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Two elections with very different conduct: Liberia’s ‘peaceful’ vs. Madagascar’s ‘tense’

Votes are being tallied in two African states — Liberia and Madagascar — and while their final results are still forthcoming, what is clear is the starkly different assessment of their respective conducts — peaceful in the former but tense in the latter. Liberia’s incumbent, George Weah, a former soccer star whose administration had faced […]

Niger’s PM embarks on international tour to diversify partners

Niger’s Prime Minister Lamine Zeine landed in Russia on Monday January 15, the first leg of an international tour to take him also to Iran, Turkey and Serbia as the West African country seeks to diversify partners after severing ties with former colonial power France. Zeine is heading a high-key delegation including the ministers of […]

Andean Parliament reaffirms support for Morocco’s position on Sahara

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 […]