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…
Category: Crisis
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…
Burkina-Faco: EU condemns Karma massacre
Brussels 27.04.2023 “The European Union strongly condemns the horrific massacre that took place in the village of Karma, Yatenga province, on 20 April, which reportedly left dozens of civilian victims, including women and children” reads the statement of the press-person of the European External Action Service. #BurkinaFaso : L’UE condamne avec fermeté l’horrible massacre à…
Sudan: Evacuations from Khartoum
Brussels 24.04.2023 Europe, China and Japan are in a hurry to extract their citizens from Khartoum, Sudan, on Monday, April 24, and thousands more people took advantage of an apparent lull in fighting between the army and a paramilitary force over the past two days to escape from the unrest. (Image: illustration). Dès le 18/04…
Chad: EU regrets German ambassador expulsion
Brussels 13.04.2023 “The decision of Chad’s transitional authorities to expel the German ambassador is regrettable. This is a particularly hostile gesture in view of the long-standing partnership and engagement of the EU and its Member States in Chad, including in the context of the ongoing transition” reads the statement by the spokesperson on the decision…
EU admits Nigeria post-elections challenges
Brussels 02.03.2023 “The holding of the general elections on the 25th of February in Nigeria was the major democratic undertaking (according to us) in an extremely challenging context” said the European External Actions Service press person, while reacting upon the tense post-elections situation in the country. The context was characterised among other problems by the…
Nigeria opposition refuses elections result
Brussels 02.03.2023 A Nigerian opposition party has said it will fail a lawsuit after Bola Ahmed Tinubu was on Wednesday declared the winner of Nigeria’s controversial presidential elections. Bola Ahmed Tinubu has become Nigeria’s new president-elect winning the vote. Following a hotly-contested general election, Mr. Tinubu becomes the country’s fifth president since the end of…
Borrell: Lavrov “spreads lies” in Africa
Brussels 08.02.2023 “…Minister [of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergey] Lavrov is touring Africa again. These days, Mali and Eritrea; well, easy countries for them but others not so easy. Trying to spread lies about who is guilty for what is happening there” the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell (pictured) said, while addressing the European External…
Rwanda-DR Congo tensions mount
Brussels 25.01.2023 Rwandan forces on Tuesday, 24 January, fired at a fighter jet from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) indicating that it had violated the airspace, prompting the Congolese government to accuse it of an act of war. (Image above: social media). ‘Act of war’: Rwanda shoots at DR Congo fighter jet over alleged airspace…
DRC-EU: Minister Loando Mboyo calls for peace
Brussels 09.12.2022 During his two days visit to the European Parliament the Minister of regional planning of the Democratic Republic of Congo M.Guy Loando Mboyo reiterated his call for establishing long lasting peace. “First of all, what is going on now in my country – Democratic Republic of Congo – is unacceptable, – the Minister…
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