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Somalia: NSF calls for Farmajo to be held responsible for failed elections MOGADISHU, Somalia - Calls are growing louder from an alliance of opposition and two federal states in Somalia to hold outgoing President Farmajo accountable for his outrageous actions that led to Somalia missing key election deadlines. In an open letter to the international community, the Somali National…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Farmajo requires a gathering throughout vote after vote. Outgoing Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has called for an urgent meeting with federal heads of state in the latest attempt to agree on a joint election process. In a statement from Villa Somalia, Farmajo said he called on the conference to discuss pending controversial issues surrounding the country's much - delayed parliamentary and presidential elections. The president's office said the two-day talks, which open on March 22 in…

UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council on Friday called on the Somali government to hold elections "without delay" in a resolution underlining the urgent threat to the country's security from al-Shabab and armed opposition groups. The resolution, adopted unanimously, authorized the African Union to maintain its nearly 20,000-strong force in Somalia until the end of the year with a mandate to reduce the threat posed by extremist groups to enable "a stable, federal, sovereign and united Somalia. ” The UN's most…

The first humanitarian aid plane, from Spain, arrived in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon, including medical equipment for victims of explosions at an ammunition depot last Sunday in the heart of the country's economic capital. The blasts officially left 105 dead and 615 wounded, but certainly many more, according to Human Rights Watch, which calls for an independent investigation…

The Movement for the Defense of Democracy (M2D) launched a new call for mobilization for a peaceful meeting this Saturday, March 13th. The coalition formed last week brings together opposition political parties (including Ousmane Sonko's Pastef) and civil society movements (including the Y'en a Marre). M2D had suspended the planned demonstrations until Tuesday and Wednesday after several days of…

A year ago, Brice Laccruche Alihanga, former chief of staff of President Ali Bongo, was arrested and then jailed in Libreville Central Prison for embezzlement of public funds and money laundering. With him also fell more than a dozen former ministers, deputies and other senior officials. Seized by Laccruche Alihanga's lawyer, the UN working group against arbitrary detention calls for the release of him…

The heads of state of Central Africa met on Saturday, December 26, at a video conference to discuss the Central African Republic, just before the presidential election, as they urged voters to "go massively to the polls". In its final press release, the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), which met on the initiative of Congo-Brazzaville, also condemned "with the greatest energy" the…

In Mali, the Dan Na Ambassagou self-defense militia, made up of traditional dozo hunters, officially disbanded by the Malian state last year, is urging the Malian transitional authorities in a video recorded on December 16 to strengthen the army's presence in Dogon. She even issued an ultimatum to the government, a fierce message that also reflected a certain weakening.…

We are in Benin, we are not for violence, that is why I want to thank you for your patience, thank you also to the Minister of the Interior, to the President of the Republic to all those who contributed to the creation of this request granted to us by the laws of the Republic. Everything is good and starts well too. Thomas Boni Yayi, former head of state of Benin Jean-Luc Aplogan .

In Mali, UNTM, the country's leading trade union, is urging all workers to stop working until next Friday. Last month, a similar movement had already slowed down activities in the country for three days. Today, the allegations have not changed, even though discussions are ongoing with the authorities. UNTM's requirements are…