Mauritius, one of Africa’s most stable democracies, conducted parliamentary elections Sunday as Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth’s ruling party sought to secure a second five-year term. The election follows recent controversy over the government’s temporary social media restrictions during a wiretapping scandal involving leaked conversations of prominent figures. Approximately one million registered voters participated in the […]
The Polisario leader Brahim Ghali, who is currently admitted in a hospital in Logrono in Spain, has been summoned to appear before a Spanish court over torture and kidnapping charges, one of his victims told MAP on Monday. This summons, which takes place following a complaint filed by this victim, Fadel Breika, was also […]
Spanish media have largely commented on Madrid’s shift in its position on the Sahara issue, pointing out that by expressing clear-cut support to the Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative for the Sahara, as “the most serious, realistic and credible basis” to settle the issue, Spain has adopted a “strategic and courageous” decision to build a “stable, solid, […]
