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Anumula Revanth Reddy on December 07 took oath as Chief Minister of Telangana, becoming the first Congress Chief Minister of the youngest state in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated the Telangana CM through his X handle. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan administered the oath of office to him at the sprawling Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium … Read more
Mallu Vikramarka Bhatti was known as one of the trusted lieutenants of the late chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Rajasekhara Reddy. He won Madhira as an MLA again in 2014, 2018 and 2023. (Photo: News18) At the peak of summer, Mallu Vikramarka Bhatti covered 30 constituencies and 500 villages during his Padhyatra in June. … Read more
FRSC says Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) have legal backing to arrest traffic offenders depending on the state within which they operate. Deputy Corps Marshal at the FRSC, Bisi Kazeem, stated in Abuja that the motoring public should give maximum cooperation to VIOs for the enhancement of safety on the roads A unit commander of the … Read more
Africa’s second-largest country by land mass, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is scheduled to go to the polls on 20 December 2023. President Felix Tshisekedi will be seeking re-election. However, his first tenure has been decidedly mixed. Tshisekedi’s first term has been defined by three major factors: questions over the legitimacy of his 2019 … Read more
In 2022, 43% of all global terrorism deaths occurred in the Sahel – the region south of the Sahara Desert and stretching east-west across the African continent. West Africa had recorded 1,800 terrorism attacks as of June 2023, resulting in nearly 4,600 deaths. The region has also seen a series of coups, making countries more … Read more
At the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, Sultan al-Jaber, the controversial Emirati president of the conference, aims to put a number of issues on the negotiating table, including solidarity between the countries of the Global North and South. After meeting in Nairobi in September for the African Climate Summit, the continent’s … Read more
After long denying that he held any political ambitions, despite numerous indications to the contrary in recent years, Tidjane Thiam, 61, made his candidacy for the presidency of the Parti Démocratique de Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI), Côte d’Ivoire’s main opposition party, official on 17 November. There’s more to this story Get unlimited access to our exclusive … Read more
A very large percentage of South Africans who are released from prison end up being rearrested and being convicted for crimes again. The country has one of the highest recidivism rates in the world. Criminologist Casper Lӧtter sets out his findings in a recent paper on what can be learnt from Finland’s experience in reducing … Read more
