The military rulers of Burkina Faso extended their stay in power for five more years, state-owned broadcaster said. Current leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré will be able to run for the next presidential elections, the broadcaster said, citing the conclusions of a national dialogue. Traore took power following a coup two years ago, setting the country […]
A decisive vote in the UN General Assembly has further isolated the US in the international community. The vote of 128 against nine, with 35 abstentions and 21 countries not voting, has been received in Washington as a stinging rebuke for Trump and a rejection of his unilateral declaration of Jerusalem as a capital of […]
President Caid Essebsi Monday extended for another month the state of emergency in place in Tunisia since November 2015 following a deadly attack that hit the presidential protection team. The extension of the nationwide state of emergency from February 5 to March 6 was taken after consultation with the Prime Minister and the Speaker of […]
