Sao tome and Principe

Tunisia: Runoff results, a plebiscite against corruption – PM Chahed

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed welcomed the results of the Sunday runoff as a plebiscite against corruption, in reference to the defeat of media mogul Nabil Karoui formerly charged for money laundering and tax evasion. Around 72 per cent of the 7 million Tunisian voters Sunday picked independent candidate Kaïs Saïed as the country’s next […]

Kenya backtracks on airport procurement deal with India’s Adani

Kenya has backpedaled on a $2 billion deal under which it was expected to hand over Nairobi’s airport to India’s Adani Group. The deal was canceled after India’s richest man, Adani, was indicted in the US for fraud for allegedly orchestrating a $250m bribery scheme and concealing it to raise money in the US. “I […]

Tunisia: Salvation Front readies Alternative Cabinet on Tuesday

The political crisis in the country is gearing for another step as the Salvation Front, a coalition of secular opposition parties, could propose an alternative cabinet at an anti-government rally on Tuesday. Pressure is mounting on the government but Ennahda has vowed not to leave power. The list of an alternative government from the Salvation […]