AFRICA DIPLOMATIC

Ghana President Akufo-Addo elected Chairman of ECOWAS

Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo,77, has just been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit, which is being held in Niamey, capital of Niger. #Breaking President @NAkufoAddo has just been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States…

Namibia hippo flock dying trapped in mud

Dozens of hippopotamuses are stuck in mud in a shrinking pool in a game reserve in Namibia, and are at high risk of dying of dehydratation and hunger, the Daily News online publication reported on September 5. The animals should stay in water or mud to protect themselves form sun and heat only daytime, but…

Mali ousted President Keita left for UAE

Ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita left Mali on September 5 for planned medical treatment in Abu Dhabi, diplomatic sources in Bamako said. Keita, 75, was hospitalised in the capital Bamako on September 1, a week after he was released from detention by the ruling military, which ascended power in the coup d’état on August 18,…

Sudan: separation of religion from state

Sudan’s transitional government agreed to separate religion from the state, ending three decades of Islamic rule. (Image: Khartoum) Sudan’s transitional government agreed to separate religion from the state, ending 30 years of Islamic rule in the North African nation https://t.co/e4VJahstGX — Bloomberg Africa (@BloombergAfrica) September 4, 2020 Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Abdel-Aziz al-Hilu, a…

Boko Haram killings in Cameroon

Militants of Boko Haram are suspected in killings of five civilians and injured several others on August 31 night in raids on the remote localities of Kouyape and Talakachi of Cameroon’s Far North region, according to local authorities. (Image: illustration) In Talakachi, one man was killed and three others injured after the militants attacked the…

Borrell concludes visit to Egypt

“…This is a good opportunity to bolster this partnership, because we want to strengthen our relations. And we want to do so because we share many interests. We want to consult with you on many pressing regional issues, in the areas of energy, environment, migration, trade and security. We also want to work together in…

Borrell promotes Berlin Process in Libya

The EU top diplomat Josep Borrell visited Libya on Tuesday 1st September for the first time since the beginning of his mandate in a move of support of the relentless efforts of the bloc to advance the political process and engage the conflicting parties in a meaningful dialogue to estalblish lasting peace. Borrell met with…

Libya: Borrell pays visit to al-Sarraj

EU top diplomat Josep Borrell met with the Chair Fayez al-Sarraj and his administration in Tripoli, Libya. According to Borrell Twitter micro blog the discussion focused on advancing of the political process and establishing the cease-fire announced separately by conflicting parties last month. Discussed ways forward to advance political process, to return to 5+5 military…

White farmers welcome back to Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe “white farmers” whose land was seized under Robert Mugabe rule can apply to claim it back or they will be offered land elsewhere if restitution proves impractical, the government announced on August 31. Zimbabwe says foreign white farmers can apply to get back seized land https://t.co/6O4VZgaQ4g — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) September 1, 2020 Last…

COVID19: EU delivers test kits to Addis Ababa

The EU continues to work with Member States to tackle the coronavirus pandemic on all fronts. Today, 500.000 additional coronavirus testing kits have been provided to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The test kits were delivered by an EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flight and are part of a…