Brussels 01.08.2023 The EU mission staff in Niamey, Niger, continues to work according to the European External Action Service spokesperson, and there are obligatory evacuations at this moment in time. However the EU is actively monitoring the security situation, and those who are willing have the opportunity to interrupt their mission, and repatriate. https://twitter.com/AnnaVanDensky/status/1686328095685451776?s=20 During…
Category: Africa
Niger: EU support to President Bazoum amid coup d’etat
Brussels 27.07.2023 “The European Union is following with great concern the current events in Niamey following a mutiny by part of the presidential guard at the residence of President Mohamed Bazoum. At this time, the situation remains tense” reads the statement of the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell. L’UE réaffirme son plein soutien au Président…
Rome: conference on development and migration
Brussels 23.07.2023 The international conference on development and migration underway at the Farnesina palace, Rome, was opened by the words of the Prime minister Giorgia Meloni. “What we are inaugurating is above all a dialogue between equals, based on mutual respect, because there cannot be a competitive or conflictual relationship between Europe and the enlarged…
Italy: partnerships with Africa
Brussels 22.07.2023 Mediterranean and Middle East countries will meet in Rome on Sunday, July 23, to boost efforts to stem illegal migration flows, with Italy explaining the aim is to help countries in Africa in order to reduce the impetus for migrants to reach Europe. Illegal departures from Libya and Tunisia +600%: 30 boats invade…
Guinea-Bissau: EU congratulates with peaceful elections
Brussels 17.06.2023 “The EU warmly congratulates the people of Guinea-Bissau, the political actors and the election bodies for the calm, peaceful and highly participatory legislative elections that took place on 4 June for which final results were announced yesterday. The prompt acceptance of the results by all the main political leaders marks an important step…
Sudan: EU supports UN efforts
Brussels 05.06.2023 “The European Union welcomes the unanimous decision of the UN Security Council to extend until December 2023 the mandate of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan to assist the political transition, progress towards democratic governance, the protection and promotion of human rights, and sustainable peace” reads the press-release of the…
Somalia: EU condemns al-Shabaab attack
Brussels 27.05.2023 “The European Union condemns the latest attack by the terrorist group al-Shabaab against ATMIS (African Union Transition Mission in Somalia) in Buulo Mareer today” reads the the statement by the European External Action Service Spokesperson on the attack against ATMIS. #Somalia: the EU condemns the latest attack by the terrorist group al-Shabaab against…
Celebrating Africa Day 2023
Brussels 25.06.2023 Africa Day marks the founding in 1963 of the Organization of African Unity, which now known as the African Union providing an annual opportunity to reflect on the challenges and achievements of the Governments and peoples of Africa. This year’s celebration has particular significance as it marks the 50th anniversary of independence of…
Moura massacre: Borrell demands investigation
Brussels 16.05.2023 “The publication, by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, of the report on the events that took place in Moura, from March 27 to 31, 2022, confirms the multiple abuses and violations of human rights and the law international humanitarian crisis that occurred in the context of the…
Mali: Sévaré attack on Wagner group
Brussels 28.04.2023 Founder and boss of Russian private military company Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has defended his company’s activities in Africa, insisting that his involvement on the continent is mainly to defeat terrorism and help countries liberate their territories from insurgents. #Mali dans les premières heures de ce 22 avril, attaque du #JNIM #AQMI qui a…
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