JOHANNESBURG — A floundering economy, party in-fighting and ceaseless corruption allegations are plaguing South Africa’s ruling African National Congress. The nationwide local elections on November 1 will test whether loyalty to the party that brought …
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Laurent Gbagbo Launches New Political Party in Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST — Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo launched a new political party Saturday, formally breaking ties with those who ran his previous party while he spent years facing war crimes charges at the International Criminal Court.Gbag…
Read moreSudan’s Prime Minister Presents Road Map Out of Crisis
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok on Friday unveiled a road map to end what he described as the country’s “worst and most dangerous” political crisis in its two-year transition.Since a coup attempt in late September, Sudan’s military and civilian …
Read moreNigerian Military Says Leader of IS-linked Group is Dead
LAGOS, NIGERIA — Nigeria’s military claimed Thursday that Abu Musab al-Barnawi, the leader of an Islamic State-linked extremist group blamed for killing hundreds in the northeast, had died. There was no immediate confirmation from the militants.At a ne…
Read moreLetter: UN Official Recalled From Ethiopia Over Audio Recordings
The United Nations’ migration agency has recalled a staff member identified by two U.N. sources in Addis Ababa as the head of its mission to Ethiopia over audio recordings containing criticism of senior U.N. officials.In the recordings, two women who s…
Read moreAl-Sadr’s Party Wins Most Seats in Iraqi Parliamentary Vote
The party of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was the largest vote-getter in Iraqi parliamentary elections, according to initial results released Monday.A count based on partial results shows the Shiite Muslim cleric has won more than 70 seats in the 329-seat pa…
Read morePresident of Colombian House of Representatives Reiterates Her Full Support for Morocco’s Territorial Integrity
During an audience granted Tuesday to Farida Loudaya, ambassador of Morocco in Bogota, Jennifer Kristin Arias Falla, also an active member of the Colombia-Morocco Friendship Group, welcomed “the many reforms and major projects carried out in Morocco un…
Read moreMorocco Chairs 98th Session of OPCW Executive Council
The Executive Council will review the latest developments in the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention. The issues on the agenda of this Council include the process of destruction of chemical weapons, measures against the re-emergence of ch…
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