Moroccan field hospital

US-Russia tussle for geopolitical influence leveraged by South Africa

South Africa and its neighbors were at the center of a tussle for influence this week when US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in turn arrived for a diplomatic visit, offering a rare moment of leverage for regional governments intent at using the opportunity to gain concessions and increase trade […]

Gabon coup leader sworn in as ‘transitional’ head of state

General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup last week that toppled Gabon’s 55-year-old dynasty, was sworn in as transitional president this Monday September 4. He pledged to hold “free… (and) transparent elections” after an unspecified period and “to amnesty prisoners of conscience.” The group known as the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of […]

Libya: UN Envoy Pushes Electoral Roadmap as Dbeibah Backs Path to National Polls

Hanna Tetteh, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, on Sunday, April 26, briefed Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah on progress in implementing an UN-backed roadmap aimed at ending the country’s political deadlock and paving the way for direct elections. The discussions focused on the initial phase of the plan, including finalizing electoral laws […]