Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to serve his prison sentence in solitary confinement after being convicted of illegally using campaign funds during his 2007 re-election campaign. The announcement was made by the Agence France-Presse (AFP), which reported that Sarkozy will be held in a nine-square-meter cell in the section designated for prisoners kept…
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi has suggested that his earlier statements about seeking peace and reconciliation with Rwanda were not genuine, saying he made them mainly to appear reasonable in the eyes of the international community. Speaking to members of the Congolese diaspora in Belgium, where he attended the EUAfrica Global…
Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Olivier Nduhungirehe, has strongly criticized DR Congo President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, describing his recent remarks about Rwanda as a “shameful political drama.” Speaking to journalist Venuste Nshimiyimana of Agasaro Kaburaga, Minister Nduhungirehe said Tshisekedi’s comments made during the Global Gateway Forum an EU-Africa and developing nations…
In a shocking political twist, French President Emmanuel Macron has reappointed Sébastien Lecornu as Prime Minister, just days after accepting his resignation earlier this week. The announcement was made in a statement from the Élysée Palace on October 10, 2025, which read: “The President of the Republic has appointed Sébastien Lecornu as Prime Minister and…
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi has misled European nations by portraying himself as a peace-seeking leader who has never taken a hostile stance against Rwanda despite having publicly vowed to bomb Kigali without ever stepping outside his own country. Speaking at the Global Gateway Forum, an EU-Africa partnership summit held on October…
On October 6, 2025, France’s political scene was once again thrown into uncertainty following the surprise resignation of Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, just hours after unveiling his new cabinet. The move left President Emmanuel Macron grappling with yet another political crisis his fifth since the start of his second term in 2022 as he has…
France’s new Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has resigned just 27 days after being appointed to lead the government. The Élysée Palace, the office of the French President, announced on October 6, 2025, that Lecornu had submitted his resignation earlier that morning, and President Emmanuel Macron had accepted it. The statement read: “Mr. Sébastien Lecornu has…
The states of California and Oregon have filed a lawsuit against the administration of President Donald Trump over his decision to deploy 200 federal troops to the city of Portland. The move followed nationwide protests across several U.S. cities condemning Trump’s handling of immigration and his decision to use the military for domestic law enforcement….
U.S. Senator and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marco Rubio, has stated that the ongoing war in Gaza has severely damaged Israel’s international reputation. Rubio made the remarks after Israel agreed to temporarily halt its attacks on Gaza to implement a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas an agreement reportedly encouraged by President Donald…
French President Emmanuel Macron has continued to face major political challenges since the start of his second term in 2022, as his government has been rocked by a wave of prime ministerial resignations. When Macron won re-election in 2022, he appointed Élisabeth Borne as Prime Minister, succeeding Jean Castex, who had served for nearly two…
