Egypt’s Environment Minister, Dr Yasmine Fouad, has officially resigned to assume her new post as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the Egyptian cabinet confirmed on Sunday, July 20. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly accepted her resignation and appointed Local Development Minister Manal Awad to temporarily oversee the Environment portfolio alongside […]
Former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, a 65-year-old political veteran with experience across all governmental levels, campaigns for a return to leadership amid national economic challenges. His political journey, shaped by personal experiences including his father’s imprisonment during a military coup, has included roles as parliamentarian, minister, vice-president, and president. Mahama’s diverse background encompasses academic […]
Senegalese newly elected president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, appointed popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko as his prime minister. Like Faye 44, Sonko 49 also went to jail and was released following a political amnesty by outgoing president Macky Sall. Sonko was announced soon after Faye was sworn in, becoming Africa’s youngest president and ending a period […]
