Hundreds protest in Ireland after Congolese man, Yves Sakila, dies at the hands of security guards

Hundreds of people protested outside Ireland's parliament on Thursday to express outrage at the death of a Congolese-born man after he was restrained outside a Dublin department store last week for alleged shoplifting.

Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia urge Libya to hold presidential, parliamentary elections

Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia has called for accelerating the holding of simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya following a ministerial meeting in Cairo on Thursday.

Who will run against Tinubu? Nigerian political parties to pick 2027 election candidates

Nigeria's nearly two dozen political parties begin holding their presidential primaries starting from Saturday to choose their candidates for national elections in January 2027.