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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Kenyan President One of Many World Leaders with Multi-Million Dollar Secret Offshore Accounts
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his family are among the world leaders said to have hidden away billions of dollars in secret offshore accounts.Records obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists show the Kenyatta family h…
Read moreAlgeria Recalls Ambassador to France as Tensions Rise
ALGIERS — Algeria on Saturday rejected “inadmissible interference” in its affairs, hours after recalling its ambassador from Paris following comments by French President Emmanuel Macron reported by the French and Algerian media.The statement, from the …
Read moreGuinea Coup Leader Sworn in as Transitional President
CONAKRY, GUINEA — Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who led last month’s coup in Guinea, promised to respect the country’s international commitments while transitioning to civilian rule as he was sworn in as interim president on Friday.Doumbouya, who led the o…
Read moreDelayed Elections Are Underway in Ethiopia
Delayed elections are underway Thursday in four regions of Ethiopia.Voters in three regions will decide who wins dozens of parliamentary seats in the last round of voting before Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed forms a new government on Oct. 4.Voters in the f…
Read moreUN Chief ‘Shocked’ as Ethiopia Expels 7 Aid Officials
NEW YORK — The U.N. secretary-general expressed “shock” Thursday after the Ethiopian government announced the expulsion of seven senior U.N. humanitarian officials working in the country.“In Ethiopia, the U.N. is delivering lifesaving aid — including f…
Read moreDemocratic-Controlled Congress Poised to Approve Stopgap Funding to Keep US Government Open
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate is set to vote Thursday on a stopgap funding measure to avert a partial federal government shutdown.Approval in the Senate would send the matter to the House of Representatives for a vote there as lawmakers work to beat a m…
Read moreCar Bomb Kills 8 Near Somalia’s Presidential Residence, Police Say
At least eight people were killed Saturday and nine others injured when a car bomb exploded on a street corner near the president’s residence in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu.Witnesses said a car loaded with explosives was detonated at the Elgab interse…
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