Mali’s appointed interim president makes the first appearance.
Mali’s appointed interim president makes the first appearance. Bah Ndaw, is a retired colonel. He’s appointed to be Mali’s interim president following last month’s coup. He made his first public appearance on Thursday, meeting a regional mediator. The retired colonel is 70 years of age….
Mali: UK plans to deploy troops.
UK plans to deploy troops. The UK is sending 250 soldiers to Mali to join the UN peacekeeping mission in 2020. Mali faces considerable political, security and governance challenges, compounded by a military coup in August 2020. This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the…
Barbados to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of state, become a republic.
Barbados is an eastern Caribbean island and an independent British Commonwealth nation. Bridgetown, the capital, is a cruise-ship port with colonial buildings and Nidhe Israel, a synagogue founded in 1654. Barbados gained independence decades ago but stayed under Queen Elizabeth II as its legal and practical,…
Asia witness first regional recession in 60 years
Asia recession: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) says the Covid-19 pandemic has pulled the region’s developing economies into recession. It is the first time in six decades that “developing Asia” – a designation that includes 45 countries – has seen a regional slump. The ADB…
Belarus President Lukashenko requests support from Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has arrived in Russia. The Belarus president went to meet leader Vladimir Putin. He went in the quest for Moscow’s support after a fifth consecutive weekend of huge protests demanding his resignation. The Belarusian Opposition accuses Mr. Lukashenko of rigging…
COVID 19: Israeli minister resigns over plans concerning the second lockdown
An Israeli cabinet minister has resigned in protest against plans to impose a second national lockdown. Housing Minister Yaakov Litzman said the restrictions would prevent Jewish people from celebrating religious festivals later this month. The lockdown is due to come into force on Friday, the…
New York reports a Covid-19 positivity rate .
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the percent positivity remains 1% on Thursday in a press call. The percent positivity is 0.98%,” the governor said. The state has performed more than 9 million Covid-19 tests so far, Cuomo added. The State Liquor Authority and Police task force…
President Trumps tags Andrew Cuomo as “One of the worst governors”
The ” New york” governor made a suggestion of assembling a task force of 4,000 New York Police Department officers to enforce social distancing restrictions in restaurants. On Wednesday, he announced team of 400 enforcement personnel will work with the State Police Task Force to ensure compliance…
Belarus protest: Kolesnikova ‘resists exile’ on Ukraine border
Maria Kolesnikova was initially the campaign manager for presidential candidate Viktor Barbaryko before his arrest in June, when she decided to work with Veronika Tsepkalo and Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. Ms Tikhanovskaya only decided to run in the vote after her husband was arrested and barred from…
Russia’s Anti-corruption campaigner Navalny out of coma after poisoning
Alexei Navalny is an anti-corruption campaigner who has led nationwide protests against the Russian authorities. He first made his mark in 2008 when he started blogging about alleged malpractice and corruption at some of Russia’s big state-controlled corporations. Medical practitioners treating Russian opposition figure Alexei…
