The French Defence minister Florence Parly (pictured) expected to arrive to the Sahel on Sunday January 19 with her counterparts from Estonia, Sweden and Portugal,
NEWS
Haftar makes friends in EU
Libyan military leader Khalifa Haftar will hold talks in Athens on January 17, days ahead of a peace conference in Berlin which he and the
MEPs criticise Nigeria and Burundi
16.01.2020 Strasbourg The European Parliament adopted two resolutions on monitoring respect to the human rights and rule of law situation in Nigeria and Burundi. Press
EU aid to Africa hunger emergency
The European Commission is mobilising a humanitarian aid package of €22.8 million to help address emergency food needs and support vulnerable people in Eswatini, Lesotho,
eu-africa
MEPs criticise Nigeria and Burundi
16.01.2020 Strasbourg The European Parliament adopted two resolutions on monitoring respect to the human rights and rule of law situation in Nigeria and Burundi. Press
Al-Sarraj visits Europarliament
EP President David Sassoli will meet Fayez Al-Sarraj, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya and Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord, today
Africa /Human rights
Dokolo art collection future in question
The assets of Congolese art collector Sindika Dokolo who is renown for years of repatriation of African artefacts from Western collections have been frozen together
Uganda LGBTI: MEPs express deep concern
MEPs express their deep concern at the possible resurgence of the anti-homosexuality law in the Ugandan political debate, which would, if introduced, include the death
politics
EU diplomats discuss Libya with Salamé
The extraordinary session of the Foreign Affairs Council, chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, takes place in
Borrell hosts Libya meeting
The European Union’s top diplomat Josep Borrell and the foreign ministers of Italy, France, Germany and the UK will gather on January 7 in the
Libya rejects Turkey invasion
LIBYA CORRESPONDENT Tripoli, 6th January 2020 -The US Embassy in Libya has released a statement warning of the dangers of “toxic” foreign interference in Libya,
Ankara seals military alliance with Tripoli
Turkey moved closer to military support for Tripoli internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) during the weekend when a bilateral deal that provides for
Greece expels Libya Ambassador
Libyan ambassador is expelled from Athens following the agreement between Libya and Turkey, signed on November 27, which maps out a sea boundary between the
Guinea-Bissau: EU warns against illegal actions
“The illegal attempt to dismiss Prime-Minister Gomes and his Government threatens to derail the ongoing electoral process in Guinea-Bissau. The Government, whose programme was recently
DEVELOPMENT/AID
Belgium colonial taboo
By the end of last year Africa Museum in outskirts of Brussels, Belgium, has terminated cooperation with a guide accused of “racist comments” during a
AID/IMMIGRATION
EU aid to Africa hunger emergency
The European Commission is mobilising a humanitarian aid package of €22.8 million to help address emergency food needs and support vulnerable people in Eswatini, Lesotho,
Urbi et Orbi: Pontifex preys for Africa
Africa, in particular South Sudan and the problems of migration to Europe, have been at the heart of Pope Francis’ urbi et orbi message this
CONFLICT/TERRORISM
Sassoli welcomes Libya truce
“I welcome the announcement of a ceasefire in Libya between Prime Minister Fayez Mustafa al-Sarraj and General Khalifa Haftar. The halt to the armed conflict
WILDLIFE
South Africa wildlife threatened
A severe drought is threatening South Africa’s wildlife with game farmers keeping fewer animals and tourists visiting game lodges in smaller numbers, subsequently hitting he
Tanzania ports exploited by traffickers
The vulnerabilities in maritime transportation and customs are being exploited by criminal traffickers in African sea ports. Container shipping facilitates the movement of wildlife goods,
“Roadkill”: lions use tourists as cover
Tourists were startled when a lion attacked an antelope kudu in the middle of the road in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. According to
Tanzania elephant & rhino populations recover
Tanzania presidency reported elephant and rhino populations have begun to recover after a government crackdown dismantled organized criminal networks involved in industrial-scale poaching and transporting
World giraffe day
Their habitat is being lost at an alarming rate, not to mention the myriad other threats they deal with, including poaching, the trade in giraffe
Botswana rare vultures massively poisoned
More than 500 endangered vultures died after ingesting three dead elephants whose carcasses were poisoned by poachers, the Botswana government said in a statement. #WildlifeCrime
LIFESTYLE
Dokolo art collection future in question
The assets of Congolese art collector Sindika Dokolo who is renown for years of repatriation of African artefacts from Western collections have been frozen together
Belgium colonial taboo
By the end of last year Africa Museum in outskirts of Brussels, Belgium, has terminated cooperation with a guide accused of “racist comments” during a
Kendell Geers ventures African mask philosophy
South African conceptual artist Kendell Geers presents African masks in unconventional way to evoke re-evaluation of cultural heritage of the continent, shifting from outdated perception of “fetish”
Museum Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac free visit
Paris museum Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac will be “free for ten days” to pay tribute to the former head of state at the origin of its
Rare Angola Mask at BOZAR
The rare mask from Angola is at display at BOZAR, Brussels, among the artefacts of the IncarNations exhibition. The “Chihongo” masculine mask, meaning a spirit
Nine S.African top wine awarded
Nine of South Africa’s top wine and food tourism providers were named honourees in the inaugural Wine & Food Tourism Conference Awards at the close
SA Cabernet Sauvignon in focus
South Africa has a long history with Cabernet Sauvignon, both as a varietal and blended wine. Highly rated examples abound, too, including many Stellenbosch-based bottlings from
Vergelegen – top African winery
South Africa’s Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West has been voted the top winery on the African continent. (Image above: illustration). Vergelegen has been voted as the
