


South Africa’s Scandal-Hit President Cyril Ramaphosa Re-Elected Leader Of Governing African National Congress
He outpolled his opponent Zweli Mkhize 2,476 to 1,897.
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Despite being plagued by accusations of money laundering and a late spike of support for Mkhize, who has also been charged with corruption, Ramaphosa prevailed. According to reports, both have refuted the charges.
His victory also puts him in a strong position to lead the ANC in the election of 2024.

Peru Declares State Of Emergency As Ousted Leader Remains In Prison
Peru has declared a nationwide state of emergency over violent protests against the ouster and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo that have left seven people dead.
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Castillo’s supporters have taken to the streets and set up roadblocks countrywide in protests that have also left 200 injured as they demand his release and the holding of early elections.
Recall that the country plunged into crisis last week when Castillo tried to dissolve Congress and rule by decree, but was quickly impeached by lawmakers and arrested on his way to seek refuge in the Mexican embassy.
The new President Dina Boluarte has struggled to quell tensions, and has now called for the next election normally due in 2026 to be brought forward to December 2023, after an earlier bid to hold them in 2024 failed to halt the protests.

At Least Two People Killed As Powerful Winter Storm Moves East Across Us
According to reports, a small child and his mother died in Louisiana after a tornado destroyed their home, and the massive storm also delivered blizzard-like conditions to the Midwest, with stopped highways and schools and 4 feet of snow in some places.
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President Muhammadu Buhari Meets With U.S President Joe Biden In Washington Dc
On the eve of the US-Africa Leaders Summit, Buhari met with Biden and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the White House, as seen in photos released by the Presidency.
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Buhari left Abuja on Sunday to travel to Washington, DC, where he will attend a meeting with other African leaders aimed at reviving US relations with the continent.
The US-Africa summit, which started in 2014, is the largest international event to take place in Washington since the COVID-19 pandemic and is the US administration’s most significant effort to increase its influence in Africa in almost a decade.

400 People Sentenced To Prison In Iran Over Tehran Unrest
Courts in Iran’s capital have handed prison terms of up to 10 years to 400 people arrested at anti-government protests.
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Tehran’s prosecutor-general, Ali Alqasimehr said 160 “rioters” were sentenced to between five and 10 years, 80 to between two and five years, and 160 to two years or less, adding that another 70 were fined without providing any details.
It comes a day after authorities hanged a second man convicted over the unrest.

Dr Congo Denounces Illegal Presence Of Rwanda Journalists
The government in the Democratic Republic of Congo has explosively denounced what it calls the” illegal presence” of Rwanda- confederated intelligencers in Congolese home.
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DR Congo’s information ministry contended that propagandist media were being attended by M23 revolutionary dogfaces and Rwandan forces in multiple corridors of eastern DR Congo.
According to the ministry in a statement, the act should draw the attention of both the public and transnational community to Rwanda’s contended new crusade of falsehoods and misrepresentation of the data, promoting false evidence of original people and twisting the verity about the butchery in Kishishe.

U.S persecutors say Lockerbie plane bombing suspect will not face death penalty
A man, Abu Masud, accused of making the bomb that downed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, 34 years ago was told he would not face the death penalty as he appeared in a US court.
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The US alleges that Abu Agila Masud was a Libyan intelligence operative and played a key role in the 1988 attack, which left 270 people dead. Scottish and US officials announced on Sunday that Masud was in US custody.
He is the first person charged on US soil in connection with the attack. A device on board the Boeing 747 exploded as the flight was flying over the English-Scottish border, killing 243 passengers, six crew and 11 local residents on the ground – including a family of four.
Each of the charges he faces include a possible sentence of life in prison, the death penalty or a fine of up to $250,000 (£203,000). But US prosecutors told the court they would not seek death, as they believe the punishment was not legally available at the time of his alleged crime.

Court Sentences Argentina’s Vice President Cristina De Kirchner To Six Years In Jail For Corruption
A court in Argentina has sentenced Vice-President Cristina de Kirchner to six years in jail for corruption in a case that has shaken the country.
69 years old De Kirchner, was found guilty of “fraudulent administration” over the awarding of public works contracts to a friend.
Reports say she is unlikely to serve jail time, as she has some immunity via her government roles and is expected to launch a lengthy appeals process.
Meanwhile She has also been banned from public office for life, but will continue in her role as vice-president while the case goes through higher courts.

Russian-Installed Kherson leader In Evacuation Plea Amid Ukraine Advance
The Russian-installed leader of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, has called on civilians to evacuate, citing daily rocket attacks by advancing Ukrainian forces.
He urged them to “save themselves” by going to Russia for “leisure and study”, and asked for Moscow’s help.
Ukraine rejects accusations that it targets its own civilians. Its troops have recently retaken some areas of north-western Kherson, closing in on the regional capital.