FREETOWN— The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) said voter registration for the 2023 general elections will run from Sept 3 to Oct 4.Chief Electoral Commissioner of ECSL Mohamed Kenewui Konneh said that they had mapped out 3,630 centers acros…
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French president heads to Algeria to relaunch ties
PARIS— French President Emmanuel Macron will visit former colony Algeria next week in a bid to improve strained ties between Paris and Algiers, the French presidency said.French-Algerian ties hit a low late last year after Macron reportedly questioned …
Read MoreEthiopia accuses Tigray rebels of refusing to talk peace
ADDIS ABABA— The Ethiopian government accused Tigrayan rebels of lacking any interest in peace talks to try to end the devastating 21-month war in the north of the country.Both Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government and the Tigray People’s Liberation F…
Read MoreMIKATI MEETS WORLD BANK DELEGATION, DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA OF GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE, LAWMAKERS
Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, on Thursday met at the Grand Serail with a delegation of the World Bank, chaired by the WB’s Regional Director of the Mashreq Department Jean-Christophe Carret, in the presence of Caretaker Minister of Energy and…
Read MoreBOU HABIB MEETS DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA OF GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE
Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Dr. Abdallah Bou Habib, on Thursday received at his ministry office, Director of Middle East and North Africa of the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr. Tobias Tunkel, accompanied b…
Read MoreDeputy President Mabuza to reply to oral questions in the National Council of Provinces
Deputy President David Mabuza will tomorrow, Thursday 18 August 2022, respond orally to questions in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), in line with the constitutional provision that members of the Executive are accountable to Parliament for the…
Read MoreKenya’s Deputy President William Ruto Declared Election Winner
NAIROBI– Kenya’s Deputy President, William Ruto, has won the presidential election, the electoral commission chairman announced last night.The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman, Wafula Chebukati said, Ruto garnered 7,176,1…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Wreaks Havoc on Youth Employment
The International Labor Organization says the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the youth labor market. The ILO’s just released “Global Employment Trends for 2022” report finds job prospects for young people between the ages of 15 and 24 are laggi…
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