Cameroon president Paul Biya, 92, wins controversial eighth term
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, 92, has been re-elected for an eighth term with 53.7 percent of the vote, according to official results announced by the Constitutional Council Monday.
Day: October 27, 2025
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan: discrete but ruthless
President Samia Suluhu, a soft-spoken politician who unexpectedly found herself Tanzania’s first female leader, is now accused of overseeing heavy repression in the East African nation.
Murder, Kidnap, Censorship: The ‘New Normal’ Of Tanzania Politics
President Samia Suluhu is said to want nothing less than a total victory, similar to the 99 percent her party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi, won in local polls last year.
Russia says Downed 193 Ukrainian Drones Overnight
Russian forces in total downed 47 drones in Bryansk, which borders Ukraine, as well as 40 in the Moscow region, with most of those headed towards the capital, according to the defence ministry.
Behind Bars of Shame! Tundu Lissu’s Harrowing Prison Experience
Lissu’s cell is now equipped with CCTV cameras that record his every move, leaving him with no privacy. He reveals that the cameras capture everything he does, even when he uses the bathroom or changes clothes.
Four Dead in Cameroon Opposition Protests Ahead of Election Results
Earlier Sunday, police had fired teargas to disperse hundreds of people in Tchiroma’s northern stronghold of Garoua, where activists carried Cameroonian flags and banners reading “Tchiroma 2025” and chanted “Goodbye Paul Biya, Tchiroma is coming”.
Samia Suluhu: Kiongozi Aliyeleta Tumaini, Kisha Hofu
Wachambuzi wanasema hofu hiyo imemfanya Hassan kutafuta uhalali mkubwa kupitia uchaguzi, kwa kuhakikisha hakuna dalili ya upinzani ndani ya chama wala nje yake.
