The UN Security Council has formally selected the current Secretary-General António Guterres as its nominee to serve a second five-year term in the UN top job. The recommendation, made in a resolution adopted by acclamation in a private meeting Tuesday, will go to the 193-member General Assembly for formal approval. Estonia’s UN Ambassador Sven Jurgenson, […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco pardoned 889 people on the occasion of El Eid including over 180 people convicted on charges relating to the Rif protests. Eleven of the pardoned inmates were serving prison sentences in the Casablanca prison. The Rif protests erupted in late 2016 after a fishmonger died crushed in a trash compactor […]
The U.S.-Africa leaders summit will be held from 13-15 December, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday (20 December). Describing the U.S. commitment to Africa as „enduring.” The U.S. president said he looked “forward to hosting leaders from across the African continent in Washington.“ According the White House press release, the gathering will look to “foster new […]
