AFRICA DIPLOMATIC

Mozambique: refugees and displaced

Brussels 30.12.2024 More than 250 people perished in Mozambique in clashes with the police and military while the protesters disputing the results of the presidential election. Discontent appeared long before voters went to the polls in October. The Frelimo party, which has governed Mozambique since 1975, has faced allegations of election rigging for years. According…

EU appoints envoy to Sahel

Brussels 18.11.2024 Today the Council appointed João Cravinho as EU Special Representative (EUSR) for the Sahel region. (Image above: Ninno Jack Jr.) The new EUSR will actively contribute to regional and international efforts to achieve lasting peace, security, stability and sustainable development in the region, which comprises Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. The…

Mozambique: EU urges restraint

Brussels 15.11.2024 “The EU is deeply concerned by the ongoing violence following elections in Mozambique, which has resulted in multiple fatalities” reads the statement by the European External Action Service spokesperson on the latest developments in the country. (Image above: Rohan Reddy courtesy) “The EU urges all parties to exercise the utmost restraint, avoid the…

Ethiopia: Cessation of Hostilities Agreement implementation

Brussels 02.11.2024 Today marks two years since the signing of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. “The implementation of the CoHA has delivered on important developments such as restoration of basic services, humanitarian access and the return of some Internally Displaced Persons” – reads…

Botswana: “exemplary transition of power”

Brussels 01.11.2024 On 30 October, the citizens of Botswana voted in parliamentary and local council elections. (Image above: Botswana sunset) “The EU congratulates President Duma Gideon Boko on his election, and the people of Botswana on the peaceful exercise of their civic rights” reads the statement by the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell on elections…

Lions maul zookeeper in Crimea

Brussels 17.10.2024 During morning hours, October 16, the director of the Yalta Zoo Skazka LLC and the manager of the lion’s park, Leokadia Perevalova, died under tragic circumstances in the Taigan Safari Park, Crimea. The owner of the Crimean zoos, Oleg Zubkov, commented on the employee’s death, and informed that an investigation has begun. “Today,…

EU envoy visits Great Lakes Region

Luxembourg 14.10.2024 The European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the Great Lakes Region, Ambassador Johan Borgstam, visited Rwanda between 10 and 12 October, as part of a broader mission in the Great Lakes Region. In this first visit to the region since his recent appointment, Ambassador Borgstam met with His Excellency President Paul Kagame, Minister…

EU diplomats focus on Horn of Africa

Luxembourg 14.10.2024 Today the EU top diplomats convene in Luxembourg. Among the issue the EU Foreign Affairs Ministers will likely to touch on the situation in the Horn of Africa.(Image above: illustration) Earlier this year, in May, The Council approved conclusions affirming the EU’s commitment to give new impetus to its partnership with the Horn…

Western Sahara: EU on ECJ Morocco judgment

Brusssels 04.10.2024 Today the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the European Commission had breached the universal rights of people to self-determination while concluding trade deals with Morocco, when omitting the rights of people of Western Sahara. Western Sahara, a strip of desert, which has been the scene of Africa’s longest-running territorial dispute since…

Libya: EU welcomes Central Bank agreement

Brussels 28.09.2024 The European Union welcomes the agreement addressing the dispute over the leadership of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), under which the Libyan House of Representatives and the High Council of State established the mechanism, criteria and timeline for the appointment of a CBL Governor, Deputy Governor and Board of Directors. We commend…