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Senegal elects Africa’s youngest President

Senegal’s opposition politician Bassirou Diomaye Faye is on his way to be announced the next president soon after he was released from jail, in a tumultuous vote that highlights the West African country’s standing as a resilient African democracy. While final election results have not yet been revealed, Bassirou is the winner after his rival, […]

Sahara: UN Envoy Hopes Geneva II Roundtable will Strengthen Positive Momentum Initiated at Geneva I

The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Horst Köhler, expressed hope that the second roundtable discussions, that started this Thursday afternoon, would “reinforce the positive momentum” achieved at the previous meeting, held last December in Geneva, said the Geneva UN Office in a press release made public Thursday afternoon. The second roundtable meeting on […]

Tunisia: Inter-Parliamentary Union seeks clarifications on measures against Ennahda Leader

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has asked for clarifications about the questioning of Ennahda leader Rached Ghannouchi by Tunisian authorities, a former parliamentarian said on Saturday as reported by Anadolu news agency. Maher Madhioub said in a Facebook post that the IPU’s Human Rights Committee requested clarifications from Tunisian authorities about the freezing of Ghannouchi’s bank […]