Gabon’s embattled President Ali Bongo on Wednesday accused EU observers who criticized his country’s election of overlooking irregularities in the camp of his rival, Jean Ping. On Tuesday, the observer team reported a “clear anomaly” in voting in Haut-Ogooue province, Bongo’s heartland. “I would also have liked them to have ...
The United Nations Children’s Fund says some 50 million children have been “uprooted” across the globe, calling on world nations to show “compassion” for such minors. Up to 28 million of the children have been uprooted by violent conflict, with nearly as many abandoning their homes in search of a ...