Estonia Estonia fails to elect new president Estonia’s divided parliament has failed to elect a successor to President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who is having to stand down after two consecutive terms. 31/08/2016
Uzbekistan What next for Uzbekistan? President Karimov stable, but in intensive care Uzbek President Islam Karimov’s daughter has confirmed he is in a stable condition, but remains in intensive care, after suffering a brain haemorrhage on… 29/08/2016
Zambia Zambia opposition contest re-election of President Lungu Zambian President Edgar Lungu has been narrowly re-elected according to official results published on Monday. 16/08/2016
world news Pedro Pablo Kuczynski: Peru's new president faces plethora of problems At the age of 77, former World Bank economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is taking on the presidency of Peru. 28/07/2016
Philippines Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte sworn in as president The Philippines has a new president after Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in during a ceremony in Manila following his resounding election victory in May. 30/06/2016
Iceland Iceland's new President Gudni Johannesson off to France for the football Historian Gudni Johannesson has claimed victory in Iceland's presidential election. 26/06/2016
Germany Headache for Angela Merkel as German President Joachim Gauck says no to a second term German President Joachim Gauck has surprised many by announcing he wont be serving a second five-year term. 06/06/2016
Brazil Thousands of protesters for and against impeachment gather outside Brazilian parliament As the Brazilian senate debated whether or not to impeach its president, protesters gathered outside the congress in the capital Brasilia. The 12/05/2016
Republic of Northern Macedonia FYROM president stands by decision to pardon officials ahead of June vote The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has announced an early parliamentary election is to be held on June 5. It follows months of political 15/04/2016
Myanmar Myanmar swears in a new government after decades of military rule New president Htin Kyaw is a close confidante of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi 30/03/2016
Myanmar Myanmar's president-elect gives first speech to parliament Htin Kyaw reassured public servants their jobs are secure despite government cost-cutting plans 21/03/2016
Africanews Chad: Former president Hissène Habré's trial resumes The trial of former Chadian leader Hissène Habré is set to resume today in Senegal. 08/02/2016
USA Trump-Cruz vendetta at centre stage in aggressive Republican debate With just 18 days to go until the Iowa caucuses, the leading US Republican candidates for president candidates faced off in their sixth debate of the 15/01/2016
Guatemala New president takes oath in Guatemala Jimmy Morales has been sworn in as Guatemala’s new president before the country’s Congress. In his first speech to the nation the 46 year-old former 15/01/2016
Spain Catalonia: Artur Mas to step down as regional president Amid waning party support, acting President of Catalonia, Artur Mas says he will step down as the Spanish region’s pro-independence leader 09/01/2016
Rwanda Rwandan President Paul Kagame to seek a third term in 2017 Rwandan President Paul Kagame says he intends to seek a third term in office. 01/01/2016
Argentina Argentina: the dawn of a new era Argentina gets a new president Mauricio Macri is centre-right Predecessor Cristina Fernandez boycotts handover ceremony Macri vows to work for 10/12/2015
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast calm as election goes ahead Alassane Ouattara looks set to remain president of the Ivory Coast as votes are cast in the first presidential election since the end of a decade 25/10/2015
Argentina Argentina votes with economy in chaos Argentina is voting for a new president with Buenos Aires state governor Daniel Scioli well ahead in the opinion polls. Argentina election: Is 25/10/2015
Guatemala Guatemala President Perez behind bars amid corruption probe Guatemala’s former leader Otto Perez is to remain in jail over his alleged role in a bribery scandal that has plunged the country into political 04/09/2015
USA Carter: former US President has brain cancer Former US President Jimmy Carter has told reporters he has been diagnosed with brain cancer and will undergo radiation treatment. It comes barely a 20/08/2015
Burundi Burundi elections put off again, fears of violence rise Elections in Burundi, postponed two weeks ago, have been delayed for a second time — local and legislative. Police have been shooting at protesters 04/06/2015
Burundi Burundi protests resume against president's decision to seek a third term in office Two people have been killed in demonstrations in Burundi. The deaths happened when hundreds of people took to the streets of the country’s capital on 04/05/2015
Togo Togo: Gnassingbe wins third term as president There has been confirmation from Togo’s constitutional court that Faure Gnassingbe has won a third term in office. He is said to have secured 03/05/2015
France Tunisia strengthens economic and security links with France The president of Tunisia has signed several agreements to strengthen economic and security cooperation with France. President Beji Caid Essebsi is 07/04/2015
world news Exclusive: We talk of values, Russia of money, says Ukraine president In an exclusive interview with Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko, the leader spoke to euronews about the upcoming EU summit and what position the 18/03/2015
