A fifth term for Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika would be viewed as an insult and a mark of contempt (hogra) for the Algerian people, said the Financial Times in a column focusing on the deepening political crisis in the country and growing social woes. Even if, for now, the anger of Algerian people is dormant, […]
Kenyan presidential elections constituted “a travesty and a blatant disregard of the Constitution,” Kenyan opposition figure Raila Odinga said and added that he would challenge the results of the close presidential election with “all legal options available to us“. Kenya was calm on Tuesday (16 August), a day after Deputy President William Ruto was officially […]
Gunmen attacked a mosque Sunday night in Quebec City killing six people and injuring eight others who were performing the evening prayer. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decried the attack, which he called a terrorist attack on Muslims. “We condemn this terrorist attack on Muslims in a center of worship and refuge,” he said in […]
