On May 20, Chad adopted a new anti-terrorism law that no longer includes the death penalty for terrorism-related crimes, with life imprisonment as the maximum sentence. With this law, Chad has become the 22nd African state to abolish the death penalty for all crimes in law. Le Tchad: Déclaration du porte-parole sur l’abolition de la…
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MEPs criticise Nigeria and Burundi
16.01.2020 Strasbourg The European Parliament adopted two resolutions on monitoring respect to the human rights and rule of law situation in Nigeria and Burundi. Press releaseHuman rights breaches in Nigeria and Burundi: https://t.co/BBD4y9Gwhg — EP PressService (@EuroParlPress) January 16, 2020 Nigeria Following the recent terrorist attacks in the country, the European Parliament strongly condemns the…
Burkina-Faso mourns victims of jihad
Thirty-five civilians, including 31 women, were killed on Tuesday in a jihadist attack in Arbinda, in the north of Burkina Faso, one of the deadliest tolls in the history of this Sahel country, which declared 48 hours of national mourning. Four soldiers and three gendarmes also perished, and “80 terrorists” and seven members of security…
French solider killed in Mali
French soldier perished in Mali after his armoured vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb, France’s presidency said in a statement. Le brigadier Ronan Pointeau est mort au Mali, en opération. À sa famille, à ses proches et ses frères d'armes, je veux dire ma tristesse et la pleine solidarité de la Nation. Je salue…
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…
Tajani reiterates call for Africa Marshall Plan
Italian Member of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani warned about growing inequalities threatening the economic and social development in sub-Saharan Africa. The economic situation in many African countries has aggravated recently, impacting the security situation, gradually eroding social cohesion. The growing inequality leads to instability, Tajani said. He underlined that the security situation in the Sahel…
Trump and Haftar discussed need for peace
White House informed that President Donald Trump had a telephone conversation with Libyan Commander Khalifa Haftar and discussed “ongoing counter terrorism efforts and the need to achieve peace and stability in Libya.” The telephone call took place on April 15, Monday, however it was announced by the administration only by the end of the week. Commander Haftar has…
EU condemns terror attack in Tunis
The EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn condemned the terrorist attack in Tunis, committed by a woman (29) suicide bomber; who blew herself up near police vehicles in the center of the Tunisian capital, killing one policeman and injuring nine pedestrians. Condemn in the strongest terms the terror attack which hit #Tunis only three days after my…
EU pledges more than €400 million for Sahel
The International High Level Conference on the Sahel, co-chaired today by the European Union, the United Nations, the African Union and the G5 Sahel group of countries -Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, – has mobilised political support for the Sahel region, €414 million to support the Joint security Force of the G5 Sahel whilst reinforcing the…
EU expects Libyans to search for compromise
A double attack struck Benghazi deliberately targeting the civilian population and healthcare personnel. The European Union extends its sympathy to the families of the victims and wishes those injured a speedy recovery. Statement on the attacks in #Benghazi. #EU extends its sympathy to the families of the victims and wishes those injured a speedy recovery….
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