The uncertainty hovered until the last minute: the former South African president Jacob Zuma, sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court, finally constituted himself as a prisoner Wednesday before midnight. Half an hour before the end of the ultimatum, a convoy of a dozen cars left Mr. Zuma’s residence in Nkandla, in […]
A resolution authorising European Union troops to use force in the Central African Republic (CAR), which has been torn apart by inter-religious violence over the past few months, was approved in a crucial UN Security Council earlier this week. This follows the EU’s own approval of a military operation, in which up to 600 soldiers […]
Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska has described his country’s relations with Morocco as “reliable and fraternal” and the North African Kingdom as a “strategic and absolutely loyal” partner. “Our relations with Morocco are extremely loyal, reliable and fraternal,” said Grande-Marlaska in statements to the press this Tuesday. “Relations between the two countries have been preserved, […]
