French socialist Prime Minister Manuel Valls Monday resigned from his position as he announced his candidacy for the country’s top job. “I have learned a lot from my countrymen, so yes, I am candidate for the presidency,” Valls told his supporters at Evry (15 miles from Paris). “I have that force in me, the willingness […]
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Mauritania: El Ghassim Wane appointed as UN Secretary-General Assistant for Peacekeeping Operations
Mauritanian top African Union (AU) Officer in charge of peace keeping operation El Ghassim Wane was appointed last week as Ban Ki-moon’s assistant for UN Peace Keeping Operations, reports say. El Ghassim Wane’s appointment came into force last Thursday and he will replace the outgoing assistant Edmond Mulet of Guatemala, now appointed as Chef de […]
Mohamed Sajid, from business to politics
Mohamed Sajid, the mayor of Casablanca, was elected new Secretary General of the Constitutional Union Party (UC) by an overwhelming majority of the 964 members of the party’s national council last Saturday. Sajid, a 66-year old wealthy businessman, gleaned 825 votes while the distant second, Anwar Zyne, won 25 votes only. The two other contenders, […]


