Day: November 21, 2021

Libyan interim PM Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah files candidacy for presidential election

Libya’s interim prime minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah registered as a candidate for the presidency on Sunday despite having vowed not to do so as a condition of taking his current post and despite contested election rules that may prevent him from standing. Dbeibah’s entry into a race that now features many of Libya’s main players of… Read More Libyan interim PM Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah files candidacy for presidential election

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Gunmen kill policeman, abduct five Chinese nationals in southeast DR Congo

Gunmen killed a policeman and kidnapped five Chinese nationals near a mine in southeast Democratic Republic of Congo overnight, a local official and an army spokesman said on Sunday. It was not clear who carried out the attack near the village of Mukera in South Kivu province. Relations are already strained between Chinese mining companies… Read More Gunmen kill policeman, abduct five Chinese nationals in southeast DR Congo

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Bulgarian President Rumen Radev wins second term with landslide victory

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev won a second term in office by a wide margin on Sunday as voters in the European Union’s poorest country backed his strong anti-corruption message, exit polls showed. Radev, 58, defeated his challenger Anastas Gerdzhikov, also 58, winning 66% to 32% in the presidential run-off after nearly winning outright in the… Read More Bulgarian President Rumen Radev wins second term with landslide victory

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China downgrades diplomatic ties with Lithuania over Taiwan row

China downgraded its diplomatic ties with Lithuania on Sunday, expressing strong dissatisfaction with the Baltic State for allowing Taiwan to open a de facto embassy there and raising tensions in a row that has dragged in Washington. China views self-ruled and democratically governed Taiwan as its territory with no right to the trappings of a… Read More China downgrades diplomatic ties with Lithuania over Taiwan row

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Sudan military reinstates PM Abdalla Hamdok, releases political detainees under peace deal

Sudan’s military reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Sunday and announced the release of all political detainees after weeks of deadly unrest triggered by a coup. Under an agreement signed with military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Hamdok will lead a civilian government of technocrats for a transitional period. Security forces fired tear gas to… Read More Sudan military reinstates PM Abdalla Hamdok, releases political detainees under peace deal

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