Protests in Togo drives death tolls and injuries to heights
Recent anti-government protests in Togo drives death toll towards their citizen and many more injured according to reports from civic...
politics
Guinea: new hope for elections with new electoral body
Guinea’s military junta, which has been ruling since September 2021, has created The Directorate General of Elections (DGE), an institution...
Cameroon President’s rival is freed from police stakeout
Police in Cameroon have ended a two-day stakeout at the home of Maurice Kamto, a former law professor and the...
Mali: Political opponent sentenced to prison
An opposition politician in Mali has been sentenced to one year in prison after being prosecuted for “inciting public disorder.”...
Norway closes embassy in South Sudan amid escalating violence
Norway announced on March 26th the temporary closure of its embassy in South Sudan due to escalating security concerns, urging...
Istanbul council elects interim mayor after İmamoğlu’s detention
On March 26th, officials in Istanbul elected an interim replacement for the city’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is currently in...
Sources deny that Libya is to name new President
Sources from Libya’s parliament and people close to Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar denied to Asharq Al-Awsat reports...
Carrie Schenkel and James Storen: MENA region needs platform politics
The organization of political parties has served multiple distinct roles in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In many...
EU wants Palestinians from Gaza to return home
The EU intends to tell Israel next week that Palestinians displaced from their homes in Gaza should be guaranteed a...
Organising elections in Syria could take five years, al-Sharaa says
Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has said that organising elections in the country could take as long as five years,...
New cabinet could be imminent for Lebanon
Nawaf Salam, Lebanon's prime minister-designate, is expected to announce the country's new cabinet in the days ahead if the Lebanese...
Syria’s al-Sharaa declared interim president
The de facto leader of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared president for a transitional period on January 29th, in under...
Aoun wants Lebanese government to represent all political factions
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on January 21st called for a government to be formed that carries consensus and includes members...
Lebanon should “swiftly” form government – UN Security Council
The UN Security council called on Lebanon's recently elected leaders on January 16th to "swiftly" establish a government, following the...
Nawaf Salam picked as new PM for Lebanon
Lebanon's President, Joseph Aoun selected Nawaf Salam, who is the presiding judge at the International Court of Justice in The...
