President Samia Suluhu Hassan faces no real competition at the polls amid a climate of self-censorship and fear.
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UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon shoots down Israeli drone
Unfil says the drone flew over a patrol in an “aggressive manner”, but the Israeli military says it was gathering intelligence and posed no threat.
UN pleads for safe passage for civilians trapped in war-hit Sudan city
The fall of el-Fasher would cement the RSF’s control of the west and reinforces a de facto split in the nation.
In Russia’s ‘blitz’ of Ukraine, the question of appeasement is back
A large gulf remains between the US and European view of how to end the Ukraine war.
Hurricane Melissa could be strongest to ever hit Jamaica
Melissa has been upgraded to a category five storm and could become Jamaica’s strongest on record.
Four killed in Cameroon protests as results due in contested election
An opposition candidate is challenging the incumbent president’s 43-year hold on power.
India and China resume direct flights as ties improve
The flight landed in Guangzhou on Monday morning, a milestone in the thawing of bilateral ties.
Argentina’s Milei wins big in midterms with ‘chainsaw’ austerity
Milei’s radical spending cuts have won favour with Donald Trump, but also attracted widespread criticism.
‘No doubt’ Trump wants to topple our government, Venezuelan official tells BBC
Venezuela’s attorney general accuses the US president of hoping to turn his country into a “colony”.
Inside Syria’s jail for IS suspects as officials say attacks by group are rising
Kurdish counter-terrorism officials tell the BBC so-called Islamic State cells in Syria are regrouping and increasing attacks.