BISSAU | Xinhua | Senior military officer Horta Inta-A was sworn in on Thursday as Guinea-Bissau’s transitional president for a one-year term, a day after the armed forces announced they had fully taken control of state power. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony broadcast live on national radio, Inta-A said the …

Bissau | TASS | On Thursday, people in Guinea-Bissau were anticipating the official results of the general elections, but instead, the day before, on Wednesday, a coup d’état had occurred. Senior army officers announced on November 26 that power in the country on the western coast of Africa was in …

JOHANNESBURG, S. Africa | Xinhua | South Africa on Wednesday criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s intention to block the country from attending the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Miami, Florida, next year. Trump said earlier that he will not invite South Africa to attend next year’s G20 summit and will …

HARARE | TASS | Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has announced a security emergency in the country and additional recruitment to the army and police, his special adviser on information and strategy Bayo Onanuga said on X. “Today, taking into account the emerging security emergency, I have decided to declare a …

WASHINGTON, the United States | TASS | US President Donald Trump announced that he ordered South African representatives not to be invited to the 2026 G20 events in Florida and that financial support for the country be discontinued. “South Africa will not be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20” …

PRETORIA | TASS | Soldiers who seized power in Guinea-Bissau as a result of a coup d’etat have established a High Military Command for the Restoration of Order to serve as the supreme governing body of the country, Brigadier General Denis N’Canha said in a speech on national television. According …

PARIS | TASS & Xinhua | Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo acknowledged that a coup is underway in the country, telling France 24 that he has been overthrown by the military. “I have been ousted. I can’t say much, otherwise they will take my phone away. I am at headquarters now,” he …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The Uganda netball national team She Cranes has traveled to Scotland for the Celtic Netball Cup 2025 slated for November 26-30 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow. Rashid Mubiru, the She Cranes head coach, told Xinhua on Monday that they have prepared well and will …

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA | TASS | In an joint declaration, adopted during the summit in Johannesburg, leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) said they were determined to increase the role of the African continent in the group and in global processes in general. “We embrace the African Union as …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | As China outlines its priorities for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030), the country is moving to advance high-standard opening up and further “open wider to the outside world.” At a key Party plenum in October, the Communist Party of China leadership adopted its recommendations for …