Libya’s prolonged political stalemate, worsening economic conditions and an emerging split within the judiciary pose mounting risks to the country’s unity, the UN’s top envoy for the country, Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, told the Security Council on Wednesday.
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Ivory Coast: Tidjane Thiam quits as opposition party leader
Thiam blamed ‘judicial harrassment’ for his decision to leave the presidency of the Democratic Party of Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI).
The PDCI was due to meet on Monday to name an interim leader.
Thiam’s presidency was already the subject of a court challenge. A party activist petitioned court questioning the legality of his election as party leader in December 2023.
It is the latest roadblock the former banker has faced in his quest to become Ivory Coast’s president.
Last month, a magistrate in Abidjan invoked the country’s nationality law to order Thiam’s removal from the voter’s register, effectively ending his bid for the presidency.
Thiam held French citizenship before renouncing it to become Ivorian. In a video statement Sunday, Thiam said he was the target of a harrassment campaign.
He accused his attackers of instrumentalizing the judiciary.
Antisemitic Attacks In Amsterdam, Musk And Trump, Federal Judiciary Future
Dutch authorities ban demonstrations for 3 days after attacks on Israeli soccer fans following a game in Amsterdam. President-elect Donald Trump benefited from his relationship with billionaire Elon Musk during his campaign – how could Musk benefit once Trump returns to office? And with Republicans controlling the Senate next congress, what could this mean for the federal judiciary?
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Campaigning In Georgia, Vaccinations In Gaza, Judicial Reform in Mexico
Both presidential campaigns are aggressively courting voters in Georgia. Beginning this weekend, the United Nations is undertaking a polio vaccination campaign in Gaza. Experts urge caution as Mexico seeks to reform its judiciary.
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Judiciary workers on nationwide strike over house allowances’ delay
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)–Employees of the Judiciary, which is one of the three arms of government, have put down their tools following government’s delay to pay them house allowances.
In an interview with Daily Times, Judiciary Spokesperson, Mlenga Mvula disclosed that in 2012, the National Assembly approved that the executive arm of government should effect house allowances for all judicial officers but nothing material happened five years down the line. Continue reading Judiciary workers on nationwide strike over house allowances’ delay