Luxembourg 14.10.2024 Today the EU top diplomats convene in Luxembourg. Among the issue the EU Foreign Affairs Ministers will likely to touch on the situation in the Horn of Africa.(Image above: illustration) Earlier this year, in May, The Council approved conclusions affirming the EU’s commitment to give new impetus to its partnership with the Horn…
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Sudan: EU joins UN efforts to advance peace
Brussels 26.08.2024 A Ministerial Meeting on Sudan was convened by Germany, France, the United States and the European Union in New York during the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week in support of the Sudanese people and their aspirations for a peaceful, prosperous and democratic future. Participants expressed deep concern about the catastrophic and…
Sudan: EU condemns escalation in El Fasher
Brussels 22.09.2024 The European Union condemns in the strongest possible terms the dramatic escalation of fighting in El Fasher in southwestern Sudan, instigated by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), reads the statement by the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell on the situation in El Fasher, Sudan. (Image: illustration) “Consequences…
Mali: Ukraine-Russia conflict export
Brussels 22.08.2024 The governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, in a joint letter to the President of the UN Security Council, condemned the open support of the Ukrainian authorities for international terrorism in the Sahel region, demanding that the international community take measures to prevent these actions. In an official statement, the Foreign ministers…
Sudan: hunger crisis looming
Brussels 22.08.2024 In Sudan, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs – OCHA – reports that more than a dozen aid trucks – including from the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Organization for Migration have crossed into Darfur from Chad via the Adre border crossing. OCHA continues to engage with…
Last zoo elephant freed
Brussels 22.08.2024 The last elephant in captivity in South Africa’s national zoo has been released back into the wild after being caged for 40 years for commercial purpose. (Image: illustration) The elephant, named Charlie, was captured in 1984 from Zimbabwe’s Hwange national park when he was two years old, and spent his entire life for…
Somalia: EU condemns Mogadishu terrorist attack
Brussels 03.08.2024 “The European Union strongly condemns last night’s terrorist attack in Mogadishu, claimed by Al Shabaab. We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wish speedy recovery to those injured” reads the statement by the European External Action service spokesperson on the terrorist attack in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Picture above: illustration)…
EU-Horn of Africa: call for calm
Brussels 08.07.2024 The EU diplomacy has called for de-escalation in the region of Horn of Africa, namely after the heated exchange between Somaliland, and Djibouti leaders. (Image above: illustration) https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-259198 The presidents of Djibouti and Somaliland have accused each other of destabilisation. Djibouti is actively training new republican guard recruits and denies any vile intentions…
EU-Sudan: sanctions against six persons
Brussels 24.06.2024 The Council adopted restrictive measures today against six individuals responsible for activities undermining the stability and political transition of Sudan, where fighting is still ongoing between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their respective affiliated militias. (Image above: Khartoum Old town). On the RSF side, the new…
Sudan Wad al-Noura massacre: EU Borrell appalled
Brussels 08.06.2024 “The European Union is appalled by credible reports of yet another senseless massacre of over 100 defenceless villagers committed by the Rapid Support Forces in Wad al-Noura, in Al-Jazira State, Sudan”, reads the statement by the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell. “The EU is investing substantially, together with the OHCHR and the UN…
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