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Burkina Faso military ruler abolishes electoral commission
July 17, 2025
Burkina Faso's military rulers have disbanded the country's electoral commission calling it a waste of money.The interior ministry will handle elections in the future, state-run RTB TV reported.Since seizing...
Namibia holds its first genocide remembrance day to mark mass killings by colonial ruler Germany
May 28, 2025
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia marked the mass killings of Indigenous people in the early 20th century by former colonial ruler Germany with its first genocide remembrance day on...
Guinea’s ex-military ruler pardoned over stadium massacre
March 29, 2025
Guinea's ruling junta has pardoned former military leader Moussa Dadis Camara, less than a year into a 20-year sentence for crimes against humanity linked to one of the country's...
Chad ends a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler
November 29, 2024
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad's government said it is ending a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler, to redefine the nation's sovereignty.The decision marks a historic...
Source: Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler to skip G20 summit
November 17, 2024
Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, will not attend the upcoming G20 summit in Brazil, a well-informed Saudi source told dpa, though no explanation was...