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Europe crisis of confidence opens door to Bannon-style chaos

Bloomberg Steve Bannon had a front-row seat to see Belgium’s liberal-led government disintegrate last month after delivering a fiery, anti-migration speech to local lawmakers just hours earlier. President Donald Trump’s former adviser is now eying Spain as the next domino to fall in his drive to disrupt European integration. Belgium joins two other European Union members operating without a full ...

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Regional states seek vote recount in DRC

Bloomberg Regional heads of state backed a call by Martin Fayulu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) opposition leader, for a recount of last month’s presidential election, as the country’s Constitutional Court prepared to consider his challenge against the result. Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi was declared the surprise winner of the December 30 poll. If the Constitutional Court validates the electoral ...

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Nigeria oppn slams trial of top judge ahead of vote

Bloomberg Nigeria’s chief justice is due to go on trial for alleged improprieties in declaring assets in what the opposition said is an attempt to intimidate the judiciary and spark a constitutional crisis a month before presidential elections. The Nigerian Bar Association described the decision by the West African nation’s Code of Conduct Tribunal to put Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen ...

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