Brussels 10.09.2023 “Today, we join our brothers and sisters in Africa in celebrating the accession of the African Union as a permanent member of the G20” reads the G20 statement by the EU High Representative Josep Borrell on to the accession of the African Union as a permanent member. (Image: Lotus Temple, New Delhi, India)….
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Libya: EU urges to refrain from hostilities
Brussels 16.08.2023 “The European Union follows with great attention and concern the latest violent events in Libya” reads the statement by the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell on the latest armed clashes Libya. Libya: 🇪🇺 follows with concern the latest violent events.While clashes in Tripoli appear to have subsided, EU urges all parties to continue…
Niger: EU will not recognize junta
Brussels 31.07.2023 “The European Union does not recognize and will not recognize the authorities resulting from the putsch in Niger. President Bazoum was democratically elected; he is and therefore remains the only legitimate President of Niger. His release must be unconditional and without delay. The EU holds the putschists responsible for his safety and that…
Niger: EU support to President Bazoum amid coup d’etat
Brussels 27.07.2023 “The European Union is following with great concern the current events in Niamey following a mutiny by part of the presidential guard at the residence of President Mohamed Bazoum. At this time, the situation remains tense” reads the statement of the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell. L’UE réaffirme son plein soutien au Président…
Moura massacre: Borrell demands investigation
Brussels 16.05.2023 “The publication, by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, of the report on the events that took place in Moura, from March 27 to 31, 2022, confirms the multiple abuses and violations of human rights and the law international humanitarian crisis that occurred in the context of the…
Sudan: risk of protracted conflict
Brussels 24.04.2023 Fighting has erupted in the capital – Khartoum, and other cities in Sudan as powerful rival military factions battle for control, increasing the risk of a nationwide civil war. The sudden outbreak of violence between the military and the well-armed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group on April 15 triggered a humanitarian crisis…
Sudan: Evacuations from Khartoum
Brussels 24.04.2023 Europe, China and Japan are in a hurry to extract their citizens from Khartoum, Sudan, on Monday, April 24, and thousands more people took advantage of an apparent lull in fighting between the army and a paramilitary force over the past two days to escape from the unrest. (Image: illustration). Dès le 18/04…
Sudan: EU strongly condemns violence
Brussels 15.04.2023 “The EU strongly condemns the eruption of violence between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces earlier this morning in Sudan” reads the statement by the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell calling for an immediate de-escalation of conflict in Sudan. The EU strongly condemns the eruption of violence between the Sudan…
Borrell visit to South Africa and Botswana
Brussels 31.01.2023 The EU top diplomat Josep Borrell has concluded his visit to Southern Africa. In South Africa Borrell co-chaired, together with the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, Dr Naledi Pandor, the 15th session of the Ministerial Political Dialogue. The meeting was also attended by Commissioner for Health and Food Safety,…
Borrell visit to SA: “testing times”
Brussels 27.01.2023 “…The European Union and South Africa came together to establish a strategic partnership 16 years ago, and South Africa is the only African country that has this qualification of a strategic partner. And the word means something. It is the only partnership on the African continent. This is a recognition of the importance…
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