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The UN calls for concessions to regulate
On Thursday, July 8, the UN pressured Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to resume negotiations on the great renaissance dam on the Nile, under the leadership of the African Union. Egypt would have liked the UN Security Council to address the issue, but the fifteen members unanimously invited them to reconsider concessions in order to resolve the situation as quickly as possible.…
Ten years later, the disappointed hopes of
South Sudan, the youngest state in the world, is a battered country. On July 9, 2011, the hope aroused by its independence, which arose after decades of struggle, was enormous. Ten years and a civil war later, the country is experiencing one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.
A cross around his neck, green and black scarf on his head, Tireza Sima looks…
In the Mediterranean, Ocean Viking is stuck with
Every summer, migration flows to Europe increase. Sailing conditions are better than in winter and there are more attempts to cross the Mediterranean. But the journey is still very dangerous: the central Mediterranean, between Libya and Europe, is still the deadliest migration route in the world. In the last seven days, Ocean Viking, the SOS Mediterranean ship, has rescued 572 people at sea.…
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune appoints a new one
Almost a month after the election to the legislature, which was marked by a record-breaking vote and in the context of an economic and social crisis, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune presented the new team. At the domestic political level, little major change. At the diplomatic level, on the other hand, a remarkable return, that of Ramtane Lamamra to Foreign Affairs.…
In the spotlight: Africa hit by a third wave of
"This time there is no more doubt: the dreaded third wave is here," exclaimsYoung Africaand the numbers start to rise again. Exacerbated by the spread of the famous Delta variant originally identified in India, the infection still affects the continent in a very heterogeneous way. The figures are therefore quite worrying in the north, especially in Egypt and Tunisia (where we have just passed the milestone of 400,000 cases).…
Another 2 mass graves were found in Libya’s Tarhuna
Two more mass graves have been discovered in the city of Tarhuna, freed from the forces of putschist general Khalifa Haftar, Libyan authorities said on Wednesday.
According to a statement from the government's institution for searching and determining missing individuals, two more mass graves were discovered in the countryside and work is underway to determine more graves.
Authorities did not say how many bodies were found in the graves.
According to official sources from Libya, Haftar's forces and…
the country will produce a vaccine locally
Morocco announces an agreement with Sinopharm to produce the Chinese pharmaceutical group's vaccine against Covid-19 on its soil. A co-operation agreement was signed on Monday 5 July in the presence of King Mohammed VI. The country is one of the five African countries announcing the production of coronavirus vaccines. An important contribution for the continent, while the difficulties in delivering…
Merven Clair, bearer of hope for Mauritius
Of the eight Mauritian athletes who will compete in the Olympics in Tokyo, some have a chance to make a splash. To see in particular, boxer Merven Clair, 27, for his second Olympic participation and seventh in the world in his category, 65 kg. RFI met him during a training session at the National Boxing Center in Vacoas.
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Libya’s military continues to hold the key
The Libyan military will continue to maintain the critical path of Misrata-Sirte, despite the fact that militias loyal to Putist general Khalifa Haftar do not follow the terms of an agreement, according to a statement.
General Abdulhadi Darah, spokesman for the Libyan military's Sirte-Juffra Joint Operations Center, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that pro-Haftar forces have not complied with the terms of the agreement reached after the 5 + 5 military commission on June 20. He noted that the pro-Haftar forces…
The failure of Libya’s talks jeopardizes December
The latest disagreements over reaching a compromise to hold elections in Libya in December threaten the roadmap on the way to finally ending a decade of chaos in the war-torn country, analysts say. Seventy-five delegates from the war-torn North African country aired their differences at crazy rallies in Geneva last week.
But despite an extra day of unplanned talks, they remain divided over when to hold elections, what elections to hold and on what constitutional grounds - a blockade that threatens to…