The five candidates running in Senegal’s presidential election
(This version of the Feb 18th story corrects age of Ousmane Sonko to 44, not 45, Idrissa Seck to 59 not 60, and Madicke Niang to 65 intead of 66)
Livni warns over peace and democracy as she quits Israeli politics
One of Israel’s most prominent dovish politicians, former foreign minister Tzipi Livni, said on Monday she was leaving politics and warned “democracy is in danger”.
Raytheon wins $1.5 billion UAE air force contract
The United Arab Emirates on Monday awarded Raytheon Co. a 5.7 billion dirhams ($1.55 billion) contract to supply its air force with platform systems to launch missiles, a UAE military spokesman said.
Ukraine pitches for more EU aid for south-east as elections near
Ukraine’s foreign minister asked the European Union on Monday for hundreds of millions of euros in loans and aid for infrastructure and businesses in its troubled east and south, regions he said Russia was trying to “suffocate”.
Polish NGO leaves to deliver sex abuse report to Pope
Representatives of a Polish NGO helping victims of child abuse committed by Catholic priests left Warsaw early on Monday hoping to deliver a report to Pope Francis in the Vatican about Polish bishops neglecting pedophilia cases.
Four Zimbabwe generals retired in Mnangagwa’s first purge of military
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa retired four generals on Monday, in the first major shake-up of the armed forces since he took office and including the man who led a deadly crackdown against post-election protests in August.
China unveils guidelines for developing Greater Bay Area: Xinhua
China’s cabinet on Monday issued guidelines for developing a “Greater Bay Area” around the Pearl River Delta, in a bid to spur growth and transformation in Guangdong province and the cities of Hong Kong and Macau.
Maldives court orders arrest of former president over alleged corruption
A court in the Maldives ordered the arrest and detention on Monday of the former president, Abdulla Yameen, on suspicion of money laundering.
Germany in talks for joint arms exports agreement with France
Berlin and Paris are in talks on common defense exports licensing procedures, a German government spokesman said on Monday.
Facebook broke rules, should be regulated: UK lawmakers
Facebook intentionally breached data privacy and competition law and should, along with other big tech companies, be subject to a new regulator to protect democracy and citizens’ rights, British lawmakers said on Monday.
