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Chad votes on new constitution ahead of promised end of military rule
AFP, Published on 17/12/2023
» N'DJAMENA - Polls opened in a Chadian referendum on a new constitution on Sunday, with the vote seen as a key step towards elections and the return of civilian rule promised, but postponed, by the ruling military junta.
Ivory Coast ex-PM Guillaume Soro says ending exile
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast's former prime minister Guillaume Soro, sentenced to life in prison for undermining national security, on Sunday said he was ending his self-imposed exile that began in 2019.
Anger, sorrow as Indigenous Australians weigh referendum defeat
AFP, Published on 15/10/2023
» SYDNEY: Aboriginal Australians on Sunday voiced anger and sorrow over the rejection of a landmark push for Indigenous rights and recognition, which was spurned by the country's white majority in a binding national referendum.
Ecuador banned Amazon oil. Brazil wants to drill
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» RIO DE JANEIRO: The timing spoke volumes: just as Ecuador announced its historic decision to halt oil drilling in a sensitive Amazon rainforest reserve, Brazil trumpeted its massive fossil-fuel investment plans — which include oil exploration near the mouth of the Amazon river.
Singapore: 'Premature' for any Asean talks with Myanmar
AFP, Published on 17/06/2023
» WASHINGTON: Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said Friday that conditions were not yet right for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to open high-level talks with Myanmar on the country's political situation.
Erdogan's rival pledges to restore trust abroad
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» ANKARA, Turkey: If it comes to power in Sunday's elections, the Turkish opposition led by Kemal Kilicdaroglu pledges to restore trust with Washington and Europe while mending ties with Syria.
Myanmar pardons 2,153 prisoners jailed for dissent
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» Myanmar's junta on Wednesday announced it had pardoned more than 2,000 prisoners jailed under a law used widely in its crackdown on dissent since seizing power more than two years ago.
AU says to organise Libya reconciliation conference
AFP, Published on 20/02/2023
» ADDIS ABABA - The African Union is organising a national reconciliation conference for Libya, AU Commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat told AFP on Sunday, the latest bid to restore stability to the conflict-wracked nation.
Pope urges end to ethnic hatred at open-air mass in South Sudan
AFP, Published on 05/02/2023
» JUBA - Pope Francis appealed Sunday to the people of South Sudan to lay down their "weapons of hatred" at an open-air mass on the final day of his pilgrimage to a country blighted by violence and poverty.
Australia to oust monarch from banknotes
AFP, Published on 02/02/2023
» SYDNEY: Australia will erase the British-based monarch from its banknotes, replacing the late Queen Elizabeth II's image on its A$5 note with a design honouring Indigenous culture, the central bank said Thursday.