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The theme 'the spirit of dialogue' for this year's World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland, reflects the increasing polarisation of the world and the dangerous erosion of the truth. Anver Versi reflects on this trend and Africa's response to it.

Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno has been named the winner of the 2026 African Peace Prize for his peaceful management of Chad’s political transition and the country’s humanitarian response to Sudanese refugees, the African Conference for Peace has announced.

Ukraine faces another harsh winter as Russian strikes leave Kyiv without stable electricity or heating. Residents rely on emergency centres to cope with the cold.

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was placed under house arrest on Friday, a day after elections that early results show President Yoweri Museveni firmly in the lead as he seeks to extend his four-decade rule.

“To our partners in the diplomatic community and foreigners residing here in Tanzania, I express my sincere sympathy for the uncertainty, service restrictions and internet shutdowns you experienced,”

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk continued his visit to war-ravaged Sudan on Thursday, as he met with civil society representatives and NGOs in the capital of the Northern State, Dongola.

Violence erupted after Hassan won the vote with more than 97 percent, as major opposition candidates were barred and the main opposition leader remained jailed on treason charges. Rights groups say hundreds were killed.

The world is entering a multipolar era, defined not by certainty but by choice, writes Lennox Yieke.

Germany’s Berlinale film festival is preparing its iconic bear trophies at a small foundry in Berlin-Charlottenburg, where the awards have been made for decades.

The LIRS boss stated that the effort is to ensure that all applicable taxes due for the year 2025 are fully remitted. The post LIRS demands 31 January deadline for employers’ annual tax returns filing appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.