Brussels 19.03.2025 Rwanda’s reaction to the EU sanctions is swift and arrogant. The leadership severed diplomatic ties with Belgium, its former colonial ruler, and gave Belgian diplomats just 48 hours to leave. This week the EU Council imposed restrictive measures on nine individuals and one entity responsible for acts that constitute serious human rights violations…
Category: Security
EU grants €50M to Ghana security
Brussels 02.03.2025 The European Union on granted over a 50-million-euro military package intended to strengthen Ghanaian security forces, while the West Africa faces surging threats from armed extremist groups and jihadists. (Image above: Ghana, West Africa). The security situation in the region has deteriorated significantly in recent years, with violent extremist groups linked to Al-Qaeda…
MEPs demand to freeze support to Rwanda
Strasbourg 16.02.2025 Rwandan-backed M23 fighters have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, taking under control the regional governor’s office. The March 23 Movement (M23) armed group announced on Saturday that its fighters had entered Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic…
Chad: “little incident” in N’Djamena
Brussels 08.01.2025 Today in the evening Chad’s government said security forces had foiled an attempt to destabilise the country, after bursts of gunfire rang out near the President’s office in the capital N’Djamena and the military blocked the surrounding areas. In a video shot at the presidential headquarters, government spokesperson Abderaman Koulamallah ensured that the…
Yemen: Al Hudaydah port in flames
Brussels 21.07.2024 In response to the lethal drone strike in Tel Aviv launched by the Houthis rebels early Friday morning on July 19, the IAF conducted a massive strike targeting the Red sea Houthi-controlled port city of Al Hudaydah, Yemen. At least three people were killed and scores more injured in Israeli airstrikes on a…
EU ceased military mission in Niger
Brussels 27.05.2024 Today the Council decided to not extend the European Union military partnership mission in Niger (EUMPM) beyond 30 June 2024, in view of the grave current political situation in the country. The mission was established in December 2022 at the request of the former Nigerien authorities to enhance the ability of the Niger…
Burkina Faso: EU strong condemnation
Strasbourg 30.04.2024 “The European Union expresses its strong emotion and strong condemnation following the publication of the Human Rights Watch report published on April 25, 2024, documenting the summary execution of more than 200 civilians, including many children, in two localities in the north of the country on February 25. She sends her deep condolences…
ASPIDES: operation updates
Brussels 08.04.2024 Today the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell held a press conference together with the EUNAVFOR ASPIDES Operation Commander Rear Admiral Vasileios Gryparis to provide an update about activities to restore maritime security and freedom of navigation in the Red Sea. Since its launch on 19 February, Operation ASPIDES successfully acted to mitigate the…
Red Sea: Maersk company doesn’t resume navigation
Brussels 24.03.2024 Shipping company Maersk said it was too early to resume navigation through the Red Sea due to a continued elevated risk level, despite an initiative by the European Union to increase safety in the region. The disruption also led to a 1.3% drop in global trade in December of last year, and uncertainty…
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…
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