
The Venezuelan opposition leader and former presidential candidate, Edmundo González, has gone into exile in Spain, dealing a bitter blow to opponents of the country’s
At least 48 dead in Nigeria explosion after fuel tanker collides with truck
A fuel tanker has collided head on with another truck in Nigeria, causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, the country’s emergency response
Venezuela revokes Brazil’s custody of Argentine embassy housing Maduro opponents
Venezuela’s government has said that Brazil can no longer represent Argentina’s diplomatic interests in the country, putting several anti-government opponents holed up for months in
Pakistani man in Canada charged with planned mass shooting of Jewish New Yorkers
A Pakistani man living in Canada is facing federal criminal charges for allegedly planning to carry out a mass shooting in New York against Jewish
Kenyan police to begin DNA testing to identify victims of boarding school fire
Kenyan police stepped up their investigation on Saturday into a fire at a boarding school that killed 17 boys, as the president announced three days
Signs of ice buildup on plane before Brazil crash, says early report
A preliminary report into the August crash of an airliner in Brazil has found signs of ice buildup on the plane but no definite cause
Brazil’s human rights minister sacked over sexual harassment allegations
Brazil’s president has sacked one of his most popular cabinet members after claims Silvio Almeida sexually harassed at least two women – one of whom
Anglican group launches £7m project in Barbados to atone for slavery atrocities
An Anglican church group is to launch a £7m reconciliation project in Barbados to atone for the atrocities of transatlantic slavery and compensate descendants of