transition

A peaceable transition in Kenya good for Somalia EDITORIAL: Somalia has quietly watched as Kenya awaits the declaration of the winner in a detailed presidential contest that is predicted to carry a successor to President Uhuru Kenyatta. But whereas Mogadishu has no vote in the competition, it might be attention-grabbing to see who between veteran politician Raila Odinga and his opponent, and…

Umaro Sissoco Embalo, president of Guinea-Bissau and current president of ECOWAS, said on Thursday that he had convinced the Guinean junta to reduce the duration of the transition to 24 months. Information that the junta has not confirmed, rather suggesting 36…

In Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, President of the Transition, performed the Eid el-Kébir prayer on Saturday, July 9, with the Muslim community in Mali. As during the Ramadan celebrations, the head of state prayed in the banquet hall of the Koulouba Palace, which…

Usually discreetly, former President François Bozizé released a lengthy statement condemning President Faustin Archange Touadéra's inertia in creating peace in the CAR. He therefore condemns all signed agreements and proposes his solution to get out of the…

What are the priorities for Africa in the face of climate change? Six months before COP27 in Egypt, this issue was at the heart of discussions at the Ibrahim Forum on Governance, which just ended on Friday 27 May in London.…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Despite the nation's inside challenges, Somalia will over again experience a peaceful transition on Monday when Hassan Sheikh Mohamud formally takes over from Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who has been in value for five years. Farmajo misplaced to Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Somalia's hotly contested presidential election, which drew 36 candidates, one of the best amount inside the Horn of Africa nation's historic previous. Somalia's elections have been delayed ensuing from inside wrangling. At Villa…

In Burkina Faso, the president of the transition, Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, declared on Friday, May 21, to the Forces vives in the Hauts Bassins region, in Bobo Dioulasso, that he was against compensation to the victims of the popular uprising. and the Yirgou…

Guinea's legislative body announced on Wednesday that there would be a three-year transition period before civilian rule is restored, defying regional partners who have called for a faster timeline after a coup.…

The Chadian government has agreed to postpone the national dialogue, which was to begin next week indefinitely, to enable the conclusion of Doha negotiations with the political-military groups. This third postponement further acknowledges the impossibility of…

Burkina Faso's ruling military junta on Thursday defended its intention to take three years to return to constitutional rule despite pressure from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS to hold elections sooner.…