A criminal Court in Nouakchott has sentenced two opposition lawmakers, Marieme Cheikh Dieng and Ghamou Achour, to four years in prison after convicting them of insulting President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and inciting unrest. The two MPs had been charged last month with “attacking the symbols of the state” and calling for protests, following social media […]
President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum has sent a message to King Mohammed VI. The message was carried by Niger’s Minister of Energy and Renewable Energies, Ibrahim Yacoubou, who held a meeting in Rabat Friday with Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. “I am carrying a message from the President of the Republic of Niger to the Very […]
Preparations are in high gear for the presidential elections in Egypt prompting presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahy to launch an early kick-off even though campaign is set to begin on Saturday 3rd May as dictated by the Presidential Election Commission (PEC). He has been informed of the violation. Al Sisi’s campaign group said they will wait […]
