Guinea: Gunshots near Guinea’s presidential palace spark lockdown, force evacuations
Gunshots were fired near Guinea’s presidential palace in the capital, Conakry, on Thursday, prompting the military to lock down the city centre and evacuate the area immediately. Fode Toure, a local journalist positioned a few hundred metres from the palace,…
Bangladesh Protests: Who is Sheikh Hasina? Bangladesh’s iron lady who resigned after 15 years
Sheikh Hasina, once hailed as the leader who rescued Bangladesh from military rule, saw her 15-year rule come to an abrupt end on Monday as protesters stormed her palace in Dhaka. Hasina’s long rule, noted for economic growth and crackdowns,…