Muhammadu Buhari promises not to extend his term as Nigeria’s President
Muhammadu Buhari promises to step down when he completes his second term as Nigeria’s President in 2023. Opponents feared he would heed party supporters’ calls for him to stay on after eight years in office. Whatever happens in 2023, Muhammadu Buhari will have served more than two terms as Nigeria’s President. He was the military […]
Turkey’s Parliament votes to deploy troops to help UN-backed government in Libya
Turkey’s Parliament has approved sending troops to help the United-Nations-backed government in Libya. At an emergency session in Ankara, MPs gave President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the authority to determine over the next year how and when the deployment will happen. The move asserting Turkey’s increasingly assertive position in the Mediterranean causes concern both in Washington […]
Manhunt after Kenyan bus attack
In Kenya there’s a manhunt in the forest of the Lamu archipelago for up to 20 people that attacked a bus, killing three people. No-one’s claimed responsibility but Al Shabaab has often attacked traffic on the Malindi Lamu road. This is believed to be yet another retaliatory attack by Al Shabaab for Kenyan support of […]