Mali’s military government has formally granted junta leader General Assimi Goïta a five-year presidential term, renewable indefinitely and without elections, marking a sharp turn away from democratic governance in the Sahel nation. The new law, adopted unanimously by 131 members of the National Transitional Council last week, states Goïta’s power may be extended “as many […]
Police and protestors clashed in three cities in Malawi on Thursday during countrywide demonstrations over the disputed result of last month’s presidential election. Malawian President Peter Mutharika has been narrowly re-elected for a second five-year term following a hotly-contested vote, according to the country’s electoral commission. Thousands of opposition supporters participated in the demonstrations in […]
Moroccan political parties from across the spectrum and even parties that are not represented at the Parliament held a huge national mobilization meeting in Laayoune, Chief city of the Sahara provinces, Monday to show the world that the country is united and steadfast to counter the latest provocations of the Polisario Front and to defend […]
