Category: Government
Mali Opposition Rejects Proposed Compromise, Demands President Resign
Opposition leaders in Mali are rejecting a plan by ECOWAS, a grouping of West African governments, to end the country’s spiraling crisis, and are insisting…
Amid Algeria’s Political Standoff, Coronavirus Offers Opportunity for Economic Dialogue: Report
PARIS – As Algeria extends a partial coronavirus lockdown across much of its territory, a new report warns of an intensifying political conflict between the…
African summit ends with no deal on Mali political crisis
BAMAKO, West African leaders ended a day-long summit in Mali without a deal to soothe the country’s escalating political crisis. Five of the region’s leaders…
Parliament Votes Out Prime Minister
WASHINGTON/MOGADISHU – Somalia’s parliament has removed Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre in an unexpected vote of no-confidence, the speaker of parliament said. Holding a press…
Massive Nile Dam Hits First Filling Target, Says Ethiopia’s Prime Minister
Ethiopia’s controversial Nile River mega-dam project has hit its first-year filling target, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Wednesday. The $4.6 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…
UN Chief Calls for Global ‘New Social Contract’
The U.N. secretary-general called Saturday for a new social contract and global deal to create equal opportunities for all in an address on the birthday…
UN Investigators Skeptical of Reform Promises by New Burundi President
The U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Burundi is doubting that promises of reform made by Burundi’s newly-elected president will result in hoped-for improvements in the…
South Sudan President Admits Inter-Communal Fighting Threatens Country
On South Sudan’s ninth independence anniversary, President Salva Kiir acknowledged that months of deadly intercommunal fighting threatens to rip the country apart. In a wide-ranging televised speech to the…
