Drop ISS charges against Sudan’s President Omar Al Bashir, if he steps down, says Mo Ibrahim
Good governance guru Mo Ibrahim says the International Criminal Court should drop war crimes charges against Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir if he agrees to stand down. Three weeks of bloody protests calling for Al Bashir’s departure have left more than 40 people dead. Sudanese telecoms billionaire Mo Ibrahim awards an annual prize of $5-million […]
Calls for calm but provisional results of DRC election are not universally accepted
There’s a general call for calm after provisional results determine that Felix Tshisekedi will be the new Congolese President. But as the United Nations Security Council prepares to take up the matter today, the varied responses to the announcement from the electoral commission show it’s far from universally accepted. The African Union congratulates the Congolese […]