AFRICA DIPLOMATIC

Rwanda: fugitive Bizimana pronounced dead

Serge Brammertz said fugitive Augustin Bizimana, who was indicted on 13 charges including genocide, murder and rape, is believed to have died in Pointe Noire, in the Republic of the Congo in 2000. His remains were identified by DNA testing. The death of Augustin Bizimana – a long-standing rumour – is finally confirmed. Last on…

Wildlife trafficking to China

Under the guise of legal exports, South African traders with China are illegally selling thousands of wild animals threatened with extinction and endangered, according to an investigation. #Wildlife trade between #SouthAfrica and #China exposed – legal and illegal – via @africageo | https://t.co/77yAwXvxap — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) May 22, 2020 Apes have been stolen…

COVID19: EU supports Africa women

European Commission among the other prominent international players has been alarmed by the rising levels of violence against women and girls, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic confinement measures but also following the social-economic stress and insecurity that many families have to face. In sub-Saharan Africa women are disproportionally more exposed to both health and…

IS claim attacks in Libya

Islamic State fighters claim three attacks targeting Libyan National Army forces in the vicinity of Sabah, announcing it a part of “Battle of Attrition” military campaign. According to the Intelligence group SITE this claim is a first one since June 2019, adding that Sabha area is a past “hot spot” of Islamic State jihad operations….

Borrell condemns barbarism in Ituri

Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been hit for several weeks by an intensification of almost daily systematic attacks against the civilian population. Since the beginning of the year, nearly 300 people have been killed and more than 200,000 people have fled the atrocities. Depuis le début de l’année près de…

EU additional €50M aid across world

Today the European Commission announced an additional €50 million in humanitarian aid to help respond to the dramatic increase in humanitarian needs caused by the Coronavirus pandemic globally. The new funding follows increased appeals by humanitarian organisations, including the UN Global Appeal. .@EU_Commission a annoncé ce jour l'octroi d'une aide humanitaire supplémentaire de 50 millions…

Lesotho PM Thabane resigns

Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane resigned on May 19, three months after police named him and his current wife as major suspects in the murder of his former wife in a case that has shocked the southern African nation. Thabane had formally handed in his resignation to King Letsie III, the top traditional leader of…

Burundi: EU calls for peaceful elections

“Tomorrow, millions of voters will go to the polls in Burundi, at the end of an electoral campaign marked by great citizen involvement, despite several incidents. On the eve of this important meeting, the European Union calls on all political actors to honor the commitments made in the electoral code of conduct signed in December…

Borrell and Al-Serraj discuss IRINI

Josep Borrell, the EU top diplomat, called the Chair of the Government of National Accord (GNA) of Libya, Fayez al-Serraj, on 18 May to discuss the latest developments in the country. Burundi 🇧🇮 : à la veille des élections, l’Union européenne 🇪🇺 appelle tous les acteurs politiques à contribuer ainsi à la tenue d’élections libres,…

Al-Shabaab claims governor assassination

Somalia Mudug region governor was killed with three of his bodyguards in a suicide car bombing on May 17. The explostion was claimed by Islamist group al Shabaab, police said. UPDATE: #Somalia’s #Puntland interior Minister Dhaban’ad tells @BBCSomali that explosive-laden Noah minivan was rammed into the vehicle of slain Mudug governor at the gate of…