President Park Geun-hye faces an impeachment vote in parliament on Friday over an influence peddling scandal that could lead to her becoming South Korea’s first democratically elected leader to be removed from office in disgrace. There have been mass rallies every Saturday for the past six weeks calling for Park to quit, and opinion polls … Read more
Libreville (AFP) – Angry protesters torched Gabon’s parliament Wednesday after President Ali Bongo was declared winner of what he claimed was a “peaceful and transparent” election, but which the opposition said was fraudulent. It only took a few minutes for the announcement to sink in before several of Libreville’s poorer neighbourhoods erupted in anger, with … Read more
1904 -1976 In the early morning of March 6’th 1967, as the Union Jack was lowered and the Red, Gold, Green flag of the newly independent country fluttered in the air over the National Assembly building. The country’s new National Anthem was warbled by the teeming crowd. The music for the new anthem which replaced … Read more