Tunisia: Second round of legislatives set for January 29

Tunisia’s independent electoral body, ISIE, announced Sunday the second round of the parliamentary elections will take place on January 29, amid growing calls for cancellation of the electoral process. head of the body Farouk Bouasker, who announced the date, said the campaign for the second round will commence on January 16. The process will take […]

Liberia: violent clashes ahead of 10 Oct general election raise security concerns

Liberia’s incumbent President George Weah, who is seeking a second six-year term, faces off against 19 other candidates in Tuesday’s (10 October) election, whose result will be determined by debates around the economy, corruption, drug use and the civil war. Over 2.4 million voters in Liberia will head to the polls on 10 October to […]

Niger’s PM embarks on international tour to diversify partners

Niger’s Prime Minister Lamine Zeine landed in Russia on Monday January 15, the first leg of an international tour to take him also to Iran, Turkey and Serbia as the West African country seeks to diversify partners after severing ties with former colonial power France. Zeine is heading a high-key delegation including the ministers of […]