Malawi Opposition Parties Form Alliance Ahead of Fresh Polls
BLANTYRE - Two of Malawi's biggest opposition parties have formed an electoral alliance for the May 19 polls. The two parties were behind the lawsuit that prompted a court to …
Burundi Election Could Be Compromised, UN Warns
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - U.N. investigators warn Burundi’s coming elections could be compromised by increasing repression of political opponents, economic and social instability and growing criminality. The U.N. Commission of Inquiry …
Women Represent One-Quarter of the World’s Parliamentarians
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The number of female parliamentarians in the world has more than doubled since the groundbreaking U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, 25 years ago, the …
Malaysia Swears in New Prime Minister as Mahathir Loses Out
Malaysia's Muhyiddin Yassin, a Malay nationalist politician backed by the corruption-tarnished former ruling party, was sworn in as prime minister Sunday after the king picked him to replace 94-year-old Mahathir …
No Deal From US-Brokered Nile Dam Talks
WHITE HOUSE - Ethiopia rejected a U.S.-brokered agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Dam (GERD) and said it would commence first filling of the structure, one day after the Trump administration …
UN-Mediated Political Talks on Libya End in Disarray
GENEVA - U.N.-mediated political talks aimed at resolving the crisis in Libya have ended in disarray, with nothing accomplished except an agreement to meet again next month.
The talks got …