Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the “interventionist and divisive policies” of Washington have fueled regional tensions, warning that the presence of American military bases in regional countries contributes to instability and insecurity. Pezeshkian made the remark in a Monday meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who is in Tehran at the head of a […]
President Paul Biya appointed Rémy Nama as president of the Constitutional Council on October 16, 2026, filling a vacancy left by the death of Clément Atangana 12 days earlier. Under two decrees signed that day, Biya appointed Nama and Abdoullaye Daouda to the council before naming Nama its president. He becomes only the second person […]
The Oslo District Court has authorized the continued pretrial detention of Cho Lucas Yabah, better known as Ayaba Cho Lucas, until November 10, 2026, the scheduled start of his trial in Norway. Judge Kristian Toft issued the ruling on September 7 at the prosecution’s request. “Cho Lucas Yabah, born on August 11, 1972, may remain […]
More than 2,000 people have been arrested in France as protesters call for a “new revolution.” City streets across the country were left littered with shattered glass and torched trash cans on Sunday following widespread clashes, fires, and mass looting rocking the European economic powerhouse as protesters staged mass demonstrations. French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez […]
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Cameroon’s Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to ‘B-’ from ‘B’. The Outlook is Stable. The downgrade reflects heightened political risks related to risks of a disorderly transition of power associated with uncertainties surrounding the presidential succession, and heightened financing pressures stemming from tightness in the Economic and Monetary Community of Central […]