AFRICA DIPLOMATIC

Libya remains in political deadlock

The UN envoy for Libya Ghassan Salame expressed hope for another attempt to hold an election by June 2019 after he abandoned scheduled one for December this year, but he added that Libyans should first use a national conference early 2019 to decide on the poll’s format. Ambassador expressed himself at margins of the conference taking…

Armistice: in memory of colonial troops

The Beninese artist Angélique Kidjo sang in memory of the colonial troops, during a grand Armistice commemoration ceremony in Paris a few days after the homage paid by Emmanuel Macron and the Mali president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in Reims to the 200,000 soldiers of the “black force” engaged in the First World War. Taking place…

Mogadishu explosion death toll rises

The triple explosion and following gunfire attack next to the hotel in Mogadishu area claimed lives of 39 people and left 17 wounded, media has been reporting since November 9 afternoon, when the suicide bomber used his device. Death toll from Somalia hotel attack rises to 39 https://t.co/aug6jrviqC — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) November 10, 2018…

Ethiopia mass grave investigated

A mass grave with 200 bodies is under Ethiopia police examination, investigating the burial discovered at the border between the Oromia (Oromiya) and Somali regions, state-media said. Police in Ethiopia say thet found mass grave of 200 people (Liyu police Abdi Mohammed Iley) they have discovered a mass grave with 200 bodies near the border between…

Cape Town: Jürgen Dünhofen in Transitions art project

“Depicting leaps in our life from chaos to order, transitions started with observing the flow of chaos and order between zones of quietude and stressful, busy moments where big changes in our lives occurred.” GROUND ART CAFFE 160 Strand street, Cape Town 8001 South Africa A collaboration by Jürgen Dünhofen, Thurlo Adams & Adam Douglas Moments…

Cameroon refugees continue to arrive to Nigeria

“The principal and one teacher are still with the kidnappers. Let us keep praying,” said Samuel Fonki, a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon who negotiated to free 78 children, adding that one child had escaped independently. The freed children were unharmed although their clothes were dirty and they appeared exhausted, UPDATE 2-Kidnapped children…

Madagascar elections marked by disparities

“…The campaign was marked by the non inclusion of the capping of campaign funds in the new laws that led to disparities in means between candidates, this one and the day of the poll, proceeded in calm”, – preliminary statement by the EU Election Observation Mission assessing the Madagascar presidential elections. “The National Independent Electoral Commission…

EU observers assess Madagascar elections

Polling stations have been opened at 6 AM local time (03:00 GMT) and closed at 5PM (14:00 GMT). Despite long queues, no anomalies were detected in the polls, according to the head of the European Union’s observer mission, Cristian Dan Preda. Déclaration du Chef des observateurs de la @moeuemada18 @CDPreda à l'ouverture des bureaux de vote….

Egypt Coptic Christian attack as “reminder” of security challenges

‘Today’s attack on a bus of Coptic Christian pilgrims in Minya, Egypt has again exacted a toll of civilian deaths and injuries. It is a stark reminder of the security challenges that Egypt is facing” – the European External Action Service spokesperson said. Following today’s attack on Coptic Christian pilgrims in Egypt, the EU expresses…

Juba celebrates peace

The EU gave positive evaluation of the initial steps taken towards the implementation of the ‘Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan’, signed on 12 September under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)’, but Europe expects it should be followed by other actions in the same direction. Today…