More than 50,000 people have participated in Tunisia's national consultation that will feed into the drafting of a new constitution, authorities said Wednesday.
President Kais Saied had announced the consultation in December when he extended a suspension of parliament, a move which fuelled concerns for the only democracy to have emerged from the Arab Spring uprisings a decade ago.
The consultation will last until March 20.
Pro-democracy groups have begun two days of strikes and civil disobedience in Sudan after at least seven civilians were killed and hundreds injured in clashes during anti-coup demonstrations in the Northeast African country.
Protesters erected barricades across roads in the capital, Khartoum, and some shops and offices were shut as a two-day general strike and civil disobedience campaign began on Tuesday.
Secular political parties threatened with dissolution in Algeria have accused authorities of overseeing an assault on liberties ahead of the third anniversary of the pro-democracy Hirak movement.
The secular opposition party Rally for Culture and Democracy (RCD) received a formal notice on 6 January from the minister of interior, requesting it to cease activities deemed "contrary to regulations."
Somali leaders announced on Sunday they had struck a deal to wrap up parliamentary elections by February 25, after repeated delays that have threatened the stability of the troubled country.
The agreement was reached after several days of talks hosted by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble with state leaders to try to defuse a bitter political crisis.
On Tuesday, The United Sates ambassador to the UN rejected the five-year transition proposal of the Malian ruling junta.
Colonel Assimi Goïta The head of the Malian junta has found a new opponent to his electoral timetable in the person of the US ambassador to the United Nations.
On Tuesday, some voices were raised within the Security Council, to reject Bamako's plan for a five-year transition before elections.
Somali leaders have agreed to conclude the long-delayed parliamentary and presidential elections by February 25, 2022. Somalia's international partners welcomed the deal made on January 10, 2022 but a political stand-off between the president and prime minister still has some Somalis skeptical.
Du 1er janvier au 20 mars 2022, les Tunisiens s’exprimeront sur les réformes qu’ils souhaitent voir advenir dans leur pays, à travers une « consultation populaire » numérique.
Lebanon’s Interior Ministry announced on Monday that its 2022 parliamentary elections would be held on May 15, rather than the previously set date of 27 March.
The decree still needs Lebanese President Michel Aoun and PM Najib Mikati’s signature before it goes into force.
The 2022 elections will be the country’s first since its 2019 uprising, when tens of thousands of people took to the street to demand an end to the corrupt governance that has characterized the country for decades.
National elections were scheduled to take place in Libya on December 24. However, the electoral committee has now been dissolved.
It could have been the most important day in Libya this year. The UN-led peace process should have culminated in national elections on December 24.
TRIPOLI, Libya
Libya's High Council of State proposed on Wednesday postponing the presidential elections until February.
ALGER - Le taux de participation national au scrutin de l'élection des membres des Assemblées populaires communales a atteint 35,97% et 34,39% pour l'élection des Assemblées populaires de wilaya (APW) à la clôture des urnes à 20h00, a annoncé samedi soir le président de l'Autorité nationale indépendante des élections (ANIE), Mohamed Charfi.
En una decisión de la Comisión Electoral Libia, 25 inscritos a las elecciones presidenciales del país no podrán ser candidatos. Entre los descalificados se encuentra Saif al-Islam Gadafi, hijo del dirigente Muamar al-Gadafi derrocado en 2011. El argumento principal para prohibir su candidatura fue el estar acusado de crímenes de lesa humanidad.
En una decisión de la Comisión Electoral de Libia, Saif al- Islam Gadafi, hijo del exgobernante libio Muamar al-Gadafi no podrá ser candidato presidencial. Fue desclasificado junto a otros 24 candidatos.
With one month left until elections in Libya, it is important that the international community remains united in support of the process, UN Special Envoy Ján Kubiš told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Saif al Islam quiere suceder a su padre, el depuesto y asesinado presidente de Libia, Muamar al Gadafi.
El hijo del dictador libio ha presentado en la ciudad meriodinal de Sehba, capital del sur, su candidatura a las elecciones previstas para el próximo 24 de diciembre, las primeras en este país norteafricano desde la independencia de Italia, en 1951. Pero esta cita está en entredicho a causa de las disputas entre los diferentes grupos rivales y por falta de consenso sobre una ley electoral que regule la consulta.
Le quotidien "El Moudjahid" consacre un dossier au début de la campagne électorale qu'il considère comme une "opportunité pour un débat fécond et démocratique" en relevant que la majorité des candidats soient "jeunes et diplômés des universités" et qu'il devront "convaincre par un discours plus réaliste" pour arriver à la gestion des communes, "première molécule de l'Etat de droit".
Cientos de miles de personas marcharon hoy por las calles de Jartum para protestar contra el golpe de Estado perpetrado el pasado día 25 por el líder militar sudanés, Abdelfatah al Burhan, en una jornada que se ha saldado con dos muertos y más de un centenar de heridos, pese a la presión internacional para evitar la violencia.
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