Tag Archives: political crisis
| Dispute intensifies over Gabon presidential election
The dispute over Gabon’s presidential election has intensified as opposition candidate Jean Ping is mounting a legal challenge and demanding a recount.
A lawyer for Ping, Jean Remy Bantsantsa, announced the move Thursday night.
Ping has already publicly declared himself the winner, even though election results said incumbent President Ali Bongo Ondimba won the Aug. 27 vote.
| ‘March of Resistance’ Gathers Thousands Against Macri’s Government
The Argentine human rights organization Mothers of Plaza de Mayo organized a 24-hour sit-in against the government of Mauricio Macri that ended on Saturday afternoon with the support of thousands in the capital city of Buenos Aires.
Polisario Calls on UN to safeguard Western Sahara ceasefire in response to Moroccan violations
24 August 2016 –The Frente POLISARIO has called for urgent UN action to uphold the ceasefire agreement between the POLISARIO and Morocco in response to ongoing Moroccan violations of the 1991 deal. Since 11 August, Moroccan occupation forces in Western Sahara have repeatedly crossed the Moroccan military wall in the Al Guargarat zone in defiance of military agreement No. 1 of the ceasefire, which prohibits any work or deployment in a 5km strip along the wall.
| Senate Report Clears Rousseff of Budget Manipulation
Suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff got a boost in her fight against impeachment on Monday as a report prepared by analysts in the Senate found that there is no evidence to suggest she was personally responsible for fiscal wrongdoing. It remains unclear, however, how the findings will impact the impeachment process that has hinged on such allegations.
Prolonged political crisis could erode Guinea Bissau’s development gains, UN envoy warns
14 June 2016 – The longer the political crisis continues in Guinea Bissau, the more likely the country could see setbacks to its development and economic gains, warned the head of the United Nations peacebuilding office there, urging the Security Council to pay greater attention to the situation.
