by Mustafa B Mheta | Apr 5, 2019 | Africa, MRN articles, MRN Views, World News
In 1967, Colonel Gaddafi inherited one of the poorest nations in Africa. However, by the time he was assassinated, Gaddafi had turned Libya into Africa’s wealthiest nation. Libya had the highest GDP per capita and life expectancy on the continent, fewer people lived...
by Mustafa B Mheta | Mar 27, 2019 | Africa, Local News, MRN articles, MRN Views, World News
The issue of Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara has once again divided the African Union (AU). Morocco decided as a counter, to hold a parallel conference on the same day that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was holding a solidarity conference on...
by Mustafa B Mheta | Mar 13, 2019 | MRN articles, MRN Views, Opinion, World News
Sanctions represent a middle ground in international politics, being more severe than mere verbal condemnation, but less severe than the use of force. In accordance with Article 41 of the charter of the United Nations, authority to impose sanctions lies exclusively...
by Mustafa B Mheta | Feb 26, 2019 | MRN articles, MRN Views, World News
Venezuela has plunged into a major political crisis amid a growing row over President Nicolas Maduro’s future as the country’s leader. Maduro started a second term on January 10 following a widely boycotted election last year that many foreign governments refused to...
by Mustafa B Mheta | Feb 15, 2019 | Africa, Local News, MRN articles, MRN Views, Opinion, World News
Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah el-Sisi has been elected chairman of the African Union during the continental body’s recent summit in Ethiopia. African Union chairmanship is given to a leader of a country every year through elections. Even though they do not have...
