The EU’s defense ministers are to discuss next week the call for the Union to consider equipping African armies. This highly controversial idea that was put forward by a group of countries led by Germany is likely to trigger a sharp debate within and between the EU’s institutions. Proponents of the idea argue that the […]
A new scandal has shaken the increasingly divided South Africa’s ruling party, the ANC with the issuing of an arrest warrant against the party’s Secretary General Ace Magashule. The figure of the ruling party is accused of corruption in a public contract case from his time as governor of Free State province. Rumors of […]
A top Egyptian governmental adviser on electoral processes indicated Tuesday that authorities will not allow women wearing “sexy clothes” to enter poll centers to cast their votes. “We must respect the laws and traditions,” said Major General Rifaat Qamsan. Qamsan, expert in electoral matters, and former assistant to Egyptian long serving interior minister Habib al-Adly, […]
