Date: June 5, 2025By BlogHear News StaffCategory: Africa | Politics | Economy Bujumbura, Burundi — Voters in Burundi are heading to the polls today to elect members of the National Assembly and local councils, in an election clouded by economic hardship and growing concerns over political freedom. While the presidency is not on the ballot…
Monrovia, Liberia – Flights at Liberia’s main international airport were temporarily disrupted on Thursday night after a private jet carrying President Joseph Boakai experienced a landing gear malfunction during touchdown. According to airport authorities, the presidential jet suffered a partial landing gear failure while approaching the runway at Roberts International Airport (RIA), resulting in a…
Date: May 22, 2025By: BlogHear News Desk The United States has announced new sanctions against Sudan, citing evidence that the Sudanese military used chemical weapons during its ongoing civil war against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to a statement from the U.S. State Department. The sanctions, set to take effect on June 6,…
By BlogHear News TeamPublished: May 21, 2025 Washington, D.C. — Former U.S. President Donald Trump reignited global attention on South Africa’s crime and race dynamics during a highly charged Oval Office meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday. The controversial exchange saw Trump confronting Ramaphosa with printed news clippings and a video of opposition leader…
Ethiopia’s main opposition party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), has been officially banned by the country’s electoral agency, raising serious concerns about the stability of the 2022 peace agreement that ended years of conflict in the northern Tigray region. The National Election Board of Ethiopia revoked the TPLF’s legal status on Wednesday, citing the…
Manila, May 13, 2025 — As the dust settles on the Philippines’ two-month mid-term election campaign, a deepening political rift between President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte has come to define the country’s power landscape. Once united by a landslide win in 2022, the two powerful dynasties now find themselves locked…
Johannesburg, South Africa — The South African government has strongly criticised a reported plan by the United States to resettle a group of white Afrikaners, calling it “politically motivated” and harmful to South Africa’s democratic image. According to a document obtained by CBS News, a US partner of the BBC, the Trump administration has prioritised…
Port Sudan – Aerial attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have plunged the coastal city of Port Sudan into crisis, disrupting vital infrastructure and threatening the city’s status as a humanitarian lifeline amid the country’s ongoing civil war. For nearly a week, RSF drones have targeted key facilities, including three major fuel depots,…
