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France suspends joint military operations with Mali

France plans to suspend joint military operations with the Malian forces, citing the country's second nine-month coup that led to the resignation of civilian interim presidents and prime ministers following the arrest, as well as the recent West African state suspension from the African Union (AU) and the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS). , Thursday's decision came after Mali's military strongman Assimi Goita, who led last year's coup, fired President Bah Ndaw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and…

The 22nd African Championships were canceled

The 22nd African Athletics Championships will not take place. Nigeria, asked to host the event instead of Algeria, finally gave up because of the health context. This important step towards the Tokyo Olympics had already been postponed from 2020 to 2021 due to Covid-19. A big blow for African athletics, less than 50 days…

WHO points out the difficulties with vaccination in

The World Health Organization warns of a possible third wave of Covid-19 in Africa as pollution begins to rise again in 14 countries on the continent, and only 0.54% of the African population is currently fully protected by a vaccine. The WHO acknowledges that the continent was poorly prepared for this vaccine phase and overly dependent on the rest of the world. Almost 99% of vaccine production takes…

In the spotlight: France discontinues operations

France announced yesterday, Thursday, June 3, to abolish, as a precautionary and temporary measure, the suspension of its joint military operations with Bamako.That is the "warning from France", launchesThe ParisianIt is even "a serious warning in Bamako" in anticipation of guarantees "for civilians to return to power and for the establishment of a transition process that guarantees that the planned elections will be held well…

Greece dissatisfied with German Libya conference

Greece on Thursday expressed its dissatisfaction with the UN over Berlin's decision not to invite Athens to a conference on Libya this month in the German capital. "In (a) telephone conversation, I discussed (developments) in Libya with UN Secretary-General Jan Kubis. . Expressed dissatisfaction with Germany's decision not to invite Greece to the Berlin Conference. Cooperation with UN refugees in Libya is also in focus, "wrote Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Twitter. Germany and the UN plan…

Suspension of joint operations: “the army

France "will suspend its joint military operations with Mali" and will only resume them once "the framework for the political transition in Mali is clarified". This is announced by Paris, ten days after Colonel Goita's coup in Bamako. If France and Mali cannot agree, are we heading towards the end of Operation Barkhane? The French general Dominique Trinquand was head of the French military mission to the UN in New York. He is now retired. He delivers his analysis to ChristopheBoisbouvier's microphone. .

clashes between soldiers and recruits in a camp

Conflicts between soldiers and young recruits left at least one dead and 18 injured, two of them seriously, according to a security source. The facts took place on Thursday, June 3, in a military camp in Moussoro, a city 293 kilometers north of Ndjamena in the Bahr El Ghazel department. At the beginning of the clashes, recruitment was considered discriminatory. The authorities deny.…

those who have decided to stay in Goma

Thirteen days after the outbreak of Nyiragongo, more than 200,000 people have still not returned to Goma, according to official figures. Thousands of people are in Masisi territory, others in Rutshuru or even in Bukavu. Many others preferred not to leave the city for several reasons. Kambale is a mechanic. He saw the lava flow coming, but he preferred to stay in Goma. "Go? But where? And how would my life be there? Who would take care of me? I preferred to stay here. If the lava goes to the left I go to the right. I could…

Morocco is still striving to play the role of mediator

Rabat is organizing a new meeting of Libyan officials to move forward on the issue of uniting sovereign institutions. Since the Bouznika dialogue in September last year, this file has been blocked with regard to the appointment of the heads of seven institutions. After being twice postponed, the meeting between Aguila Saleh, the head of parliament and Khaled al-Mishri, the head of the Supreme Council,…

the Ethiopian government claims to be a victim of

Western chancelleries are once again calling for free and independent access for humanitarian workers in Tigray province, who have been at war for seven months. France, the United States, Britain and several European embassies are also calling for a ceasefire to allow the region to avoid famine. The Ethiopian government claims to be the victim of unjustified international pressure. Addis Ababa denies the allegations and refuses to negotiate with the Tigrayan rebels. Contrary to what humanitarian aid workers report…