Last week, Alpha Conde, Guinea’s President said the vote would take place 30th June. The president did this without agreeing to opposition demands that the government will enable the mostly pro-opposition diaspora to join the vote. Several violent protests had occurred in the country because of this long-awaited...
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Papua New Guinea’s parliament elected Peter O’Neill as prime minister of the South Pacific island on Friday, ending a bitter, yearlong power struggle between the new leader and his predecessor that plunged the country into political chaos. O’Neill, the only nominee, was elected by 94 votes to 12. Last month, his former leadership rival and political veteran,...
