Brussels: EU-African Union meeting

Brussels 21.05.2025 “Today we had a broad and very engaging meeting, and I want to thank the Minister for his support to co-chair. Also on our side: it was a true Team Europe spirit, as there were several Ministers co-chairing this meeting” said the EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas, while addressing the high profile event….

SA: Trump grants asylum to farmers

Brussels 12.05.2025 The white South Africans have been granted refugee status in the United States by the Trump administration. The group of 59 people arrived at Washington Dulles airport in Virginia on Monday, May 12, according to a State Department official said. (Image above: illustration) Trump said during a news conference at the White House…

Sudan: intensification of attacks

Strasbourg 06.05.2025 Today the explosions and fires rocked Sudan’s wartime capital Port Sudan, a witness said, part of a days-long drone assault that has torched the country’s biggest fuel depots and damaged its primary gateway for humanitarian aid in a major escalation. 🇸🇩 This morning, the RSF launched a major drone assault on Port Sudan,…

EU: Nigerian Christians in oblivion

24.04.2025 The funeral of Pope Francis will be attended by the world leaders, paying tributes to the Head of the Vatican City State. The Holy See Press Office announced that Pope Francis’ funeral Mass will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 10:00 AM in St. Peter’s Square. Among the dignitaries President Trump, and…

Sudan: EU neo-Colonial Syndrome

Brussels 15.04.2025 Today the EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib participates in the UK high-level international conference on the Republic of the Sudan. In the context of addressing the dramatic humanitarian situation in the country, the European Commission and Member States have pledged €522 million in aid for 2025 at the High-level Conference for Sudan, co-hosted in…

EU: Commissioner Lahbib visits Chad

Brussels 08.04.2025 European Commissioner in charge of preparedness and crisis management Hadja Lahbib will visit Chad this week for a mission focused on the situation of Sudanese refugees. Lahbib will travel April 8 to AdrĂ©, on the border with Sudan, where the refugees are searching for safety fleeing the horrors of civil war. Since the…

Ethiopia: EU stands by Pretoria agreement

Brussels 28.03.2025 The  EU  reiterates its calls  for the full implementation of the Pretoria agreement that ended the conflict between Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray rebels in 2022.  Nowadays  despite the peace agreement, signed in Pretoria, South Africa, in 2022 between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) ending the…

Africa Summit: New South – Old World

Brussels 25.03.2025 Today the Africa Political Outlook Summit  offers a wide range of views on the possible avenues of reshaping, and modernizing governance, geopolitics, and economic opportunities in a rapidly evolving Africa. “New South, Old World” stands for the rise of evolving nations, particularly in Africa, reflecting upon their roles within global power structures and…

DRC: EU individual sanctions effect

Brussels 19.03.2025 Rwanda’s reaction to the EU sanctions is swift and arrogant. The leadership severed diplomatic ties with Belgium, its former colonial ruler, and gave Belgian diplomats just 48 hours to leave. This week the EU Council imposed restrictive measures on nine individuals and one entity responsible for acts that constitute serious human rights violations…

SA: refugees welcome to USA

Brussels 08.03.2025 The South African government said it will not engage in “counterproductive megaphone diplomacy” following the newest social media post by U.S. President Trump reiterating his position on confiscating land, and relevant law. Trump extended his invitation to relocate those seeking “to flee [South Africa] for reasons of safety” to all farmers and offered…