Senegal’s jailed mayor Khalifa Sall to run for top Job
Senegal’s jailed former mayor of capital Dakar, Khalifa Sall, plans to run for president in February 2019, Reuters reported on Friday. Khalifa Sall, mayor of […]
Month: July 2018
Uganda: court upholds age limit removal to let Museveni extend rule
Uganda’s constitutional court on Thursday endorsed the parliament’s decision to remove the presidential age limit of 75 years that could allow President Yoweri Museveni to […]
Sahara: EU Court inflicts new setback on Polisario
Morocco and the European Union initialed in Rabat on Tuesday, July 24, a new 4-year fisheries agreement under which European trawlers will operate all along […]
Cameroon violence needs urgent investigation, says UN rights chief
Persistent reports of grave human rights abuses in Cameroon — including a widely shared video showing the alleged execution of a woman, child and baby […]
South Africa: BRICS countries urged to reject go-it-alone trade
The 10th annual BRICS Summit has officially kicked off on Wednesday as leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa gathered in Johannesburg for […]
Morocco explores investment opportunities in Mauritania
Moroccan ambassador to Mauritania, Hamid Chabar has visited the facilities of the National Industrial and Mining Company (SNIM) in the West African nation. The mining […]
Morocco: Tangier to host Spanish Super Cup between FC Barcelona and FC Sevilla
The Moroccan city of Tangier will offer an arena on August 12 for the Spanish Super Cup to oppose FC Barcelona of World legend player […]
UN body warns of voter intimidation in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s election campaign has been marred by a growing number of reports of voter intimidation and threats of violence, a UN body has said. Voter […]
Jean-Pierre Bemba back in DRC politics, set to contest for presidency
The former warlord and vice president of DR. Congo Jean-Pierre Bemba, who was acquitted last month of war crimes, will return to the Central African […]
Ghana: Another woman to head elections body
The Executive Director of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Jean Adukwei Mensa, has been nominated as the new Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of […]