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Last updated: 2 hours ago Dozens of rockets take off over the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, celebrating the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s space flight. On April 12, 1961 Gagarin became the first human to journey into outer space and he remains a national hero in Russia and the symbol of Soviet dominance in the space race.… Read More

Chad is waiting for the results of a presidential election that is expected to extend incumbent Idriss Deby’s 30-year rule. But polling stations were quiet on Sunday as the opposition called for a boycott. The electoral body has yet to announce voter turnout results. Africanews correspondent Joel Kouam said from the capital Ndjama: “By the end of the afternoon here… Read More

Benin was up early on Sunday to cast their ballots in the tense presidential election in a vote that has been marred by violence during campaigning. Incumbent President Patrice Talon is facing only two rivals: Alassane Soumanou and Corentin Kohoué, who a largely unknown to the public. Other opponents are either exiled abroad or barred from running due to the… Read More

The weeks go by and look the same for Franck Kessie and AC Milan, who won against Parma this Sunday. Croatian Ante Rebic opened with the first goal before Elephant Franck Kessie scored his tenth goal of the season and the second goal in the game. Milan concluded its festival with its Portuguese duo of Diogo Dalot and Rafael Leao.… Read More

Polls opened on Sunday in Chad’s presidential election with incumbent Idriss Deby one of the first to cast his ballot. The 68-year-old is expected to extend his three-decade rule in the seven-candidate race, facing no major rivals and a campaign in which demonstrations were banned or violently dispersed. Opposition leaders have called for a boycott in protest against Deby’s leadership.… Read More

Chadian opposition candidate Succes Masra has called for a peaceful “boycott” of the April 11, presidential election. It is the second time Masra is calling for a peaceful boycott of Sunday’s poll. Many opposition candidates in the country have already quit the race ahead of the ballot. “It is like a friendly match played at home by the same team… Read More

Chad is gearing up for a tense presidential election on Sunday, which has already seen plots to assassinate prominent political figures and bomb polling stations and opposition calls for a boycott. On Thursday, Chad’s interior ministry said it arrested several people, including politicians, after it discovered a plot to assassinate prominent political figures and bomb polling stations and the electoral… Read More

African leaders have paid tribute to Britain’s Prince Philp’s, who died on Friday at the age of 99. In a press conference with Spain’s Prime Minister, Senegal’s President Macky Sall said of the Duke of Edinburgh: “I would like to salute the memory of his Highness, Prince Philip of Great Britain, who has died. I present my condolences to the… Read More

Djibouti awoke to the news on Saturday their president would remain at the helm for another five years. Provisional results showed Ismail Guelleh won over 98 percent of the vote. He faced off with only one other rival after opponents boycotted the vote. The 73-year-old has been in power for two decades. For some residents, he is a beacon of… Read More

The atmosphere is calm in Chad, a day before the presidential election. In a vote that the opposition called to boycott and which the interior ministry said on Friday it uncovered a plot to assassinate prominent political figures and bomb polling stations and the electoral commission headquarters. In the capital, Ndjamena, soldiers are present in every corner and crossroads and… Read More