Mauritania: crisis in South Sudan, Western Sahara et al to dominate 31st AU summit
The 31st ordinary summit of the African Union is underway in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital. The meeting under the theme…
G7 finance ministers speak out against U.S. trade tariffs
Canada’s Finance Minister says tariffs will hurt citizens in US and in Canada… READ MORE … source
UN Security Council lauds renewed ties between Ethiopia and Eritrea
The United Nations Security Council had commended the resumption of relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea.* However, the body did not…
Machar’s return to South Sudan capital postponed
South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar’s return to the capital, Juba, on Monday, has been postponed for logistical reasons, BBC…
South Sudan: Kiir says war must end, Machar says ‘came to look for peace’ in Khartoum talks
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar said on Monday they hoped for a breakthrough in peace…
Guinea: Opposition calls off gov’t negotiations, announces fresh strike
Negotiations between Guinean opposition and president Alpha Conde’s regime have entered a fresh impasse. The opposition was in talks with…
Zimbabwe govt workers reject salary increase, further talks ongoing
Zimbabwe’s public sector workers have rejected an improved salary offer of 15 percent from President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government and want…
Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia create a scientific c’ttee on mega-dam built on the Blue Nile
Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed to create a scientific committee dedicated to the mega-dam built by Ethiopia on the…
Mozambique president says Dhlakama’s death should not shake peace process
Mozambique’s president said the country’s fragile peace process must not collapse after veteran rebel leader Afonso Dhlakama, who had opened…
Between a rock and a hard Brexit
Battle lines are deepening in the fallout from Brexit, based on whether the UK government will aim for a soft…
DRC opposition requests AU impartiality over political impasse
A group of 7 opposition leaders have called on the African Union not to take sides in the ongoing political…
Carnegie Europe Director: “Britain has lost a lot more than the EU”
Euronews spoke to Carnegie Europe Director, Jan Techau, to get his take on how the EU will handle with the…
Mali, Algeria step up war against terror
Mali and Algeria, which share a long border, have pledged to intensify the fight against terrorism. Bamako reaffirmed the commitment…
Nigeria plans to negotiate for release of 110 abducted Dapchi girls
Nigeria’s presidency said on Monday it plans to negotiate for the release of 110 girls abducted from a school in…