Indian FM Sushma Swaraj

Tunisia Risks Early Parliamentary Elections as Government Formation Stalls

Tunisian President Kais Saied said the country faces risk of early parliamentary elections if the line-up proposed by designate Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh fails to win parliamentary majority. Fakhfakh’s line-up was rejected by the biggest parties in the country, including Ennahda, an islamist party with the largest parliamentary representation. “Ennahdha’s decision will put the country […]

Senegal’s 2024 election: 79 candidates, including jailed Sonko, file to run for presidency

A total of 79 individuals, including the jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, are reported to have filed their candidacy for the February 2024 presidential election in Senegal before the Tuesday (26 December) deadline amid allegations that the Senegalese authorities have been intensifying repression ahead of the vote. When Macky Sall, President of Senegal since 2012, […]

Algeria’s Sonatrach, Russian Lukoil ink cooperation MoU

Algeria’s state-run oil company Sonatrach and Russia’s Lukoil on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) covering many cooperation areas including joint investment and production at home and abroad. Sonatrach said the agreement will enable both sides to identify joint investments in oil exploration and production in the North African country after the adoption of […]