Guinea-Bissau voters approved a referendum on a constitutional change that will give the president more powers, the country’s electoral commission said Tuesday, ahead of a general election meant to restore civilian rule later this year. The referendum vote, held Sunday, came less than 10 months after a coup in which the military seized power in […]

Acleric linked to Iran’s ruling family through marriage called the Islamic Republic an obsolete system and told his audience that a “shadow government” already existed. He called on them to form a network of 250,000 people to replace the existing system with an “Islamic state.” A roughly five-minute video of Mohammad Baqer Kharrazi, released on […]

The Democratic Republic of Congo has tested and isolated about 200 passengers from a river boat intercepted in Kinshasa after a traveller died of suspected Ebola. Africa CDC says the move is aimed at containing the outbreak as authorities weigh broader vaccination efforts. Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said on Thursday that all passengers aboard […]