insert_link South Africa South African President Appoints Former Opposition Leader as Agriculture Minister South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa appointed former opposition leader, John Steenhuisen as Minister of Agriculture on Sunday, integrating the Democratic Alliance and other parties into his new coalition cabinet says Reuters. Ramaphosa's African National Congress was compelled to form alliances with rival parties to retain power after losing its majority for the first time in three decades in the May 29 election. The announcement of the new government of national […] todayJuly 1, 2024 21
insert_link Oshiwambo Ongudu yo milameno mo Chada, ota ipula oidjemo yo mahoololo ita lululwe. Omuwiliki wongudu yo milameno mo Chad, Succès Masra, okwa pula opo elelo le kotamango lo shilongo li talulule oidjemo yo mahoololo moshilongo. Oshilongo sho ndinga ndinga ya Africa ota ku lopotwa shali sha kufa ombinga momahoololo oku hoolola omupresident mupe mo 06 May. Olutu lopapangelo olo hali kwatele komesho oshikondo sho mahoololo mo shilongo ola ya ndja eshiivifo kutya, omupresident, Mahamat Idriss Deby aka la akwatela komesho oshilongo pakafimbo, oye […] todayMay 15, 2024 37
insert_link World Modi and Gandhi set for intense election rallies With India set to begin voting next week, election campaigns have picked up across the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold several election rallies on Monday, as will opposition leader Rahul Gandhi. todayApril 8, 2024 26
insert_link World Alexei Navalny had a vision of a democratic Russia. That terrified Vladimir Putin to the core By Robert Horvath, La Trobe University Alexei Navalny was a giant figure in Russian politics. No other individual rivalled the threat he posed to the Putin regime. His death in an Arctic labour camp is a blow to all those who dreamed he might emerge as the leader of a future democratic Russia. What made Navalny so important was his decision to become an anti-corruption crusader in […] todayFebruary 20, 2024 34
insert_link World Alexei Navalny: reported death of Putin’s most prominent opponent spells the end of politics in Russia By Alexander Titov, Queen's University Belfast Reports of the death of Russia’s most famous opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, in an Arctic prison camp are shocking, but not entirely unexpected. It draws a line under Russia’s political development over the past two decades by highlighting that a challenge from within is no longer possible. Navalny was the last public politician to pose a real challenge to the Kremlin, but […] todayFebruary 19, 2024 14
insert_link World United Kingdom and Rwanda asylum Bill sparks political tensions As UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces scrutiny and Tory revolt over the Rwanda asylum seekers Bill, Sir Keir Starmer says Sunak was originally against the Rwanda plan. todayJanuary 11, 2024 19