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Apr
03
2024
By NGOUDA DIONE
Faye sworn in as Senegal president, cites ‘profound desire for change’

Faye sworn in as Senegal president, cites ‘profound desire for change’

NEWS
SENEGAL'S once jailed opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in as the West African nation's fifth and youngest president ever, promising to restore stability and bring economic progress. The 44-year-old former tax inspector defeated Amadou Ba, the candidate of outgoing President Macky Sall's ruling coalition, by a landslide in the first round of voting, reflecting high hopes for change in the country of around 18 million. "The results of the election showed a profound desire for change," Faye said after taking the oath of office at a ceremony he attended with his two wives. Over a dozen heads of state and regional representatives…
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Dec
11
2023
By LUCILA SIGAL
Argentina’s dog-loving President Milei greets canine fan after inauguration

Argentina’s dog-loving President Milei greets canine fan after inauguration

WORLD
ARGENTINA'S newly sworn in President Javier Milei, who famously has cloned dogs he calls his "kids with four paws", ordered his motorcade to stop unexpectedly after taking office to greet another canine fan: a lost golden retriever. The outsider libertarian, a wild-haired former TV pundit who has shaken up Argentine politics with radical economic ideas and theatrical rallies, got out of the car taking him to the Casa Rosada government palace from Congress and spent a minute petting the dog which appeared to have strayed from its owner. Milei has at least four cloned mastiffs, whom he has mentioned repeatedly during…
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Mar
05
2022
By The African Mirror
West African leaders cancel Burkina Faso visit after military president’s inauguration

West African leaders cancel Burkina Faso visit after military president’s inauguration

NEWS
WEST AFRICAN leaders have cancelled a planned trip to Burkina Faso to meet coup leader Paul-Henri Damiba, instead sending a team of ministers in the coming days, the region's main political bloc said in a statement. Damiba, who was inaugurated on Wednesday as interim president for three years, led a group of officers to oust President Roch Kabore in January, saying they were motivated by frustration about mounting violence by Islamist militants. Damiba's government began to take shape on Thursday with the appointment of economist Albert Ouedraogo as the West African nation's transitional prime minister. Other key positions are expected…
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Jan
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Joe Biden sworn in as 46th U.S. president

Joe Biden sworn in as 46th U.S. president

WORLD
TREVOR HUNNICUTT, PATRICIA ZENGERLE and JARRETT RENSHAW DEMOCRAT Joe Biden was sworn in as president of the United States tonight, assuming the helm of a country reeling from deep political divides, a battered economy and a raging coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 Americans. With his hand on an heirloom Bible that has been in his family for more than a century, Biden took the presidential oath of office administered by U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts just after noon (1700 GMT), vowing to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Biden, 78, became the oldest U.S.…
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