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Peruvian lawmakers have submitted a motion that looks to impeach President Dina Boluarte. A document filed by the lawmakers’ citied permanent moral incapacity. The motion, signed by more than 20 leftist congressmen who support Former President Pedro Castillo, must be approved by 52 votes before it can be debated in Congress. The move comes in the midst of violent protests following the impeachment and arrest of Castillo.

Malawi’s worst cholera outbreak has left more than 1,000 people dead even as cases have reached 30,621. According to the Country’s Health Minister, Khumbize Chiponda, revealed that most of the deaths occurred in the two main cities, where children have recently gone back to class after schools delayed opening. Chiponda urged people to use proper decontamination procedures with chlorine and plastic body bags. According to the World Health Organization, the death […]

Chris Hipkins has been sworn in as New Zealand’s new prime minister following the resignation of Jacinda Ardern. Hipkins formally took office in front of New Zealand’s governor-general, the representative of the United Kingdom’s King Charles who is the country’s head of state. He was elected to head the party on Sunday after Arden announced she would step down. Carmel Sepuloni was also sworn in as deputy prime minister, the first person of […]

Cameroon’s government says it has not asked any country to mediate its conflict with Anglophone separatists. According to the Cameroonian government, it has not entrusted any foreign country or external entity with any role of mediator to settle the crisis. This is apparently denying a statement from Canada that it had been assigned to work on a peace process. Canada’s foreign ministry said it had accepted a mandate to facilitate […]

Kuwaiti government has resigned following the latest political standoff in the country. Prime Minister Ahmad al-Sabah submitted the resignation of his cabinet to the country’s crown prince on Monday. Crown Prince, Meshal al-Sabah, named Ahmad as premier and called early legislative polls after dissolving the previous parliament to end feuding that impeded fiscal reforms. Tensions recently resurfaced between the country’s elected parliament and the government, as lawmakers pressed for a debt relief bill, under […]

China reported a large jump in COVID-19 hospitalizations in the week through to January 15. This is according to a report released by the World Health Organization. According to the report, the number of people hospitalised with the disease in China rose by 70 % to 63,307 versus the previous week. This is the highest weekly figure China has reported since COVID-19 first emerged more than three years ago.

Senegalese opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko will face trial on charges of rape and making death threats to a beauty salon employee in 2021. According to an investigative, the matter has been referred to Senegal’s criminal chamber for trial. Sonko’s lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but the politician has previously denied all the charges. He is accused of sexually assaulting a woman who worked in a […]

Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have discovered mass graves containing the bodies of 49 civilians. Deputy spokesperson for the United Nations, Farhan Haq, revealed that the graves had been uncovered in two villages in northeastern Ituri province. Haq stated that a total of 42 victims, including six children, were discovered in a mass grave in the village of Nyamamba, while the bodies of seven other men were found […]

New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern has announced she will quit as next month. Arden stated that she no longer has enough in the tank to lead. She will step down as Labour Party leader no later than 7 February, and there will be a vote in the coming days to determine her replacement. She became the youngest female head of government in the world when she was elected prime minister in […]