Brussels 05.04.2024 Today the EU diplomacy announced they “took note” of the arrest warrants for the leadership of Tagadum including that of ex-Prime Minister of Sudan – Hamdok. “It is a source of concern in a moment when Sudan needs a political solution for that war that devastated the country for more than a year”…
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Houthis continue random attacks
Brussels 30.03.2024 Yemen’s Houthis informed they have made six attacks on vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in the past three days. According to a statement published on the Houthi-controlled Saba news agency, the trade vessels targeted include Maersk Saratoga, APL Detroit and Huang Pu, which are either US or UK…
Senegal: Bassirou Diomaye Faye leading candidate
Brussels 25.03.2024 Early results from Sunday’s presidential elections in Senegal indicate opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye,44, is in the lead, prompting his supporters to celebrate on the streets of the capital Dakar hoping the new administration will address widespread poverty and corruption. The governing coalition’s candidate, former Prime Minister Amadou Ba, on Monday, March 25,…
SA threatens for joining IDF
Brussels 24.03.2024 South Africa threatens to arrest its citizens who engage in service for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), while raising legal, moral and strategic questions for a military that relies heavily on foreign-born troops to fill its ranks. Although no other nation has an intention to follow South Africa’s lead and prosecute their citizens,…
Red Sea: Maersk company doesn’t resume navigation
Brussels 24.03.2024 Shipping company Maersk said it was too early to resume navigation through the Red Sea due to a continued elevated risk level, despite an initiative by the European Union to increase safety in the region. The disruption also led to a 1.3% drop in global trade in December of last year, and uncertainty…
Senegal: EU welcomes elections
Brussels 08.03.2024 “The decisions of the Constitutional Council and the Presidency of the Republic set the date of the presidential election before the end of the President’s mandate on April 2, and establish the legal framework for the continuity of the State beyond this date. They thus end a period of uncertainty while demonstrating the…
EU condemns Houthi attack on “True Confidence”
Brussels 08.03.2024 The European Union strongly condemns attack on the Barbados-flagged and Liberian-owned bulk carrier ‘True Confidence’ while transiting the Gulf of Aden, resulting in reported tragic losses of life and multiple injuries among crew members, reads the statement by the Spokesperson on Houthis deadly attack against a vessel in the Gulf of Aden. “This…
EOM: Liberia elections final report
Brussels 05.03.2024 Announcing today the release of the final report of the 2023 EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Liberia, its Chief Observer Andreas Schieder, Member of the European Parliament, said: “These were the first general elections since the departure of UNMIL solely organised by the Liberian institutions and they marked an important milestone in…
Sudan: EU condemns ban on humanitarian assistance
Brussels 02.03.2024 “We strongly condemn the recent ban by the Sudanese de facto authorities on the delivery of cross-border humanitarian assistance from Chad to Sudan to the civilians suffering at the hands of both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). This is a flagrant violation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL)”…
Burkina Faso: EU strongly condemns terrorist attack
Brussels 28.02.2024 “The European Union expresses its solidarity with Burkina Faso following the recent terrorist attacks in the North and East of the country, which caused numerous victims this Sunday, February 25, 2024, in particular during attacks in a mosque and in a church” reads the statement by the spokesperson on terrorist attacks in the…
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