October 19, 2022

UNITED NATIONS— The top UN envoy for Mali, El-Ghassim Wane, said that progress has been made in the transition and peace process in Mali, but he remains concerned about the security situation in the country.   Following the agreement reached in early July between Mali and the Economic Community of West African States on the transition timetable, notable progress has been made in the preparation for elections, he told the UN Security Council in a briefing on Tuesday.   Steps have been taken to establish a unique electoral management authority after the adoption of the electoral law in June, he

The state-owned company that runs South Africa’s freight rail and port systems is a step closer to ending a strike that has idled imports and exports for nearly two weeks. The union that represents a majority of workers from Transnet has signed a three-year wage deal to end the work stoppage. Not everyone is happy about the move. The agreement is aimed at ending the walkout which began October 6 and cost the country $44 million a day. Cobus van Vuuren is the general secretary of the majority United National Transport Union, or UNTU, which signed the multi-year agreement with