Daesh fighters in Mali have killed dozens of soldiers in one of the deadliest offensives against the governmental forces in recent memory. The the sources report two figures: 49 and 53 men perished in the attack, and one civilian. At least 54 killed in jihadist attack on army in Mali Military families say soldiers are not…
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Senegal anti-trafficking measures
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Senegal and the Ministry of Justice, represented by National Unit for Combatting Trafficking in Persons (CNLTP) and the Directorate of Criminal Affairs and Amnesty (DACG), has united efforts to consolidate the country’s first human trafficking case law database, the Système de suivi de la traite, known as Systraite. https://twitter.com/dev_discourse/status/1187767501456842755?s=21 Senegal…
Russia to maintain defense co-operation with Mozambique
Russia will maintain defense co-operation with Mozambique at a level that the African country finds appropriate, Russian Ambassador in Mozambique Alexander Surikov said in an interview to Russian news agency TASS. Russia ready to maintain defense cooperation with Mozambique, says ambassador:https://t.co/boFBoLBG2O pic.twitter.com/r3fAqQw7kC — TASS (@tassagency_en) October 25, 2019 “We have a rather advanced legal framework…
MEPs condemn Egypt crackdown on protest
The European Parliament strongly condemns the latest state crackdown on peaceful anti-government protests, as well as the ongoing restrictions on fundamental rights in the country. Egyptian authorities have in the past weeks arbitrarily arrested over 4300 people who have been protesting against systemic corruption, repression and austerity measures, and have demanded the resignation of Egyptian…
Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi
Russia delivered two nuclear-capable bombers to South Africa on a training mission on October 23, a flight apparently timed to coincide with President Vladimir Putin’s opening of a flagship Russia-Africa Summit conceived to ensure Russian influence. #Sochi, Russia-Africa Summit: Meeting with President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadera https://t.co/0AL3GQ3gvy pic.twitter.com/cNqKfYPDvR — President of Russia…
Mozambique elections with «democratic aspirations»
“The historic Peace and Reconciliation Agreement signed in Maputo on 6 August was an inspiration to the outside world: the electoral process which has followed is a real test of the readiness of Mozambique’s political actors and institutions to maintain and protect the freedoms and rights which will help to bring the benefits of the…
EU allocates funds to rescue migrants
The European Commission has taken stock of all work strands of Progress report of Migration agenda. The Report highlighted the EU efforts for rescuing lives – 760,000 in Mediterranean Sea and over 23,000 in the Nigerien desert since 2015. https://twitter.com/refmigrupdate/status/1185455367981064192?s=21 Unprecedented funding worth €9.7 billion has been mobilised mainly through the EU Trust Fund for Africa. …
Tripoli GNA obstructs Europarl debate
Anna van Densky from Brussels. As a result of the considerable diplomatic effort of the Government of National Accord (GNA, Tripoli) mission in Brussels, the public event with H.E.Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Libyan Interim government Abdulhadi Ibrahim Lahweej (pictured) posted by MEP Fulvio Martusciello (EPP, Italy), has been occluded. The Italian MEP initiate…
Ethiopian Abiy Ahmed Nobel prize winner
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia has won Nobel Peace Prize for his input in ending the 20-year war between Ethiopia and Eritrea. https://twitter.com/unesco/status/1182589900203462656?s=21 Announcing the prize in Oslo, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said Ahmed’s “efforts deserve recognition and need encouragement.” https://twitter.com/afp/status/1182591973766684673?s=21 The Prime Minister’s office tweeted out a statement after Abiy Ahmed saying it…
Angola against death penalty
In October Angola became party to the Optional Protocol aiming to the abolition of the death penalty, to the Convention against Torture and other cruel inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and to the Convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination. The European Union welcomed Angola’s alignment with these three significant international…
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