Africa Day is being celebrated across the continent today. It marks 63 years since African leaders gathered in Addis Ababa to establish the Organisation of African Unity, now the African Union. His Excellency Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, on the occasion of Africa Day 2026, said, “Today, Africa commemorates sixty-three years
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government in a major political shake-up that has triggered public reaction and uncertainty across the country. The announcement was made on national television and marks a breakdown in relations between the two leaders, who were once close allies and central figures
A passenger train was struck by a powerful explosion in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, killing at least 20 people and injuring several others. The blast hit a train carrying security personnel near Quetta on Monday. Officials said an explosive device detonated on or near the train as it travelled through a remote stretch of railway line.