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Des bus ont été mobilisés, dès les premières heures de la matinée d’hier, au niveau des hôpitaux pour transporter les médecins vers l’hôtel Riadh dans le but d’assister à un meeting de M. Sellal, directeur de campagne de Bouteflika.

Sudan’s rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) has accused second vice-president Hassabo Mohamed Abdel-Rahman of leading a campaign to arm Darfur tribes and described him as “warlord”.

JEM’s secretary of social affairs, Babiker Abakr Hassan Hamadain, said in a press release on Monday that Khartoum continues to mobilise Darfur tribes on a social basis besides targeting certain ethnicities on the same basis.

Le gouvernement a anticipé lundi sa réunion hebdomadaire du jeudi en prévision du départ le même jour du président Aziz pour Bruxelles a appris « mauriweb.info ».

Le président Aziz quitte Nouakchott en début d’après midi à destination de la capitale belge où il devrait prendre part au sommet Union Européenne-Afrique, prévu les 2 et 3 avril prochain.

Le président Aziz, rappelle-t-on, assure la présidente tournante de l’Union Africaine.

L’ONG américaine NDI (National Democratic Institute), proche du parti démocrate du président Obama, a décliné l’invitation du gouvernement algérien qui l’a sollicitée pour participer à l’observation de l’élection présidentielle prévue pour le 17 avril.

Les raisons invoquées par le NDI pour justifier son refus sont les mêmes que celles avancées par l’UE : délais insuffisants pour mettre en place une commission de surveillance, standards internationaux non respectés…

Whatever the results of the local elections, they should not be interpreted as an acquittal of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on accusations of immorality, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli said early March 31.

Citing Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s balcony speech where he stood with his family members who are subject to a graft probe after the initial results of the elections, Bahçeli said those who were saluted at the balcony had not been exonerated.

Lütfü Savaş retained his mayoral seat in the southern Turkish province of Hatay, but this time with a different party, following a close battle in the local elections on March 30. 

Savaş entered the race as the Republican People’s Party (CHP) candidate, after his former side, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), did not field him for a second run in Hatay. 

Savaş won 42.27 percent of the votes over AKP’s Sadullah Ergin, the former Justice Minister, who ended up with 39 percent. 

Main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has evaluated his Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) results in the March 30 local elections as a “start,” while warning of a possible “witch-hunt” after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s aggressive victory speech.

“They are shameless,” said Erdogan during an election rally in Istanbul on Saturday, referring to Gulen and his supporters.

The Turkish premier has repeatedly accused Gulen and his followers of being behind the recent social media leaks and wiretaps that have led to a major corruption scandal.

Syrian president Bashar Assad is quietly preparing the ground to hold elections early this summer, even as the Syrian conflict rampages into its fourth year with large parts of the country either in ruins or under opposition control.

Amid the destruction, which has left more than 140,000 dead, presidential elections may seem impossible. But Syrian officials insist they will be held on time.