Category: Int’l News
William and Catherine share new photo to mark 15th wedding anniversary
The Prince and Princess of Wales have shared a new family portrait as they mark 15 years of marriage. In the photo, William and Catherine are seen lying in the grass, smiling, with their children – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis – and their dog during the Easter break. It was taken by…
Robert Mugabe’s son to be deported from South Africa over firearms offence
The youngest son of Zimbabwe’s late former leader Robert Mugabe is to deported from South Africa immediately, a court in Johannesburg has ordered. Bellarmine Mugabe pleaded guilty to pointing a firearm and illegally being in the country earlier this month after he was arrested following the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his home. The 28-year-old has…
Trump says King will be ‘very safe’ during US visit after security talks
Donald Trump has said King Charles III will “be very safe” during his state visit to the US, which began later on Monday. Further security talks took place between the White House and Buckingham Palace after a gunman gained access to an event attended by Trump in Washington DC on Saturday. Asked about the security…
At least 42 killed in Chad after water well dispute escalates
At least 42 people have been killed and 10 injured in fighting between rival ethnic groups in eastern Chad in a conflict that began as a dispute over a water well, officials say. The conflict in Wadi Fira province, initially between two families, is said to have escalated into a cycle of reprisal attacks that…
‘I cried so hard’ – the Kenyan WNBA star who beat US visa heartbreak
On the night that changed her life, Madina Okot sat quietly. The Kenyan was waiting, hoping and praying that her name would be called at the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft in New York. “I was so nervous,” she told BBC Sport Africa, reflecting on those moments inside the venue on 13 April. “When…
EU approves €90bn loan for Ukraine as pipeline is turned on ending deadlock
Ukraine says it has resumed pumping Russian oil through a pipeline into Hungary and Slovakia, bringing to an end months of deadlock over a €90bn (£78bn) loan seen as vital European Union support for Kyiv. Soon afterwards, EU ambassadors meeting in Brussels gave preliminary approval to the loan, as well as a 20th package of…
Nigeria’s suspected coup plotters deny treason charges
Six people, including a retired major general and a serving police inspector, have pleaded not guilty to plotting a coup to overthrow Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu. The defendants appeared at the Federal High Court in the capital, Abuja, where they were ordered to remain in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria’s…
Chief Justice Komba Kamanda Chairs ECOWAS Judicial Council Meeting in Freetown
Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, Komba Kamanda, is chairing the first-ever meeting of the ECOWAS Judicial Council to be hosted in Sierra Leone, receiving commendations from fellow Chief Justices, eminent judges, and Commissioners of the ECOWAS Commission. The high-level meeting, taking place at the Atlantic Hotel, commenced on 21 April 2026 and is scheduled to run…
APC MPs Urged to End Boycott…Absence Threatens Reforms, Stability
By Mohamed Lamin Banya The International Moral Guarantors have renewed calls for Members of Parliament from the All People’s Congress (APC) to end their parliamentary boycott and fully resume participation in legislative activities, stressing that their absence undermines inclusive governance and democratic stability. The appeal, made by the Economic Community of West African States, the…
Sierra Leone, Liberia Launch 255km Road Project
President Dr. Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has joined President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. of Liberia to officially launch the upgrading of a 255-kilometre road network under a Design, Build, Operate, and Transfer (DBOT) concession, in a major push to strengthen regional integration and economic cooperation in West Africa. The project covers two major…