The Andean Parliament reaffirmed its steady position in support of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara as it rebuked the blunder of one of its speakers who derailed from that position at a meeting in Algiers. The Andean Parliament’s foreign affairs committee made it clear that its Speaker gave her own personal statement on the Sahara […]
The newly-established G5-joint force, set up by Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger to combat terrorism and transnational organized crime and to promote stability and development in the region is gaining increasing support, given the challenges facing the restive region. While the European Union has already committed $56 million to the Sahel force, on […]
A Bloomberg report on a poll showing a drop in ANC popularity ahead of the upcoming elections was enough to plunge South Africa’s currency, the Rand. The poll revealed that corruption-plagued ANC will face its first-ever electoral test since apartheid due to a surge in support for former president Jacob Zuma and his uMkhonto Wesizwe […]
