Tough second term ahead for Mali’s President Keita
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, sworn in for a second term as Mali’s President, has his work cut out. His opponent Soumaila Cisse maintains the run-off election was rigged and rising Islamist extremism has sparked inter-communal violence in his country. United Nations peacekeepers backed by French and other Western troops regard Mali as their deadliest theatre of […]
Italy blames France for Libya’s crisis
Members of the Italian Cabinet and top politicians are blaming France for Italy’s crisis. Observers say the clashes egos between these two former colonial powers is compounding the troubles of the North African country. ends intro Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, Defence Minister Elizabetta Trenta and Foreign Minister Enzo Milanesi all condemn French meddling […]
Jean-Pierre Bemba denounces forthcoming elections in DRC
Former Vice President and warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba has denounced the forthcoming presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a parody. He was speaking after the country’s Constitutional Court upheld the electoral commission’s rejection of his candidacy in that election. Jean-Pierre Bemba is one of six hopefuls rejected as presidential candidates by the DRC’s […]