[ad_1] Their rivalry underpins a big divide in the nation, regarded as a beacon of West African democracy.
[ad_1] He tells the BBC he won’t apologise for attempting to delay the vote, a move that led to deadly protests.
[ad_1] Crowds have continued to visit and lay flowers at the grave of Alexei Navalny, three days after his funeral. Hundreds queued on Sunday to pay their respects at the…
[ad_1] Were the chanting crowds a last liberal hurrah. or are dreams of democracy still alive, asks Russia editor Steve Rosenberg.
[ad_1] The Putin critic’s spokeswoman says his mother was told he would be buried in the prison if she did not agree.
[ad_1] Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is dead, the prison service of the region where he had been serving his sentence says. The anti-corruption campaigner, once described as the…
[ad_1] Sarah Rainsford on how Putin’s opponent never abandoned his belief in “the beautiful Russia of the future”.
[ad_1] “Russia can’t achieve strategical goals, only tactical ones,” says Major Rodion Kudryashov, a Ukrainian deputy commander of the 3rd Assault Brigade fighting in Avdiivka. He says his troops are…
[ad_1] The US and Ukraine admit Ukrainian troops are running out of ammunition in the eastern town of Avdiivka.