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The leader of the opposition bloc to outgoing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot, will be officially instructed on Sunday to form the next Israeli government, said Saturday night the presidency.
Neither PM Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc nor that of his rival secured a majority in last week's election.
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been jailed in a case widely condemned as politically motivated.
In Israel, Gadi Eisenkot emerged on Thursday, November 5, as the frontrunner to be tasked with forming a government. This comes after one of the two main parties representing ultra-Orthodox Jewish voters – a longtime ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition – declined to recommend any candidate for the task. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky reports.
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been sentenced to four years in prison after being cleared of treason. Lissu condemned his conviction for incitement, which had not been among the charges he faced.
Dismissal of treason charge means Tundu Lissu avoids threat of death penalty.
The 58-year-old, who has been detained since April last year, says the charges are politically motivated.
Netanyahu's rivals say US midterm results show Israel 'cannot afford' to have the prime minister remain in office.
The CAS ruled last week to overturn governing body's exclusion of Russia over its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Ice hockey's world governing body says the impact of a court decision forcing it to reinstate Russia has been "significantly underestimated." Several leading nations say they won't play against Russian teams.
Police are investigating the motive in murder of MKP coordinator as political killings rise during municipal elections.
Opposition promises to form a government quickly but remains split over whether to ally with Arab-led parties.
The Israeli opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot pledged Tuesday to form a government quickly to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but remained unclear on how, with divisions over whether to ally with Arab lawmakers. Arab-majority parties last week won 19 seats in the 120-member parliament. Eisenkot's diverse opposition bloc won 48 seats while Netanyahu's camp secured 53, of which 27 are from his Likud party.
DR Congo senior opposition leader Prince Epenge has been arrested and transferred to prison. He is being held on charges of spreading fake news. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Kinshasa, Emmet Livingstone, has more.
Israel's opposition is on Tuesday due to meet for the first time since last week's closely contested election in which neither Gadi Eisenkot's change bloc nor incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing alliance managed to win a majority in the Knesset. All parties in Eisenkot's camp have endorsed him to be the next prime minister, but the hot-button issue will be whether to unite with the Arab parties who made surprise gains in the vote.
Opposition figures arrested and disappeared since President Hakainde Hichilema claimed August victory.
