International News Morning Post:
[Nicaragua holds presidential and parliamentary elections]
Nicaragua held presidential and parliamentary elections on the 7th.
According to information released by Nepal's Supreme Electoral Council, there are about 4.4 million registered voters in the country, with more than 13,000 polling stations. Voting began at 7:00 p.m. local time and ended at 6:00 p.m. local time, and the President, Vice President, 70 members of Congress and 20 members of the Central American Parliament would be elected. The preliminary vote count results are expected to be announced that evening.
[ECOWAS imposes sanctions on the Transitional Government of Mali]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) decided on the 7th to impose sanctions on members of the Transitional Government of Mali and their families.
On the same day, the leaders of the ECOWAS countries and governments held a special summit in Accra, the capital of Ghana, to discuss the situation in Mali and Guinea. According to the communiqué issued after the meeting, in view of the Mali Transitional Government's statement that it will not be able to complete the political transition and hold elections by February 2022, ECOWAS decided to impose sanctions on all members of the Mali Transitional Government and their families, as well as other transitional institutions, including the implementation of a travel ban and a property freeze.
[Sudanese Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief commits to advance the country's democratic transition]
According to Sudan's official television station reported on the 7th, burhan, commander-in-chief of the Sudanese armed forces, promised to promote the country's democratic transition.
According to reports, when Bulhan met with the visiting Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Arab States (ALD) Husam Zaki in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, on the same day, he said that the Sudanese armed forces would work for the democratic transition of the country until a democratically elected government was formed. During his meeting, Zaki stressed the importance of dialogue among all political factions in the Sudan to reach a solution satisfactory to all parties. He said the Arab League was willing to help the Sudanese parties "sit at the negotiating table."