Bulgarian Irina Bokova, the outgoing Director General of the United Nations cultural agency, has expressed regret over a decision by the United States to withdraw as a full member of the body and called it both a loss to UNESCO and to humanity. Bokova, head of the United Nations Educational,…
Kenya’s electoral commission says it has received official word from political opposition candidate Raila Odinga and the Nasa party confirming their intent to withdraw from the October 26 elections that followed the unprecedented overturning of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory in August. The letter sent to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries…
Morocco announced it will withdrawal forces from the Guerguerat region of Western Sahara, a move expected to reduce tensions between the government and armed elements of the Polisario Front maintaining their decades-long call for an independent state. Reuters reports the decision came just days after a phone call between King…
Kenya will take seriously the possibility of withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the president said Monday in statements that criticized the impartiality of the court and its impact on national sovereignty. President Uhuru Kenyatta, speaking during Kenya’s independence day celebrations in Nairobi, noted that the Kenyan parliament has…