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Les Maliens ont participé dimanche 12 août au second tour de la présidentielle qui opposait Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta à Soumaïla Cissé et a été marqué par des accusations de fraude et des violences au cours desquelles un agent électoral a été tué.
Read More »Présidentielle au Mali : débat sur la transparence du scrutin
Le Mali retourne aux urnes pour le second tour de la présidentielle avec un chef de l’État sortant, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, en position de force face à un candidat de l’opposition, Soumaïla Cissé, qui n »a pas su unifier le camp de l’alternance.
Read More »Mali in presidential runoff overshadowed by security crisis
Malians were called to the ballot box on Sunday for a presidential runoff likely to see Ibrahim Boubacar Keita return to office despite criticism of his handling of the country’s security crisis.
Read More »Israel’s Arab minority rallies against new nation-state law
Thousands of protesters rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday against Israel’s new law declaring it the nation-state of the Jewish people, legislation that has angered the country’s Arab minority and drawn criticism abroad.
Read More »Présidentielle au Mali : huit millions d’électeurs appelés aux urnes
Le Mali retourne aux urnes pour le second tour de la présidentielle avec un chef de l’État sortant, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, en position de force face à un candidat de l’opposition, Soumaïla Cissé, qui n’a pas su unifier le camp de l’alternance.
Read More »Thousands protest Tunisia gender equality proposals
Thousands of Muslim fundamentalists protested Saturday in front of the nation’s parliament to decry proposals in a government report on gender equality that they claim are contrary to Islam.
Read More »Mali presidential election: final day before Sunday run-off
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and Soumaïla Cissé are vying for Mali’s presidency in Sunday’s run-off vote, as they did in 2013. Incumbent Keïta is the frontrunner, but Cissé is hoping to attract voters disillusioned by his rival’s mixed record in office
Read More »Cameroon: Women barred from leaving hospital until bills paid
New mothers and their babies were allegedly barred from leaving hospital in the Cameroon capital of Yaoundé. They were held hostage for up to three months for not paying their medical bills, which ran up to hundreds of thousands of CFA francs. Freedom came in the form of a generous …
Read More »Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Chamisa files poll challenge, presidential inauguration deferred
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, filed a Constitutional Court challenge on Friday against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s election victory, halting the incumbent’s inauguration set for Sunday.
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Mali run-off pits Keïta’s record against Cissé’s pledge for change
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and Soumaïla Cissé are vying for Mali’s presidency in Sunday’s run-off vote, as they did in 2013. Incumbent Keïta is the frontrunner, but Cissé is hoping to attract voters disillusioned by his rival’s mixed record in office.
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