Senegal: celebration erupts as opposition candidate Faye nears victory in presidential vote

Senegal’s leading opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Monday (25 March) appeared to be reaching victory in the country’s delayed presidential election, as people have already taken to the streets in celebration of the end of incumbent President Macky Sall’s administration. The 44-year-old opposition candidate and tax inspector Bassirou Diomaye Faye appears to be reaching […]

A Moroccan Elected Co-Chair of OCEMO

Ambassador at large of the King of Morocco, Mrs Assia Bensalah Alaoui, has been elected co-chairwoman of the Office of Economic Cooperation for Mediterranean and Middle East (French acronym OCEMO) for a three year term. The election took place during OCEMO’s General Assembly held on July 3, 2014 in Marseille. The General Assembly, attended by […]

Kuwait closes its embassy to Gabon

Kuwait has decided to close its embassy to Gabon, as part of its global diplomatic downscale, Gabonese media reported. The decision was announced by Kuwaiti chargé d’affaires to Libreville during a farewell visit to Gabon’s foreign minister Michel Régis Onanga M. Ndiaye, Gabon Review reported on July 23. The media reported that, despite the closure, […]