BRUSSELS, November 17 (RHC)-- An international tribunal that for two days analyzed the U.S. blockade against Cuba ruled today in Brussels that this policy violates international law and universal norms for peaceful coexistence.
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LIBREVILLE, Gabon, Sept.4, 2023 - General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup last week that toppled Gabon's 55-year-old ruling dynasty, took the oath of office as interim president on Monday, promising "free, transparent and credible elections" to restore civilian rule but without giving a timeframe.
At an emergency meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, on 30 July, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) demanded the “immediate release and reinstatement” of Niger’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. He had been held by the military since 19 July.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 1, 2023 - On 4 July 1973, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was established to deepen regional integration. This year, the Region will celebrate 50 years since the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas and the accomplishments of CARICOM, which is revered as the oldest surviving integration movement in the developing world.
ST. JOHNS, Antigua and Barbuda, June 15, 2023 - Saint Mary’s South MP Kelvin “Shugy” Simon has written to Speaker of the House of Assembly Sir Gerald Watt, challenging the grounds under which he refused to accept his letter of resignation submitted last Tuesday.
Kenya’s opposition politicians recently called for secession – which is the withdrawal of territory and sovereignty from part of an existing state to create a new state. Led by Raila Odinga, who received 48.8% of the presidential vote in Kenya’s 2022 election, the politicians want the country split into two republics to create a new state for Kenyans unhappy with President William Ruto’s leadership.
ST. JOHNS, Antigua June 13, 2023 - The political landscape of St Mary's South is in a state of flux following the unexpected resignation of Kelvin "Shugy" Simon who won his seat in the January 18 elections, but is now the subject of an election petition challenging his legitimacy to serve as a parliamentarian.
Twelve years after independence, South Sudan remains extremely poor and underdeveloped. A peace deal brokered in 2018 has failed to end conflict. And the government has failed to engage the people in state reconstruction, leaving the country without genuine and effective institutions of self-government.
Recent allegations by the U.S. ambassador to South Africa that the African nation gave ammunition and weapons to Russia in December 2022, amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, illustrate the complexity of U.S.-Africa relations.
The U.S. citizenship test – which immigrants must pass before becoming citizens of the United States – has this question: “Name one problem that led to the Civil War.” It lists three possible correct answers: “slavery,” “economic reasons” and “states’ rights.”