HCP – UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) sign deal

Ship stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal

A Hong Kong-flagged ship has run aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal causing traffic jam, reports say adding that authorities are at work to refloat the ship. “M/V XIN HAI TONG 23 has grounded in the Suez Canal at KM 159/0400 hrs”, Leth Agencies said in a tweet. The situation, the agency said, left behind 4 […]

The Spectre of Voter Apathy Haunts Algeria’s Parliamentary Elections

As Algeria braces for Parliamentary elections on May 4, 2017, the FLN-led government sees the upcoming polls as a means to keep the political status quo feeding the disenchantment of a population battered by worsening economic conditions. The 2017 parliamentary elections are taking place in a context marked by an acute crisis reminiscent of the […]

Senegal: short election campaign in full swing for delayed presidential vote on 24 March

Campaigning for the upcoming presidential election is in full swing in Senegal, as the country’s voters will head to the polls this Sunday (24 March), in which as many as 93 candidates, including six women, initially declared their intent to run. But this year, the total of 19 presidential candidates that were ultimately confirmed, were […]