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Pope Francis on Sunday urged EU leaders to show "concrete solidarity" with 49 migrants stranded on NGO ships off the coast of Malta who have been refused permission to land. But both Italy and Malta, who have refused port access to the rescue vessels, on Sunday reiterated their positions. |
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In the latest omen of a deepening political crisis, Democratic Republic of the Congo’s election commission has delayed the scheduled release of official results in a crucial presidential election, lending credence to growing reports that an opposition candidate may have won a clear victory. The first results from the Dec. |
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The Catholic Church, an influential voice in this heavily Catholic nation, turned up the pressure by saying it already knows there is a clear victor, based on data compiled by the church’s 40,000 election observers. Because Congo’s regulations say only the electoral commission can announce election results, the church did not name the winner. |
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Democratic Republic of Congo officials say they are delaying the announcement of the results of its presidential election until some time later this week. The commission is holding a meeting Sunday about the delay. Corneille Nangaa, head of the country’s electoral commission (CENI), said, “It is not possible to publish the results on Sunday. |
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Democratic Republic of Congo officials say they are delaying the announcement of the results of its presidential election until some time later this week. The commission is holding a meeting Sunday about the delay. Corneille Nangaa, head of the country’s electoral commission (CENI), said, “It is not possible to publish the results on Sunday. |
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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government has postponed the release of the results of last weekend’s presidential election, fuelling suspicions President Joseph Kabila’s ruling party is trying to cling to power. No new date for announcing the winner of the December 30 election was given. |
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Some of the 49 migrants stranded off Malta have stopped eating and others are being treated for dehydration, the captain of the NGO rescue vessel Sea-Watch 3 said on Sunday evening. The migrants remain in limbo with no EU country offering refuge. Speaking via telephone during a news conference in.... |
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A week after crucial elections to replace long-term president Joseph Kabila, the DR Congo was on tenterhooks Sunday with no date for the announcement of delayed results and just over half of ballots counted. On Saturday, just hours before the scheduled announcement of the provisional outcome,.... |
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This photo taken Friday Jan. 4, 2019 shows a blackboard with presidential election results for that specific polling station, in a school in Kinshasa, Congo. Congo faces what could be its first democratic, peaceful transfer of power since independence from ... |
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I don’t know whether to laugh or cry… I don’t know whether to laugh out of sheer disbelief or cry out of sheer anger and frustration. I don’t know if words will ever be enough to start the dialogue around the issue of rape in Ghana and for that dialogue to bring about any meaningful solution. |
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On Saturday, just hours before the scheduled announcement of the provisional outcome, electoral officials said there would be a delay until next week, without specifying a date. Amid fears of tampering and rising calls from world powers for voters' wishes to be respected, election commission head.... |
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