Brussels 10.06.2021 At a press conference, Emmanuel Macron announced this Thursday, June 10, afternoon, June 10, the end of the anti-jihadist military operation Barkhane in
NEWS
EU focus on Tigray situation
Brussels 10.06.2021 “On the eve of the G7, the European Commission and the USAID join forces to open eyes of the world on the unacceptable
CAR: France suspends Military cooperation
Paris suspended its military cooperation and budgetary aid to the Central African government, terming the Central African Republic (CAR) “complicit” in an anti-French campaign. (Image:
BANGUI: AU denies press reports allegations
Brussels 09.06.2021 The representative of the African Union denied information that a joint delegation of the AU, the European Union and the Economic Community of
eu-africa
EU focus on Tigray situation
Brussels 10.06.2021 “On the eve of the G7, the European Commission and the USAID join forces to open eyes of the world on the unacceptable
Libya: New head of EU border mission
Natalina Cea was appointed Head of Mission of the EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) in Libya. She will take up her duties on 1 February
Africa /Human rights
Mali: france ends Barkhane operation
Brussels 10.06.2021 At a press conference, Emmanuel Macron announced this Thursday, June 10, afternoon, June 10, the end of the anti-jihadist military operation Barkhane in
ICC: Uganda Ongwen-victim and villain
04.02.2021 The Hague, The Netherlands: War crimes judges deliver their verdict in the case of Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier turned top field commander
politics
CAR: France suspends Military cooperation
Paris suspended its military cooperation and budgetary aid to the Central African government, terming the Central African Republic (CAR) “complicit” in an anti-French campaign. (Image:
BANGUI: AU denies press reports allegations
Brussels 09.06.2021 The representative of the African Union denied information that a joint delegation of the AU, the European Union and the Economic Community of
W.Sahara leader returns to Algeria
Brussels 02.06.2021 The leader of the Western Sahara independence movement, Brahim Ghali, returned to Algeria on Wednesday, Juin 2, after spending more than a month
Morocco demands clarity from Madrid
Brussels 23.05.2021 Morocco urged Spain to open an investigation into the circumstances of a Western Sahara independence leader’s arrival in the country for medical treatment
Diplomats leave N’Djamena
Brussels 20.04.2021 The U.S. State Dept has ordered all government employees at the US Embassy in Chad to leave as rebel fighters approach the capital,
Chad: killings in N’Djamena
At least two people were killed after security forces went to arrest Chad’s opposition candidate Yaya Dillo at his home on Sunday morning, February 28,
DEVELOPMENT/AID
EU-Tunisia talks strengthen ties
Brussels 07.06.2021 Visiting Brussels on 4 June 2021, His Excellency Mr Kais Saied, the President of the Republic of Tunisia, held talks with His Excellency
AID/IMMIGRATION
EU €210M budget for Sahel
Brussels 11.05.2021 The EU is reaffirming its solidarity with vulnerable people in countries in the Sahel and Central Africa through a humanitarian budget of €210
France: knife attack in Pau
A Sudanese asylum seeker who fatally stabbed an employee at a migrant reception centre in city of Pau in southern France on Friday, February 19,
CONFLICT/TERRORISM
CAR: UN accuses Russians
Brussels 05.05.2021 In the Central African Republic, the brutal methods of the Russian “instructors” who fight alongside the Central African army are giving rise to
WILDLIFE
COVID19: Zambia poaching on rise
Kafue National Park in the heart of Zambia is one of the largest protected areas in Africa, now is under threat of poachers, who can
Zimbabwe bans mining in game reserves
Zimbabwe has banned mining in countriy’s national parks, reversing a decision to let Chinese firms explore for coal at its famous Hwange game park. Zimbabwe
Namibia hippo flock dying trapped in mud
Dozens of hippopotamuses are stuck in mud in a shrinking pool in a game reserve in Namibia, and are at high risk of dying of
Mauritius oil spill ESA dramatic images
European Space Agency (ESA) has released images of MV Wakashio oil spill view from space, depicting the huge area of devastation of the Mauritius waters,
Lions need protecton amid pandemic crisis
African countries need to strengthen protection of lions without delay amid threats to their survival linked to aggravating situation related to pandemic criis, reflecting in
Mauritius ecological disaster
The island nation of Mauritius has declared a “state of environmental emergency” after a Japanese tanker offshore began leaking tons of oil into the ocean.
LIFESTYLE
Kenya lost $100M of tourism revenue
The sector includes tourism, which has been greatly affected by a drop in visitor arrivals due to COVID-19 restrictions. “This led to either complete closure
SA wine among world’s best
The world’s most influential and strictly judged wine context, The International Wine Challenge has recently announced its 30 best wines from across the world, and
Namibia opens arms to tourists
Namibia has further eased restrictions for international tourists to try to prevent the complete collapse of a sector severely damaged by the coronavirus pandemic after
COVID19: Morocco removed from EU travel list
The European Union removed Morocco from its safe travel list of countries from which the bloc allows non-essential voyage, after a review by EU ambassadors
Ghana: «witch camps» controversy
In Ghana an elderly woman was lynched accused of whitchcraft. She didn’t survive the beatings, but some of women who survive the ordeal are sent
Namibia: no alcohol consumption in bars
Namibia has 2,129 confirmed cases and 10 deaths with the country’s rate of daily new cases now the fourth highest on the continent following South
#COVID19: Algeria exclused from EU safe travel list
The European Union is set to exclude Algeria from its safe list of countries from which the bloc allows non-essential travel after a meeting of
Africa lost $55bn in tourism revenues
African countries have lost almost $55 billion in travel and tourism revenues in three months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the African Union (AU) commissioner
