A terrorist attack that hit Mogadishu seaport in Somalia yesterday has left dozens of casualties and many more wounded. The EU expresses its condolences to the families of the victims, and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured. Al-Shabaab has targeted the civilian population who have already paid a heavy price in a country affected ...
The Council prolonged the mandate of its two CSDP missions in Somalia, the civilian mission of capacity building EUCAP and the military training mission EUTM, both until 31 December 2018. The Council renamed the capacity building mission EUCAP Nestor EUCAP Somalia . The objective of EUCAP Somalia is to assist this country in ...
A Federal Foreign Office Spokesperson issued the following statement today (11 December) on the bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu that claimed many lives: We were shocked to hear of another deadly bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu for which the Islamist terror militia al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility. The German Governm ...
The International Cooperation, Trade and Security cluster chaired by Minister Edna Molewa will brief media on the progress made in the implementation of the cluster rsquo;s Programme of Action (PoA) towards achieving the goals of the NDP: Vision 2030. The briefing follows the pronouncement that Cabinet has since been updated on the progress ...
The global community for climate action was spooked by the November 8 election of Donald Trump as the next President of the United States. The US President-elect had earned the sobriquet of ldquo;climate denier, rdquo; for his claim that climate change is a hoax. However, there is cautious optimism that his presidency will not overturn the glo ...
The Honourable St eacute;phane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today issued the following statement regarding the presidential election in Ghana: ldquo;Canada congratulates Nana Akufo-Addo on his election to the presidency of Ghana and con ...
ldquo;What do you want to be when you grow up? rdquo; It rsquo;s a question that most of us heard by the time we were four years-old, with the expectation that the answer would be a single profession or career. But times are changing fast and many people are now rejecting the idea that they should choose to define themselves by only one job fo ...
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between, the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) ( www.ICD-PS.org ), the private sector arm of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group, and Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA Bank) (www.PTAbank.org), which mandate is to finance and foster trade ...
Kigali (AFP) - In a church in Rwanda, sobs ring out and candles flicker as refugees from neighbouring Burundi mark a year since one of the deadliest episodes of violence in their crisis-wracked country. Darcy, 32, is one of about 200 Burundians who gathered to commemorate those killed when an attack on military installations by gunmen opposed to ...
Bamako (AFP) - Some 260 Malians expelled from Algeria in a massive swoop against illegal African migrants arrived home Sunday to Monday accusing Algerian security forces of brutality and saying many had been hurt and some killed. There was no independent or official confirmation available and Algerian authorities offered no comment on the operat ...
Paris (AFP) - Jobseekers of north African origin still face widespread discrimination in France, with a survey released on Monday showing 30 percent of big businesses preferred candidates with French-sounding names. Between April and July this year, a consulting firm commissioned by the labour ministry tested 40 businesses in six cities employin ...
The Hague (AFP) - The European Union on Sunday reached an agreement with the Malian government aimed at enabling the return of migrants who have reached Europe's shores, and whose asylum requests have been refused. It is the first time the EU establishes such a precise mechanism with an African country with regards to returning failed asylum se ...
Libreville (AFP) - Anomalies during Gabon's disputed presidential election call into question the outcome of the August vote which saw Ali Bongo reelected, a final report by EU observers said on Monday. The criticisms were not as stinging as defeated opposition chief Jean Ping, who disputes the result and styles himself president-elect , woul ...
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said: I congratulate Nana Akufo-Addo on his election as President-elect of Ghana. I also pay tribute to John Dramani Mahama and the other Presidential candidates for their statesmanship in accepting the result and respecting the will of the Ghanaian people. Through their peaceful conduct during the election, ...
The Secretary-General congratulates Nana Akufo-Addo on his election as President of Ghana. He thanks outgoing President John Dramani Mahama for his role in defusing tensions and preserving peace during the election period. The Secretary-General congratulates the Ghanaian people, who turned out in large numbers to participate in the presidential ...
Acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Bruce Wharton will travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, December 11 ndash;12, to lead the U.S. Delegation attending the 4th High Level Dialogue with the African Union Commission, which will take place on December 12. The High Level Dialogue is an important opportunity to de ...
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