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Senegal: National Assembly validates new electoral Code

The Senegalese Parliament validated on Monday by a majority vote the bill establishing a new electoral Code. Meeting in extraordinary session, the deputies voted after stormy debates on the new electoral Code which was however intended to be consensual. A political dialogue had been launched in January 2020 to produce a document approved by the […]

UN Sahara Envoy Says he is “Encouraged” following Meeting with Security Council Members

The Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Sahara, Horst Koehler, said following a meeting with the members of the UN Security Council on his recent tour in the region that he is “encouraged” Kohler expressed his optimism to the press following a three-hour consultation with the UNSC members behind closed doors, but […]

Morocco Adheres to “Macolin Convention” to Promote Clean Sports

Morocco has joined the Macolin Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions, a multilateral treaty seeking to prevent, detect, and punish match-fixing in sports. Morocco’s ambassador to France Chakib Benmoussa signed on Monday this convention in Strasbourg, at the Headquarters of the Council of Europe, with Deputy Secretary General of the European Council Bjorn Berge. […]