“Let me also say that the EU has concrete proposals for Africa. We are keeping our longstanding commitment to the Global Fund against AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, and we will contribute 550 million euros to the replenishment of the Fund. This means that our overall involvement will exceed 1 billion euros” said the president of the…
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Five Mali soldiers killed in jihad
Five soldiers killed in an ambush, the Malian army representatives said. According to the statement the soldiers were travelling between the towns of Hombori and Boni, about 100 km north of the Burkina Faso border, when they fell into an ambush. Their vehicle was also destroyed. Reinforcements have been immediately dispatched. (Image above: Hombori sunset). Dans…
Nigeria: 16 people killed in Katsina
Armed groups have killed 16 people in separate attacks on remote villages, an area plagued by cattle-rustling and kidnappings, in northern Nigeria‘s Katsina state, officials announced. (Image above: illustration). #NIGERIA: 17 people killed, at least 6 kidnapped, as #bandits attacked 4 villages in #Katsina state 18 Aug. Attackers reportedly killed 4 people at Tsayau village, Jibia…
Russian sailors abducted in Cameroon
The whereabouts of three Russian citizens from the crew of the vessel attacked in the Gulf of Guinea, close to Cameroon port of Douala on August 15, remain unknown, the Foreign Ministry announced. (Image above: illustration). “Based on the incoming information, on August 15, near the port of Douala (the Republic of Cameroon), unknown perpetrators attacked a cargo vessel…
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 producers with long track records, like Kanonkop, Le Riche, Rust en Vrede, Rustenberg and Waterford, But South African Cabernet Sauvignon was never firmly identified as a consistent exemplar on the international wine stage. It’s time for…
Ebola hits South Kivu
A woman and her child were confirmed with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu region this week, which outlines new challenges in defeating the outbreak. Health officials expressed their concerns that the latest cases were registered more than 700 km south from the initial epicenter of the outbreak . A mother and…
Zimbabwe protests stemmed
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party – the leading opposition force in Zimbabwe gave up to government pressure, calling off a street protest planned for August 16. The Police this morning have locked down central Harare clearly determined to prevent peaceful protest against corruption, incompetence and abuse of power. #Zimbabwe Anyone who thinks this regime is…
France: tribute to Africans soldiers
Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the Second World War heroes of the landing in Provence on August 15, 1944, a majority of African soldiers who wrote this “crucial page” of the history of France, imprinted it with “freedom and dignity“. African participation amounted up to a half of the French contingent, indigenous soldiers from what…
Mali: Barkhane operation continues
The French General Staff informed about an operation carried out from 25 July to 3 August 2019 in Mali by Barkhane and the Malian Armed Forces, underlining “the ability and determination of the Malian soldiers to fight alongside Barkhane“. L’état-major français communique sur une opération menée du 25 juillet au 3 août 2019 au #Mali par #Barkhane…
UN staff killed in explosion
“The U.N. does not intend to evacuate from Libya,” the assistant secretary-general for peace operations, Bintou Keita, told the UN Security Council, which condemned the recent attack in Benghazi, Libya. A car bomb explosion in Benghazi killed three U.N. staff members and two other mission members on, the United Nations said.The attack came as the…
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