Consultation between the African Union and the African Civil Society Organizations on the Common African Position on the UN Security Council Reform The First Consultation on the Common African Position on the United Nations Security Council Reform (Ezulwini Consensus) between H.E. Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and …

CAIRO (AP) — International experts portrayed a grim picture for war-torn Sudan in a report Thursday warning that 755,000 people are facing famine in the coming months, amid relentless clashes between rival generals. The fighting has created a hunger catastrophe at a scale not seen since the Darfur conflict in …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranians voted Friday in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, with the race’s sole reformist candidate vowing to seek “friendly relations” with the West in an effort to energize supporters in a vote beset by apathy. Voters face a …

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Nearly 2 million people go to the polls on Saturday in Mauritania, a vast desert nation in West Africa which positions itself as a strategic ally of the West in a region swept by coups and violence, but has been denounced for rights abuses. President Mohamed …

Muhamad Yehia News Analysis Televised presidential debates, like the Trump-absent Republican debate on Wednesday, have been historically viewed as a showcase for voters wanting to hear a candidate’s response to policy questions or sometimes outright attacks. But the format hasn’t changed significantly since the first televised Nixon-Kennedy debate almost 63 …

BBC News, London & Johannesburg EPA South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the State of the Nation, Cape Town, South Africa – 07 Feb 2024EPA President Cyril Ramaphosa led the ANC to its worst-ever election result South Africa’s main coalition partners are at loggerheads just weeks after agreeing to …