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Sudan PM Abdalla Hamdok Survives Assassination Attempt

March 10, 2020 3:50 am

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has survived an assassination attempt after a blast near his convoy in the capital, Khartoum.

Hamdok wrote on Twitter he was “safe and in good shape” following Monday’s explosion.

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“What happened will not stop the path of change, it will be nothing but an additional push in the strong waves of the revolution,” added the veteran economist, who became prime minister in August, months after a pro-democracy movement forced the army to remove longtime President Bashar al-Bashir.

Hamdok also shared a photo of himself

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Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Shockingly Resigns

February 24, 2020 12:42 pm

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, the world’s oldest, has submitted a letter of resignation to the country’s king, his office said on Monday, leaving the government in limbo amid talk of forming a new governing coalition.

The fate of Malaysia’s ruling coalition had been in doubt after weekend talks between some of its members and opposition groups on forming a new government that would exclude Mahathir’s anointed successor Anwar Ibrahim.

The pair had joined forces to win the 2018 election and oust the long-running United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), in an alliance based on a promise that Mahathir would cede …

Murder-Accused Lesotho Prime Minister Leaves For S’Africa

February 21, 2020 12:08 pm

Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane left the country Friday, skipping a court appearance on at which he was expected to be charged with murdering his former wife.

Thabane, 80, had been due in court at 9 a.m. (0700 GMT) over the death of Lipolelo Thabane, who was shot dead in June 2017 two days before he took office for a second stint as prime minister.

Police had said on Thursday that Thabane was to be charged with Lipolelo’s murder. His present wife, Maesaiah Thabane, 42, who married Thabane two months after Lipolelo was shot dead, has already been charged with …

Israeli PM Meets With Sudanese Officials In Entebbe

February 6, 2020 12:32 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the leader of Sudan’s transitional government Monday as part of an effort to begin to normalize ties wth the African nation. Netanyahu and Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan held their talks in Entebbe, Uganda.

“We agreed to begin cooperation that will lead to normalization of relations between the two countries. History!” Netanyahu tweeted in Hebrew after his meeting, which was not previously made public.

Netanyahu’s meeting with Gen. Burhan, according to Netanyahu’s office, came at the invitation of Uganda. It said Netanyahu “believes that Sudan is moving in a new and positive direction, and the

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