AFRICA DIPLOMATIC

Zuma avoided empeachment

South Africa’s top court ruled that parliament failed to hold President Jacob Zuma to account in a scandal over multi-million-dollar upgrades to his private home, in a decision that intensified opposition calls for the president to be impeached. The Constitutional Court rules that Parliament failed to hold President Jacob Zuma to account, while Chief Justice…

EU in stand by for South Sudan

“The signature of the Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities, Protection of Civilians, and Humanitarian Access is an important step towards a resolution of the conflict in South Sudan. The Agreement was signed yesterday in Addis Ababa by the parties to the conflict in South Sudan. The European Union signed as an official witness alongside other…

Libya pipeline blast

Armed men exploded a pipeline pumping crude oil to Es Sider port, cutting Libya’s output by up to 100,000 barrels per day (bpd), military and industry sources claimed. https://twitter.com/NigeriaNewsdesk/status/945744817434140672 The state-run National Oil Corporation (NOC) said in statement output had been reduced by 70,000-100,000 bpd. The cause of the blast was unclear, it added. The attackers…

Benghazi reconstruction conference in March

Authorities in eastern Libya have announced a conference in March to enforce support to rebuild the country’s second-largest city Benghazi heavily damaged during three years of fighting between Marshal Khalifa Haftar troops and Islamists. The announcement signals a desire to demonstrate a return to normality in the port, where top military commander Khalifa Haftar declared…

Europol: wildlife crimes

The Spanish Guardia Civil, with the support of Europol and in close cooperation with Mexico, has carried out Operation SUZAKU, resulting in 29 arrests in Spain and in other countries. All of the arrestees have been charged with crimes of smuggling, wildlife crime and animal abuses, as well as being part of a criminal infrastructure….

L’UE appelle au dialogue au Burundi

La récente session de la médiation organisée par la Communauté des Etats de l’Afrique centrale à Arusha sur la situation au Burundi n’a pas permis de parvenir à des conclusions conjointes. Sur le dialogue politique au Burundi: l'UE renouvèle son appel au dialogue entre tous les acteurs burundais https://t.co/hZ2iyDE1Iz — Catherine Ray (@_CatherineRay) December 15,…

Vicegrad4 pledges millions for African migrants in Italy

The Vicegrad4 group of countries – Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic – have vowed to contribute amount of 35 million euro to support Italy in projects aiming at stopping illegal migration from Libya. The pledge was announced ahead of an EU summit in Brussels focusing on issues including illegal mass migration in first…

Ana Gomes: Libya – a collective failure of international community

Ana GOMES, MEP (Portugal, S&D) reflects upon situation of migrants and asylum-seekers in Libya, many of whom are reportedly treated inhumanely, the issue discussed with High Representative Federica Mogherini on Tuesday, December 13, at Strasbourg plenary.

DRC: Worst attack on peacekeepers

The attack on the United Nations peacekeepers has left 14 killed and more than 40 wounded in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, U.N. officials said on Friday, speaking on the condition of anonymity. A UN official earlier on Friday had acknowledged that a “large number” of U.N. peacekeepers were killed or wounded in the attack…

Annemans: EU leaders imposed crisis on Africa themselves

The migrant crisis dominated the 5th Africa-EU Summit, which concludes today in the Cote d’Ivoire capital of Abidjan. The Summit took place with the participation of more than 80 countries and a number of African and European leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, Belgium Prime minister Charles Michel, Moroccan King Mohammed…