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Gabon’s transitional Premier alludes to 24-month transition before new elections

Raymond Ndong Sima, the transitional Premier of Gabon has told French media AFP that the central African country will need at least 24 months as transitional period for new elections after the Army seized power on August 30. Ndong Sima, a former Prime Minister under the regime of ousted leader Ali Bongo Odimba, was September […]

Tension brews between Russia and Algeria over regional issues

The most recent showdown at the UN Security Council between Russia and non-permanent member Algeria is indicative of an intensifying friction over much broader regional issues, where the two countries lie at the antipodes. Boxing Row At the Security Council meeting on women peace and security, Russia’s representative brought the row over the gender identity […]

Tunisia: sovereign credit ratings lowered

As Tunisia is at grips with a seemingly inextricable political situation, rating agencies continue to reduce its standings, in an unnecessary additional evidence that the country’s economy is not faring any better than politics.  The latest of these agencies is Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services# which lowered Tunisia’s long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings […]