A Spanish circus has agreed to hand over all its animals to end using them in performances. The two lions from the circus have since been rehomed at the AAP Primadomus Foundation, located near Alicante. This is considered an unprecedented step forward in a country which is believed to have 10 registered circuses with wild…
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EU “committed to Libya”
The European Union (EU), the African Union (AU), the League of Arab States (LAS), and the United Nations (UN) met in Brussels on 23rd May 2017 to assess developments in Libya since their last meeting in Cairo on 18th March 2017 and further coordinate their efforts to advance the political process and assist Libya in…
Brak al-Shati: EU calls Libyans for reconciliation
“Violence is not a solution to Libya’s challenges. It can only put at risk the ongoing work to find a peaceful and negotiated solution to the political and security crisis.” “All parties need to exercise restraint, cease all hostilities and avoid further escalation of violence for sake of all Libyans.” The reports of violence at…
EU Council on development
The EU Council will address the humanitarian situation in Africa, Yemen and Syria. Development ministers are expected to express their concerns over deteriorating humanitarian crises and the risk on famine in several African countries, including Nigeria, South Sudan and Somalia. Following the EU-ACP Council of ministers on 4-5 May, development ministers will discuss the future…
AU-EU: investing in youth
On 15 May 2017, the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini and EU Foreign Ministers met the Chairperson of the Africa Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat for an exchange of views on the state of the Africa-EU partnership in view of the AU-EU Summit in Abidjan on 29-30 November. In an evolving global context,…
Troika “deeply troubled” by conflict in South Sudan
“The members of the Troika (the UK, US and Norway) and the EU are deeply troubled by the ongoing conflict in South Sudan. We echo the concerns highlighted recently by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat and Chairman of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission President Festus Mogae on increased violence,…
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…
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…
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…
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