AFRICA DIPLOMATIC

Zuma arrest warrant issued

A South African court has issued an arrest warrant for the former president Jacob Zuma after he failed to appear at hearing on the grounds of a medical treatment. Former South African president Jacob Zuma skipped his graft trial on the grounds of needing medical treatment. The court responded by issuing an arrest warrant https://t.co/iP7LYofYF9 pic.twitter.com/YwAV4sqyUs…

French solders neutralise Islamists

In a combat operation French soldiers neutralised more than 30 Islamist militants in Mali in three separate missions on February 6-7, targeting al Qaeda and Islamic State affiliated groups, France’s armed forces announed. [#Barkhane] #Ensemble face aux groupes armés terroristes. pic.twitter.com/CFPkf6iTro — Armée française – Opérations militaires (@EtatMajorFR) February 8, 2020 France, the former colonial…

Libya talks launched in Geneva

The U.N. envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame said there was a “genuine will to start negotiating” between rival military factions as they planned to meet for the first time for talks in Geneva aimed at establishing a lasting ceasefire.(Image: archive) Talks between rival factions in Libya have begun in Geneva aimed at “transforming a truce…

Malawi: EU joins AU

Malawi’s Constitutional Court has today ordered new Presidential elections. Chronology of #Malawi presidential election annulment 👉 May 2019: Incumbent Peter Mutharika declared the winner after beating runner-up Lazarus Chakwera by 159,000 votes 👉 Aug 2019: Opposition challenges election citing fraud, abuse of state resources, biased state media pic.twitter.com/DqWLSBYDLm — The Observer (@observerug) February 3, 2020…

Sudan lions project call for help

The pictures of the starving lions trapped in the Sudanese Al Qurashi Family Park Zoo have made headlines around the world. Weary, malnourished lions lied on the ground in a zoo enclosure in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, their bones protruding under their skin: the disturbing images from a private zoo park posted online have evoked…

Isabel dos Santos to sue press

Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos said she was launching legal action against a consortium of journalists and its media partners over the publication of thousands of documents about her business empire, Reuters reports. Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos said on Monday she was launching legal action against a consortium of journalists and its media partners…

Sahel: France hopes US stays

France hopes the United States will not diminish support for French military operations in West Africa, where jihadist groups affiliated with Islamic State and Al-Qaeda are increasing their activities. France urges U.S. to stay in fight against Islamists in Africa's Sahel https://t.co/gafnu6QPGw — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) January 28, 2020 Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian made…

Spain-Morocco territorial waters talks

Foreign ministers of Spain and Morocco announced their countries would hold talks about overlapping areas of ocean that they both claim rights to in the North Atlantic. The Spanish foreign minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya (pictured) traveled to Morocco on January 24 amid diplomatic tension over Rabat’s attempt to take control of waters close to Canary…

Ms.Dos Santos witness found dead

A banker (pictured) implicated in the embezzlement and money-laundering case against Isabel dos Santos, daugther of late President of Angola, has been found dead in Lisbon. Mr Da Cunha was found dead at one of his properties in Lisbon. A police source told Portuguese media that “everything points to suicide”. Banker implicated in embezzlement case…

Libya LNA shuts down oil exports

The Libyan National Oil Corporation will lose $55 million daily due to shutting down oil shipment at ports, RIA Novosti reported, citing a statement by the company. Crude, disrupted. Libya stands to lose more than 1 million bpd as unrest cripples oil production. With almost all major fields (El Sharara, El Feel) and pipelines shut…