We have all seen and heard of the global challenge of dealing with Coronavirus. Countries and places much bigger and better equipped than ours have been struggling to respond. Concerning as that will be for those of us who have loved ones overseas, St Helena is thankfully not in the …
Governance
Exco Meeting – Tuesday, 31 March 2020
Executive Council will meet today, Tuesday 31 March 2020, at 11am, in the Council Chamber, to discuss the following Open Agenda items:
St Helena Equality & Human Rights Commission Framework Agreement
Development Application – Proposed Extension for a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, General Hospital
Development Application – Proposed Change …
Mali Votes in Long-Delayed Parliamentary Election
Voters in Mali went to the polls Sunday to elect members of the 147-seat National Assembly.
The parliamentary election in the war-torn West African country, which should have taken place after President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s 2018 reelection, has been postponed several times since then out of security concerns.
New members …
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 throw out last year's election results and order a rerun of the vote. The ruling party has also formed an …
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 on Burundi has submitted its report to the U.N. Human Rights Council.
The U.N. commission is appealing to the international …
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 on Burundi has submitted its report to the U.N. Human Rights Council.
The U.N. commission is appealing to the international …