AFRICA DIPLOMATIC

Mali: France strikes militants

France has killed more than 20 militants hiding in a forest near the border between the West African countries of Mali and Burkina Faso this weekend, its regional force said in a statement. The operation followed the death of a French soldier nearby earlier this month. It involved both air and ground strikes, the…

Hissène Habré emprisonné à perpétuité

“La chambre africaine extraordinaire d’assises d’appel a confirmé la peine d’emprisonnement à perpétuité pour des crimes contre l’humanité, crimes de guerre et torture infligée par la Chambre africaine extraordinaire d’assises à l’ancien Président tchadien, Hissène Habré, le 30 mai 2016,” – a dit la Déclaration du porte-parole SEAE sur la décision de la Chambre africaine…

Two lions need aid to move to South Africa

Horsham-based international wildlife charity the Born Free Foundation (Sussex, England) and its co-founder, Virginia McKenna OBE, have launched an urgent appeal to assist with rehoming two magnificent lions, Ciam and Nelson. #Horsham #charity the @BFFoundation have launched an urgent appeal to rehome two magnificent #Lions Ciam and Nelson https://t.co/p3PdiLeYah pic.twitter.com/PVB1ieRoAh — Sussex Living Mag (@sussexliving)…

Félicitations au Maroc

“Nous tenons à féliciter chaleureusement le Chef du gouvernement du Royaume du Maroc M. Saad Eddine El Othmani suite à la formation du nouveau gouvernement qui a obtenu la confiance de la Chambre des Représentants en faveur de son programme.” “Le Maroc constitue depuis longtemps un partenaire stratégique dans notre voisinage, avec lequel nous avons…

Polar bear Szenja dies heartbroken

A polar bear Szenja (21) has died in captivity at SeaWorld San Diego, USA, this week. She had been separated from her life-long friend Snowflake for two months at the moment of passing away. Snowflake was shipped to a zoo in Pittsburgh for breeding purposes in spite of the protests of animal rights activists, and NGOs,…

EU calls Liybans for compromise

The clashes and escalation of violence in the south of Libya endanger the political process and put Libyan citizens’ lives at risk. “Libyans deserve peace and stability, and expect all sides to refrain from violence and take measures to de-escalate the tense situation. Libya’s political crisis can only be solved through negotiation between all stakeholders…

South Libya clashes

The clashes and escalation of violence in the south of Libya endanger the political process and put Libyan citizens’ lives at risk. Libya’s unity government in Tripoli has called for “urgent intervention” by the international community to end military escalation in its south, warning of a possible “civil war”. For more than a week,…

EU saving lives in Horn of Africa

A Humanitarian Crisis Meeting on the alarming levels offood insecurity in the Horn of Africa was held in Brussels on 5 April 2017. The meeting was co-hosted by Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs (EU HR), Mr Sigmar Gabriel, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, and Mr Stephen O’Brien, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency…

Animal refugees from Mosul in Jordan

Found abandoned in February, Lula the bear and Simba the lion were starving and living in cages filled with feces and urine. Lula was also suffering from pneumonia. Simba had a joint condition, and both animals had severe diarrhea and rotting teeth. Locals were trying to look after and feed the remaining bear and lion,…

MEPs for regulation of online pet trade

The Members of the European Parliament expressed concern about the growing problem of fraud in on-line sales of animals as pets, mainly puppies and kittens, but also exotic spices. An independent investigation showed 600% growth of the puppies sales from Eastern Europe – Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, to the UK, and the other West European member-states….