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Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara wins third term

November 5, 2020November 9, 2020 Diplomat Today0Tagged Ivory Coast

Electoral officials said Alassane Ouattara won Saturday’s vote in a landslide but his opponents boycotted the election after he defied constitutional term limits.

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Former rebel military commander Ishmael Toroama elected as Bougainville president

September 23, 2020 Diplomat Today0Tagged Bougainville

Ishmael Toroama is set to lead independence talks for the autonomous territory in the remote east of Papua New Guinea.

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Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra addresses UN General Assembly

September 23, 2020 Diplomat Today0

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra delivered a virtual speech at the Plenary Meeting of the 75th United Nations General Assembly currently underway in New York City.

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Yoshihide Suga elected Japan’s new prime minister

September 15, 2020September 18, 2020 Diplomat Today0Tagged Japan, Yoshihide Suga

Yoshihide Suga was elected as Japan’s next prime minister by the country’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday

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Lebanon: Mustapha Adib becomes new Prime Minister

September 2, 2020September 18, 2020 Diplomat Today0Tagged Lebanon, Mustapha Adib

Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib is set to be designated prime minister on Monday ahead of a visit to Beirut by the French president who will press for long-delayed reforms to steer the Middle East nation out of its deep crisis.

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Trinidad and Tobago: Keith Rowley becomes PM for 2nd consecutive term

August 21, 2020September 18, 2020 Diplomat Today0Tagged Keith Rowley, Trinidad and Tobago

Keith Rowley sworn in as Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for a 2nd consecutive 5-year term. He is from the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM).

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Equatorial Guinea PM Francisco Asue, reappointed

August 21, 2020September 18, 2020 Diplomat Today0Tagged Equatorial Guinea, Francisco Asue, Teodoro Obiang

Francisco Asue was reappointed as prime minister of Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday, the government said, after he and the government resigned last week after criticism from long-standing President Teodoro Obiang.