Brak al-Shati: EU calls Libyans for reconciliation

“Violence is not a solution to Libya’s challenges. It can only  put at risk the ongoing work to find a peaceful and negotiated solution to the political and security crisis.” “All parties need to exercise restraint, cease all hostilities and avoid further escalation of violence for sake of all Libyans.” The reports of violence at…

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EU Council on development

The EU Council will address the humanitarian situation in Africa, Yemen and Syria. Development ministers are expected to express their concerns over deteriorating humanitarian crises and the risk on famine in several African countries, including Nigeria, South Sudan and Somalia.  Following the EU-ACP Council of ministers on 4-5 May, development ministers will discuss the future…

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Tunisia prolongs state of emergency

Tunisia’s president has decided to prolong a state of emergency for a month, enacted because of a treat of a terrorist attack. A statement from President Beji Caid Essebsi office issued 16.05.2017 said he consulted the prime minister and the head of parliament about the extension. It takes the immediate effect. The state of emergency…

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Faki Mahamat au Parlement européen

La migration, le développement durable, la diplomatie économique ainsi que la jeunesse et les questions de coopération en matière de paix et de sécurité sur le continent devraient être parmi les points soulevés par l’ancien ministre des Affaires étrangères du Tchad, M. Faki Mahamat (illustration). Plus tôt ce mois-ci, l’UE a proposé un partenariat renforcé…

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AU-EU: investing in youth

On 15 May 2017, the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini and EU Foreign Ministers met the Chairperson of the Africa Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat for an exchange of views on the state of the Africa-EU partnership in view of the AU-EU Summit in Abidjan on 29-30 November.   In an evolving global context,…

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Moussa Faki Mahamat at EU Council

The Council will examine EU-Africa relations based on a joint communication by the High Representative and the Commission for a renewed impetus of the Africa-EU Partnership. The discussion will feed into the preparation of the EU-Africa Summit in November. #Brussels @MoussaFaki_M and @FedericaMog at #Brussels Foreign Affairs Council https://t.co/XIOzxf05LR — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) May…

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President Macron to visit troops in Mali

President of France Emmanuel Macron (pictured) will visit troops deployed abroad on 18-19th of May, in Mali, where he meets with the miliary engaged in Barkhane operation, according to Le Figaro newspaper sources. #MINUSMA (#Mali) is one of the most deadliest mission of the #UN. Terrorism/Trafficking/Smuggling threats are growing rapidly in the #Sahel pic.twitter.com/2MzfQn7i8r — The…

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Tunisians against amnesty to corrupt

Thousands  marched through central Tunis in protest against a law that would grant amnesty to businessmen accused of corruption during autocratic Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali rule. Critics of the Economic Reconciliation bill say it is a degradation of a high  expectations of  Tunisia’s 2011 revolution to oust Ben Ali but government officials say it is…

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May 'in favour' of fox-hunting

The Prime Minister says she has “always been in favour of fox-hunting” and will recommit to the 2015 Conservative Manifesto promise to give Parliament the chance to make a decision. “This is a situation on which individuals will have one view or the other, either pro or against” – said May during a visit to…

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Nelson and Ciam in South Africa!

Nelson and Ciam travelled from their temporary home in Belgium – via Germany – to Port Elizabeth, in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, where they were this morning introduced into their spacious, safe and enriching accommodation at the award-winning Shamwari Game Reserve. With them every step of the way on their more than 10,000km journey was…

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