UPDATE: Senegal: The assembly adopts the constitutional reform project which will be submitted to referendum – Journal de l’Afrique
Latest Developments:
International observers are closely monitoring the latest developments as new information continues to emerge.
To be found in the program Au Senegal, it is in a tense climate that the National Assembly adopted this Monday a text revising the Constitution. The session was marked by heated exchanges between deputies and scuffles between demonstrators and police officers near parliament. The bill that was adopted aims to redefine the powers of the Head of State, Parliament and the Prime Minister. In South Africa, tensions are high for June 30. Several dozen anti-immigration protests are planned across the country. The police and the army are mobilized to ensure that the marches take place peacefully. Xenophobic attacks have left at least nine dead in the last three months… On June 16, a communication was sent by a group of Sudanese victims to the Office of the International Criminal Court. The communication requests an examination of the individual criminal responsibility of the direct presumed perpetrators, including the members of the FSR present in El Fasher and especially for the first time the external support from which the FSR allegedly benefited. Elise Le Gall, lawyer at the Paris bar and at the International Criminal Court who filed this complaint, came to talk to us about it.
Global Impact:
Experts suggest the long-term impact of these developments may become clearer as more information emerges.
Political and economic analysts are paying close attention to the potential consequences of these events.
Stay tuned for further updates on this developing international story.
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