“I leave Libya with a heavy heart and deeply concerned. I still hope it is possible to avoid a bloody confrontation in and around Tripoli. The UN is committed to facilitating a political solution and, whatever happens, the UN is committed to supporting the Libyan people” wrote the Antonio Guterres in his Twitter micro blog….
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Kremlin calls for talks amid Libya crisis
“We are watching the developments in Libya very closely,” Kremlin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, while explaining Russian’s stance on volatile situation in Libya. Kremlin keeping a close eye on Libya situation and stands for peaceful settlementhttps://t.co/oaNmAktuAg pic.twitter.com/GzbeASmnxX — TASS (@tassagency_en) April 5, 2019 “Commenting on the advancement of Marshal Khalifa Haftar to Tripoli, the Kremlin…
EU confronted with escalation in Libya
The UN Security Council has called for an emergency meeting on to discuss the escalation in Libya‘s years-long power struggle, as a number of foreign powers urged restraint. “It is difficult to see Haftar rolling into a place like #Tripoli unless he has cut deals already.” – @el_khawaga via. @Telegraphhttps://t.co/tCwitox5RA — Chatham House (@ChathamHouse) April…
Mozambique: floods death toll risen
More than 1 000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation’s president said. “It is a real disaster of great proportions,” President Filipe Nyusi said. More than a thousand people are feared to have died…
Bouteflika refuses to renounce 5th mandate
Despite Algerian demonstrations calling to renounce presidential ambitions, the incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (82) has registered on March 3 his candidacy. However, in case he is elected on April 18, he promised in written an early presidential election in less than a year. Many Algerians have déjà vu feeling, while hearing this promise to leave. In…
Algerians protest against 5th Bouteflika mandate
Algerians went to streets calling on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to leave office in the country’s biggest anti-government demonstrations since the Arab Spring eight years ago. Police face-off with anti-Bouteflika protesters in #Algiers#Algeria pic.twitter.com/NAecnyC3mK — Ruptly (@Ruptly) March 1, 2019 The protests started as peaceful but degenerated to some clashes between police and demonstrates broke out…
Sudan Al-Bashir presidency unlimited
Sudan parliamentary committee mandated with amending the Constitution to allow President Omar al-Bashir to run for another mandate informed it would indefinitely postpone a meeting to draft these changes, state news agency SUNA reports. #Sudan lawmakers postpone amendment to keep Bashir in power https://t.co/RemHzpokov — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) February 16, 2019 The decision comes amid almost…
Zimbabwe Court orders to resume internet
Zimbabwe High Court ruled that the government exceeded its mandate in ordering an internet blackout during civilian protests last week, while the authorities blamed for the unrest the opposition politicians. #Zimbabwe court says internet shutdown during protests was illegal https://t.co/9A2GB37hv9 — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) January 21, 2019 In his interim ruling, High Court Judge Owen…
Congo rejects African Union demands
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rejected the demand of African Union (AU) to postpone the announcement of the final election result, in spite of the warning of the possible unrest, caused by released by the Catholic bishops information, proclaiming the former Exxon Mobile manager Martin Fayulu (62) as the absolute winner. Following the contestant complains, the Constitutional…
Zimbabwe internet paralysis
Zimbabwe suffered an internet paralysis on January 18 as a result of the authorities extended communications ban to exchange emails after days of deadly protests over fuel price increases. Deeply concerned by reports of violence, fatalities, internet shutdown and security crack-down this week in #Zimbabwe . I summoned Ambassador to @foreignoffice to discuss concerns in person….
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