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Namibia’s ruling party selects first female presidential candidate

Namibia’s Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is an inch closer to becoming the country’s first female president after the SWAPO ruling party has selected her as the party’s vice president. More than 700 delegates descended upon the capital for the party’s congress that was scheduled for three days but was extended by a rerun for […]

UN General Assembly reaffirms exclusivity of UN political process to resolve Sahara issue

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution reaffirming its support for the political process conducted under the exclusive auspices of the UN Security Council for the resolution of the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, and reiterating the definitive burial of the referendum. The General Assembly thus confirmed the resolution adopted by the 4th […]

War in Sudan: Regular army shuns mediation talks in Geneva, seeks African support

A delegation of paramilitaries from the Rapid Support Forces, led by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, arrived in Geneva on Wednesday August 14, for talks on a ceasefire in Sudan. The regular Sudanese army, for its part, continues to sulk at these new negotiations, even though the United States seems determined to move forward. “The talks have […]