Brussels 09.07.2025 Greece will temporarily suspend the processing of asylum applications for migrants arriving from North Africa by sea, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said to Parliament, referring to a sharp increase in irregular arrivals. The legislative measure, to be submitted to Parliament tomorrow, will initially pause applications for a period of three months. Mitsotakis described…
Category: Crisis
Burkina Faso nuclear ambition
The Hague, 24.06.2025 The U.S. airstrikes launched by President Trump against Iran nuclear facilities impacted gravely the mindset of African leaders. Just a week of intense bombing of Iran by Israel caused a profound transition in understanding of multipolar world, free from political monopoly of one superpower, and its proxies. Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 has signed…
Nigeria: ongoing slaughter of Christians
Brussels 07.06.2025 The European Union keeps silence regarding the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria. In spite of the recognition of the importance of the partnerships with Africa, and the well-being of Africans as the sine qua non of the EU security, and prosperity. However there have been no signs of support to the suffering…
Mali: Wagner PMC “returning home”
06.05.2025 The Private Military Company (PMC) Wagner has officially announced the completion of its mission in Mali. The company operated in the country for 3.5 years. During this time, the fighters destroyed “thousands of militants and their commanders”, helping the Malian armed forces regain control over all regional centers of the country. BIG: Russia's Wagner…
EU: Commissioner Lahbib visits Chad
Brussels 08.04.2025 European Commissioner in charge of preparedness and crisis management Hadja Lahbib will visit Chad this week for a mission focused on the situation of Sudanese refugees. Lahbib will travel April 8 to AdrĂ©, on the border with Sudan, where the refugees are searching for safety fleeing the horrors of civil war. Since the…
Horn of Africa tensions
Brussels 07.04.2025 The threat of war is looming over the Horn of Africa, while the observers warning of a return to fighting in Tigray, which could produce domino effect, causing conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, Dr Abel Abate Demissie from Chatham House writes. Ethiopia’s ambition to secure Red Sea access, Eritrea’s interference in Ethiopia’s internal…
Ethiopia: EU stands by Pretoria agreement
Brussels 28.03.2025 The  EU  reiterates its calls for the full implementation of the Pretoria agreement that ended the conflict between Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray rebels in 2022. Nowadays despite the peace agreement, signed in Pretoria, South Africa, in 2022 between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) ending the…
SA: refugees welcome to USA
Brussels 08.03.2025 The South African government said it will not engage in “counterproductive megaphone diplomacy” following the newest social media post by U.S. President Trump reiterating his position on confiscating land, and relevant law. Trump extended his invitation to relocate those seeking “to flee [South Africa] for reasons of safety” to all farmers and offered…
DRC-North Kivu: EU lukewarm response
Brussels 28.02.2025 The European diplomacy is still undecisive towards the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rwanda, in spite of the dramatic degradation of the security situation in North Kivu, DRC. In a resolution adopted by the European parliament Plenary earlier this month MEPs demand to undertake urgent measures by the EU, including targeted sanctions, the…
DRC: EU Commission assesses relevant measures
Brussels 17.02.2025 Following the European Parliament Resolution, demanding the European Commission to take immediate action to restore peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the EU diplomacy is assessing the possible way forward. However the definite decision will be announced not earlier than on February 24th, when the top EU diplomats would convene in…
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