The Togolese ruling party, Union pour la Republique, has chosen incumbent President Faure Gnassingbé as its candidate for elections next month. Togo has been ruled for the past 50 years by the Gnassingbé family, Africa’s most enduring political dynasty. Nearly 95% of Togolese have spent their entire lives ruled by members of the same family. […]
The Vatican has urged Iraqi authorities to stamp out terrorism before Pope Francis could visit the country as part of his inter-faith dialogue campaign. The Vatican Secretary General, Cardinal Pietro Parolin upon visiting Iraq the previous week told the Catholic TV channel TV2000″the problem of terrorism has not been resolved”. The second man in command […]
Khalifa Ghweil, chief of Tripoli’s so-called National Salvation Government dealt serious blow to the Libyan political process and the unity government Wednesday as he nullified a decision by his ministers to step down and hand over the Libyan capital to Prime Minister-designate Faiez Serraj. Khalifa Ghweil issued a statement demanding members of his cabinet to […]
