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Within the Central African Republic, Simplice Mathieu Sarandji was elected President of the Nationwide Meeting this Wednesday, Could 5, with 69 votes out of 87. He'll thus, and for the following 5 years, turn into the second character of the state within the minutes. Resulting from the safety context, solely 90 deputies out of a whole of 140 could possibly be elected at the tip of the legislative vote,…

Qatar's Emir holds phone talks with the outgoing Somalia's president MOGADISHU, Somalia - Amid the continued political storm in Mogadishu, Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim has held talks with President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, whose time period expired on February 8, and who has been accused of sabotaging plans to carry free and honest elections. Over the weekend, Farmajo annulled his…

In a recorded speech, President Félix Tshisekedi called on the people, the political class and even the media to support the security force. He decided to give them power and suspend the authorities and civil law. All official to put an end to the massacre that is raging in these two conflicting provinces. With our special…

His speech was eagerly awaited. Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, often called Farmajo, addressed parliament on Saturday, Might 1, in a context of excessive pressure. He renounced the extension of his mandate and demanded that talks be resumed. as reported from Nairobi, Albane ThirouardIn a resolution…

Somalia's president speaks to parliament after rejecting the time period MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's time period of workplace, President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, will converse to the Nationwide Meeting on Saturday after his two-year extension was broadly rejected by the nation's stakeholders and worldwide companions. Sources instructed Axadlethat the outgoing president in his…

President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, generally known as "Farmajo", will deal with Parliament on Saturday morning, 1 Could. The decrease home voted on April 12 to prolong its presidential time period by two years. An extension that was thought-about unconstitutional precipitated a number of days of collisions between the federal military and the opposition within the Somali capital.…

That is the primary interview with the Beninese president since his controversial re-election on April 11, within the absence of the opposition's heavyweights who couldn't resist him. Why are most of those opposition figures being prosecuted by the Benin judiciary? Now that he has been re-elected, is Patrice Talon able to forgive them? Is he planning a 3rd interval in 2026? In Cotonou he solutions questions from Christophe Boisbouvier from RFI and Marc Perelman from France 24 ..

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, underneath strain from his allies, referred to as for elections to be held after a day on Tuesday through which Mogadishu residents left their neighborhoods and feared additional armed clashes. President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed "Farmajo" will converse to parliament on Saturday (Could 1) to "get approval for the electoral course of" and urge political actors to carry "pressing discussions" on learn how to conduct the vote, he mentioned. is finest recognized by its nickname…

The Somali capital Mogadishu continues to be underneath rigidity following Sunday's violence between opposition supporters and Somali forces. It was Somalia's President Farmajo's resolution to lengthen his time period by two years that ignited the powder. Decryption with Gérard Prunier, historian specializing within the Horn of Africa.…

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz went to the court docket in Nouakchott on Monday, April 26, on the summoning of the court docket's anti-corruption choose. Since March 12, ex-president Aziz and a dozen personalities, together with two of his sons-in-law and two of his former prime ministers, have been accused of embezzlement, corruption, waste and embezzlement of public property.…