Brussels: Statement by Commissioner Urpilainen during the Informal Meeting of Development Ministers 29/09/2020: ➡️Political outreach with African partners and work on deliverables for the next #EUAU Summit will be taken forward➡️strong push for #TeamEurope and joint programming 👉@JuttaUrpilainen statement during Informal Meeting of EU #Development Ministers https://t.co/I1tuuhWT5U — AnaPisonero (@APisoneroECSpox) September 29, 2020 “Despite the…
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EU: Post-Cotonou informal discussion
Brussels 29.09.2020 The African Union – European Union partnership, post-Cotonou agreement were on the top of the agenda of the informal meeting of EU Development Ministers the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell has chaired today. #Africa, #AUEU partnership and #newACPEU #postCotonou negotiations were on the agenda of the informal meeting of EU Development Ministers I…
Belgium: Commandos versus Africa Museum
Brussels 29.09.2020 The lawyers of seven Belgium associations representing former para commandos and officers who have served in Africa have given notice to the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA, or AfricaMuseum) in Tervuren. They ask that “any damage to the honour and reputation of the Belgian para commandos” be obliterated in a text next…
Mali: Moctar OUANE transition Prime Minister
Moctar Ouane,64, the Malian career diplomat and politician has been appointed as transition Prime-minister of Mali. He served in the government of Mali as Minister of Foreign Affairs from May 2004 to April 2011. Among other high status appointments he served as Mali’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1995 to 2002. #Mali #Gouvernement…
Ethiopia Grand Dam dispute
In his speech to the United Nations the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that Ethiopia has “no intention” of harming Sudan and Egypt with a giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile that has caused a bitter water dispute between the three African countries. Ethiopia tells U.N. 'no intention' of using dam to harm Egypt,…
Kenyan aims at WTO top job
Kenya’s candidate to become the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation pledged on September 23 to integrate climate change issues into the WTO agenda if selected. Honoured to be selected to advance to the next round in the selection process to appoint the next @wto Director General! I would like to thank all the…
Maasai: from Warriors to Elders
Thousands of Maasai men with their heads coated in red ochre, and clad in traditional red and purple shawls, congregated this week for a ceremony that transforms them from Moran (warriors) to Mzee (elders). Thousands of Maasai men clad in red and purple shawls and with their heads coated in red ochre gathered this week…
EU supports cocoa producers
Brussels, 23.09.2020 “The construction of the new industrial complex will allow the local processing of one million tons of cocoa against 650,000 tons today, the creation of jobs, the increase in State revenues and the strengthening of the economic growth of our country” Cote d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara said, at inauguration of the event. Cote…
EU: Mali Ba N’Daou – man of “integrity”
Brussels 22.09.2020 The European Union reacted positively on appointment of the former Defence Minister Ba N’Daou,70, as an interim President of Mali. The member of government, and close ally of late President Traoré, he is seen as man of needed qualities to lead the transition period, phrased for his “independence” and “integrity”. #EU reacts positively…
MALI: Assimi GOITA VICE-PRESIDENT
Brussels 22.09.2020 The National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), led by Coloenl Assimi Goita, announced on September 21 that it was appointing former Defence Minister Ba N’Daou,70, as president of the new transitional government. PROFIL : Le parcours du nouvel homme fort du #Mali, le Colonel-Major Bah Ndaw. https://t.co/DE04kxglq2 — Sá Moreno…
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