Cote d’Ivoire Guillaume Soro (47), the presidential candidate, has been convicted in absentia of embezzlement and money laundering. Soro was once an ally of incumbent President Alessane Ouattara. He commanded a rebel force which backed Quattara in his struggle against President Laurent Gbagbo, who refused to accept the results of 2010 elections. Soro, who has been…
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EU commends ECOWAS for Guinea-Bissau committement
The decision taken by the Heads of State and of Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to recognise the victory of Umaro Sissoco Embalo at the second round of presidential elections of December 2019 brings an end to a prolonged post-electoral stalemate which was detrimental to the stability of the country….
Chad army reduces G5 cooperation
Chad’s army will no longer participate in military operations beyond its borders, President Idriss Deby said on April 10, the decision undermining international efforts to defeat Islamist groups in the djihad-plagued Sahel and Lake Chad region. Chad’s army will no longer participate in military operations beyond its borders, President Idriss Deby said on Friday, a…
Togo ruling dynasty wins
“In light of all the centralised results based on the tallies obtained, the candidate of the Union for the Republic (UNIR), Mr Gnassingbé Essozimna Faure, is provisionally declared president-elect of the Togolese republic,” said Tchambakou Ayassor, the president of the National Independent Electoral Commission, after having announced results for the country’s 46 constituencies. The ruling…
Zuma arrest warrant issued
A South African court has issued an arrest warrant for the former president Jacob Zuma after he failed to appear at hearing on the grounds of a medical treatment. Former South African president Jacob Zuma skipped his graft trial on the grounds of needing medical treatment. The court responded by issuing an arrest warrant https://t.co/iP7LYofYF9 pic.twitter.com/YwAV4sqyUs…
Libya talks launched in Geneva
The U.N. envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame said there was a “genuine will to start negotiating” between rival military factions as they planned to meet for the first time for talks in Geneva aimed at establishing a lasting ceasefire.(Image: archive) Talks between rival factions in Libya have begun in Geneva aimed at “transforming a truce…
Malawi: EU joins AU
Malawi’s Constitutional Court has today ordered new Presidential elections. Chronology of #Malawi presidential election annulment 👉 May 2019: Incumbent Peter Mutharika declared the winner after beating runner-up Lazarus Chakwera by 159,000 votes 👉 Aug 2019: Opposition challenges election citing fraud, abuse of state resources, biased state media pic.twitter.com/DqWLSBYDLm — The Observer (@observerug) February 3, 2020…
EU diplomats discuss Libya with Salamé
The extraordinary session of the Foreign Affairs Council, chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, takes place in Brussels today. It will start with a discussion on current affairs. Extraordinary meeting of FMs of EU Member States #FAC this afternoon to discuss recent developments around Iraq 🇮🇶 Iran…
Borrell hosts Libya meeting
The European Union’s top diplomat Josep Borrell and the foreign ministers of Italy, France, Germany and the UK will gather on January 7 in the afternoon in Brussels to discuss escalation of hositilites Libya, the spokesman confirmed. https://twitter.com/annavandensky/status/1214519745539653637?s=21 The EU reteintes the calls for cessation of violence, and confrontation between different groups in Libya. Libya:…
Libya rejects Turkey invasion
LIBYA CORRESPONDENT Tripoli, 6th January 2020 -The US Embassy in Libya has released a statement warning of the dangers of “toxic” foreign interference in Libya, such as the arrival of Syrian fighters supported by Turkey. The Embassy appealed to all Libyan parties to end this dangerous involvement of foreign forces, which is contributing to civilian…
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