What happened in last year’s protests?published at 01:16 GMT 01:16 GMT Image source, Getty Images In September 2025, thousands of Nepalis heeded a call by demonstrators describing themselves as Generation Z to gather near the parliament building in the capital Kathmandu. The trigger was a government ban on 26 social media platforms, but people who … Read more
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Preliminary and partial results released Saturday showed a new political party led by an ex-rapper is in front in Nepal’s parliamentary election, the country’s first since last year’s youth-led revolt. The Rastriya Swatantra, or National Independent, party, had already won 60 of 165 directly elected seats and was leading in 61 … Read more
President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s Botswana Democratic Party loses parliamentary majority in shock defeat. Botswana’s governing party has suffered a shock election defeat after nearly six decades in power, preliminary election results show. President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) lost its grip on power on Friday after opposition parties won 31 of 61 seats in parliament, … Read more
Electoral authorities announce results of voting by diaspora in the US, Canada, South Africa, Belgium and France. Democratic Republic of the Congo has begun to announce the results of general elections marred by chaotic organisation and credibility concerns. Electoral authorities on Friday announced the results of voting by diaspora Congolese in South Africa, the United … Read more
Nuno took Al Ittihad to the Saudi Pro League title last season, but the club have lost five matches this season as well as a match in the Asian Champions League. Al Ittihad have sacked their Portuguese manager, Nuno Espirito Santo, after a poor run of results, the Saudi champions say. Nuno was under pressure … Read more