Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Tuesday called for vengeance following what he described as attacks against supporters of his Pastef party by the opposition during the campaign for parliamentary elections.Sonko, who has been head of the government since it took office in April, spoke of clashes in the capital Dakar, the northern city of …
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They’re some of the world’s smallest nations, but a group of countries that say they absorb more carbon than they emit is demanding attention at the UN COP29 talks.Bhutan, Panama, Madagascar and Suriname rarely make the headlines at the annual climate conference, lost among the rich nations and major emitters that hog the limelight.By banding …
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European fishing vessels will imminently cease activities in Senegalese waters after the non-renewal of an agreement between Brussels and Dakar, EU ambassador Jean-Marc Pisani said Tuesday. The accord between the European Union and the West African country that has been in force since 2019 is due to expire at midnight between Sunday and Monday.Pisani said the …
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The Central African Republic (CAR) sought Tuesday to convince the regulatory body for global diamond trading to lift all restrictions against it, ending an export embargo in place for more than a decade.The Kimberley Process (KP) regulatory body opened its plenary assembly in Dubai on Tuesday under the presidency of the United Arab Emirates.The CAR …
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Navin Ramgoolam, set for a third stint as prime minister of Mauritius after a landslide election victory, is a veteran politician who has been dogged by controversy in the past.The 77-year-old — who boasts a political career spanning more than three decades — is a member of one of the dynasties that have dominated the …
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Mauritius opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam said Tuesday his alliance had secured a landslide election victory, after the incumbent prime minister conceded he faced a “huge defeat”.Ramgoolam, now set for a third term as prime minister, told crowds of jubilant supporters that his Alliance of Change had made a clean sweep of parliamentary seats on the …
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The host of the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan on Tuesday defended fossil fuels and the right of countries to exploit them as dozens of world leaders arrived for the COP29 conference.More than 75 leaders are expected but the heads of top polluting nations are skipping the crunch climate talks, where the impact of Donald …
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Dozens of world leaders arrived in Azerbaijan on Tuesday for COP29 but many big names are skipping the UN climate talks where the impact of Donald Trump’s election victory is keenly felt.More than 75 leaders are expected in Baku over two days but the heads of some of the most powerful and polluting economies are …
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The golden rays of the afternoon sun enhance the bold, hand-painted patterns on the mud walls of a round, thatched hut in Peggy Masuku’s village of Matobo in southwestern Zimbabwe.Outside, at a small table with two curved seats — all fashioned out of mud — Masuku shows visitors how she mixes soil pigments, charcoal and …
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Senegal’s former leader Macky Sall, who earlier this year sparked one of the worst crises in decades by delaying the presidential election, is seeking a controversial comeback in Sunday’s snap parliamentary elections.Sall left office in April after 12 years in power, handing over the reins to his successor Bassirou Diomaye Faye and departing Senegal for …
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