African Union appointment challenges

Brussels 13.08.2025 The African Union (AU) is dealing with internal tensions as the race to replace the outgoing Director of Conflict Management within the Department of Political Affairs, Peace, and Security approaches climax. The African Union faces internal tensions as regional blocs compete to appoint the next Director of Conflict Management. With crises in Sudan,…

Burkina Faso nuclear ambition

The Hague, 24.06.2025 The U.S. airstrikes launched by President Trump against Iran nuclear facilities impacted gravely the mindset of African leaders. Just a week of intense bombing of Iran by Israel caused a profound transition in understanding of multipolar world, free from political monopoly of one superpower, and its proxies. Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 has signed…

Somaliland attracts investors

Brussels 13.06.2025 Somaliland’s Representative to the EU Ambassador Kaysar Maxamed urged the EU companies and businesses leaders to seize investment opportunities in Somaliland. Why Somaliland? What the country which regained its freedom in 1992 can offer those who would like to invest? Somaliland has witnessed a great deal of progress over the last 30 years…

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…

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…

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…

Cameroon: MEPs condemn human rights violations

Strasbourg 03.04.2025 The European Parliament condemns the systematic violations of journalists’ human rights by the Cameroonian authorities and calls on them to ensure press freedom ahead of the country’s 2025 presidential election. MEPs demand the immediate and unconditional release of Amadou VamoulkĂ©, Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka, Mancho Bibixy, Thomas Awah Junior, and Tsi Conrad. They emphasise…

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…