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Mamdani takes oath as New York City mayor in midnight ceremony

NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City mayor in the first minutes of the new year at the historic, long-closed City Hall subway station, setting a populist tone for his administration with a ceremony that highlighted working New Yorkers and his own insurgent rise. New York State Attorney General Letitia James administered the oath. “Happy New Year to New Yorkers, both inside this tunnel and above,” Mamdani said beneath the station’s vaulted tiles and arched skylights. “This is truly an honor and a privilege…

Guinea-Bissau’s New Transitional President Takes Oath of Office

Coup in Guinea-Bissau: General Horta Nta Na Man Installed as Transitional President In a dramatic turn of events, Guinea-Bissau's military has officially installed General Horta Nta Na Man as the transitional president, marking the beginning of a one-year interim administration. This announcement follows a coup that saw senior military officers depose President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, halt the electoral process, and establish the "High Military Command for the Restoration of Order." The political landscape of Guinea-Bissau…

Forum opens its work with mandates from locally elected officials and the oath of confession

In Chad, the second inclusive national forum opened yesterday, Thursday 29 October. It was convened by the government to assess the implementation of the new constitution, which has been in place since 2018. On the first day of this meeting, the boycott of the largest unions and part of the opposition, participants agreed on the need to abolish the confession seat introduced by the current Constitution…