Politics

By John Ikani  Barbados has officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its Head of State to become the world's newest Republic. At the stroke of midnight, the new Republic was born, shortly after Queen Elizabeth's royal...

By John Ikani Dame Sandra Mason, the current Governor-General will be sworn in as President of Barbados this week as it moves to cuts ties with British monarchy. Mason will replace the Queen as Head of...

By John Ikani Liberia, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast say they will step up efforts to bring Guinea back to civilian rule, following September's coup. All four countries are part of the regional group, the Mano...

By John Ikani Several Sudanese political figures arrested since a coup last month have been released from detention after beginning a hunger strike. An army takeover on October 25 halted a power sharing deal between the...

By Ebi Kesiena A British Member of Parliament (MP) called for reforms on Wednesday after a Parliamentary official rebuked her for bringing her sleeping baby to a debate. Stella Creasy, an opposition lawmaker who has campaigned...

By John Ikani  Having reviewed most of the major stories from the past week, both locally and on the foreign scene, here are top quotes that tend to paint a vivid picture of what pressures the...