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ANGELA Merkel’s long reign at the top of German politics is very nearly at an end, according to a senior member of the country’s Green party. Hans-Christian Ströbele, who helped co-found the party that would become the Greens in the 1980s, said he could not envisage the Chancellor staying in her role for much longer. Despite her best attempts to ...

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has resigned, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda has said. A letter from Mr Mugabe said that the decision was voluntary and that he had made it to allow a smooth transfer of power, the Reuters news agency reports. The surprise announcement halted an impeachment hearing that had begun against him. Lawmakers roared in jubilation and people have ...

The ousting of Robert Mugabe as leader of Zimbabwe’s Zanu-PF party – and his now likely impeachment, after refusing to resign as president – has been as much a family drama as it has a national coup. One of the driving forces behind last week’s military intervention, was the prevention of Mugabe’s unpopular second wife, Grace, from replacing him as leader. Zimbabweans hold a special contempt for so-called ...

Kenya’s Supreme Court has upheld President Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory in last month’s election re-run, which was boycotted by the main opposition. Judges dismissed two petitions challenging the poll, opening the way for Mr Kenyatta to be inaugurated for a second term next week. The opposition said the ruling had been given under “duress”, and it would not recognise the new ...

Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe, who is widely assumed to have enriched himself and his family while his country suffered enormous economic hardships, is clinging to power as his country works to unseat him after 37 years of rule. It’s still not clear if he will step down willingly. According to CNN, the military has agreed to give the 93-year-old longtime ...

Beijing – A court in central China has sentenced a prominent human rights lawyer to two years in prison on the vague charge of inciting subversion of state power, the latest verdict to be handed down in a sweeping crackdown on activism. The Intermediate People’s Court in the city of Changsha handed down the verdict against activist Jiang Tianyong, who ...

St. Paul – A woman says Al Franken pulled her in tightly and put his hand on her buttocks in 2010 while posing for a picture at the Minnesota State Fair, the second allegation of improper conduct against the Democrat and first involving his time as a senator. Lindsay Menz told CNN last week for a report broadcast on Monday ...

THERESA May is facing a massive rebellion and resignations from her government if she tries to push through a Brexit deal with a £36 billion divorce bill. The angry backlash against a massive divorce bill was fueled by European Commission’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier yesterday, who said Britain could have no access to single market benefits and British banks could ...

Former Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan has admonished Zimbabwe to solve their current leadership struggle through credible elections in 2018. According to Mr. Annan, a sustainable and legitimate election with integrity in 2018 is the only way to solve the current leadership impasse. “I believe, nevertheless, that this crisis offers a unique opening for democratic renewal based ...

GERMANY is in turmoil after coalition talks to form the next Government collapsed following the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) walking out of negotiations. Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU), the pro-business FDP and the Green party have been holding coalition talks. A failure from the political leader to form a ...