UN Security Council

EU MPs reject proposal hostile to Morocco’s territorial integrity

Members of the foreign affairs committee at the European Parliament turned down a proposal sponsored by advocates of separatism calling for treating southern Morocco, the Sahara, as a separate entity within the European neighborhood policy. The anti-Morocco proposal was put forward by the Greens in a series of failed proposals that bear prejudice to the […]

Tunisia: Ennahda names VP to run for 15 September snap election

Tunisia’s biggest moderate Islamist party Ennahda has nominated its Vice President to run for the advanced September 15 elections, first time since the transition. The party, the largest in the parliament, chose Abdel Fattah Mourou, a 71-year old lawyer as its presidential candidate. Mourou is the current interim speaker of the House of Representative after […]

AU observer team to monitor Nigeria poll, as pre-election violence escalates

The African Union (AU) will be sending a 90-strong observer mission to Nigeria for this month’s elections, the AU Commission announced Tuesday (14 February), as the West African country warned of increasing election-related violence. The AU said the objectives of the mission were to provide an “accurate and impartial assessment” of the electoral process, offer […]