Renounce a nationality for a political ambition. Tidjane Thiam, principal opponent and declared candidate for the Ivorian presidential election, abandoned his French nationality, in order to be able to present himself in the October election. « Il (the candidate) must be exclusively of Ivorian nationality, born of Ivorian father or mother of origin ”, provides … Read more
The dissident José Daniel Ferrer, declared “prisoner of conscience” by Amnesty International, was released Thursday in Cuba, as part of the agreement negotiated with the Catholic Church after the island’s removal from the American blacklist of countries supporting terrorism. “We just arrived with him. Thank God he is home”in the province of Santiago de Cuba … Read more
Of the “hooded men” ont “removed” Tuesday in Caracas the son-in-law of Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia who claims victory in the July 28 presidential election, the opponent announced from Washington, during a tour intended to gather support before the inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro. The Venezuelan president has “activated” Tuesday evening, two days before his swearing … Read more
“Two sorcerers, ready to bewitch President Hakainde Hichilema, were arrested” in Zambia according to the local daily Daily Nation Zambiain an article relayed by International Mail. They were allegedly found “in possession of various gris-gris, including a live chameleon”. In particular, they should be prosecuted under the Witchcraft Act for “possession of amulets” and “alleged … Read more
Venezuelan opponent Edmundo González Urrutia, who fled his country for Spain and claims victory in the presidential election, assures Monday that he does not wish to lead a government in exile, and promises that he will visit Venezuela on January 10 to take “functions” of president. “I left Venezuela temporarily. I knew I would come … Read more
When Natalia Sadikova and her husband Aïdos parked in their yard in kyiv on a beautiful day in June 2024, the music from the car radio did not suggest that an armed man was waiting for them. “The bullet broke the window and hit Aïdos in the temple. There was only one shot”recalls Natalia for … Read more
The Ugandan government announced on Wednesday that it was investigating the situation of historic opponent Kizza Besigye, after his wife claimed that he had been “kidnapped” in Kenya and transferred to a military prison in Uganda. Winnie Byanyima, director of UNAIDS, asked the government about “to release immediately” her husband, a former close friend who … Read more
The leader of the main opposition party Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, says “I go”was elected president of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia at the heart of high tensions in the Horn of Africa, the electoral commission (NEC) announced on Tuesday. With 63.92% of the vote, this 68-year-old former diplomat is well ahead of outgoing President … Read more
Patriot. Memoirs, by Alexei Navalny, Robert Laffont, 528 p., €25 Alexeï Navalny was, for ten years, the little stone in Vladimir Putin’s shoe. Then the Russian leader ended up crushing him. What remains is this 500-page book, written during the last months of his life: a few chapters begun in Germany, while the Russian opponent … Read more
Venezuelan opponent Edmundo González Urrutia, rival of outgoing President Nicolás Maduro during the July 28 presidential election, said Friday from Spain where he has been in exile since the beginning of September that he had left his country after receiving threats against his family. “My departure from the country is temporary”he declared, saying he saw … Read more