Gabon’s deposed president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, was released from house arrest on Wednesday evening and is free to leave the country for medical treatment, according to the military which toppled him from power on August 30. “Given his state of health, the former President of the Republic Ali Bongo Ondimba ...
Leaders of the G20 group of advanced economies have agreed to grant the African Union permanent membership of the organization, according to multiple media reports ahead of this week’s summit in New Delhi. The bloc of 55 African countries, which is currently classified as an “invited international organization” by the ...