Lesotho will hold a parliamentary election on Friday, amid failures by its politicians to pass constitutional reforms meant to end years of political instability in the southern African mountain kingdom. The All Basotho Convention (ABC) has run the country since 2017, but divisions within the party have given it two prime ministers over five years… Read More Lesotho to hold parliamentary elections on October 7
Large swathes of Bangladesh were left without electricity on Tuesday after a grid failure, a government official said, adding that authorities were working to gradually restore power supply in the country of 168 million people. The country’s power grid malfunctioned at around 2 p.m. (0800 GMT) on Tuesday, leading to blackouts across 75-80% of the… Read More Most parts of Bangladesh without electricity following failure of national grid
Zimbabwean opposition leader has asked Western countries to lift sanctions imposed on the country before the 2023 elections are held. He said removal of the sanctions would enable winners deliver without being burdened by the embargoes. The Zimbabwe Republicans Front (ZRF) president Fanuel Lisenga said this in an interview with New Ziana on the sidelines… Read More Zimbabwean opposition leader Fanuel Lisenga urges Western countries to lift sanctions before 2023 elections
A Russian-made military airplane belonging to the Malian army crashed while landing at the airport in the northern Mali city of Gao on Tuesday, the army said. The plane was a Sukhoi SU-25 type combat aircraft that was returning from a mission to support civilians in the region, according to a tweet from the Malian… Read More Military plane crashes at airport in northern Mali
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday sexual harassment had reached alarming levels at the country’s universities, with “sex for grades” also part of corrupt practices that are being investigated by authorities. In 2019, the BBC used an undercover reporter to expose sexual harassment at two universities in Nigeria and Ghana, which sparked debate on… Read More Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari decries rate of sexual harassment in country’s universities
Fighter jets from the United States and Japan carried out joint drills on Tuesday over the Sea of Japan following North Korea’s first test-firing of a ballistic missile over Japan in five years, the U.S. military said. “Our commitment to the defense of the Republic of Korea and Japan remains ironclad,” the Hawaii-based U.S. Indo-Pacific… Read More U.S., Japanese fighter jets hold drills following North Korea missile test
One man was killed and two women are still missing after an explosion on Tuesday tore through a pyrotechnics workshop belonging to Bulgaria’s largest weapon maker Arsenal, a senior prosecutor said. Local health officials in the town of Kazanlak in central Bulgaria where the blast occurred have confirmed the death of the man and said… Read More One dead, two missing following explosion at arms workshop in central Bulgaria
McDonald’s Corp has temporarily beat back a lawsuit by 52 Black former franchise owners who claim the fast-food giant set them up for failure by steering them towards crime-ridden, low-income neighborhoods. A federal judge in Chicago dismissed the 2020 lawsuit in a written order last week, but gave the plaintiffs until October 21 to file… Read More U.S. federal judge dismisses Black franchisees’ bias lawsuit against McDonald’s
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