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South Sudan’s president appeals to 2.3 mil. refugees to return home

South Sudan’s president has appealed to the more than 2.3 million South Sudanese refugees who fled to neighboring countries to start returning home, pledging that his government will provide them with the necessary security. President Salva Kiir said Wednesday repatriating those citizens who live as refugees in nearby countries such as Kenya, Uganda and Egypt, […]

Lebanon: Hariri Puts Resignation on Hold Pending Negotiations

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has accepted to put on hold his announced resignation pending new negotiations after President Michel Aoun asked him to do so. “I presented today my resignation to President Aoun and he urged me to wait before offering it and to hold onto it for more dialogue about its reasons and […]

Ghana: Mahama commences second term in Ghana, vowing renewed progress

John Dramani Mahama, 66, has been sworn in this Tuesday Jan.7 for his second term as Ghana’s president following a decisive victory in the December 7 election. The swearing-in ceremony in capital Accra took place in the presence of some 20 regional leaders. King Mohammed VI of Morocco was represented at the ceremony by Speaker […]