Politics

Bruno Foucher is facing disciplinary proceedings following claims that he brought dozens of women into his official residence.

Kizza Besigye’s wife says the opposition figure was taken back to Luzira prison in Kampala against medical advice.

Registered voters across 11 districts in Galmudug headed to the polls to elect members of the regional house of representatives and local councils.

The opposition has called for an official clarification on the whereabouts of President Paul Biya even after the ruling party said he was running the government while abroad.

Zambia has had seven presidents and one acting president and is widely regarded as one of southern Africa’s most stable democracies.

Observers say the sudden political rapprochement between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his predecessor Macky Sall could fit into the local political landscape.

The boycott follows growing tensions between lawyers and the judiciary over reforms, transparency and the performance of courts.

Hassan Omar Mohamed Bourhan has been eulogised as a “loyal and accomplished public servant”.

President Bola Tinubu said the suspect misled the authorities and “fraudulently” opened an account with the Central Bank of Nigeria using “fake documents”.

The national day on 1 July, known as Independence and Unification Day, commemorates the establishment of the Somali Republic in 1960.