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Direct political talks between Libya’s rivals begin in Tunisia when the UN expresses optimism
UN-mediated direct political talks between Libya's rival sides started in neighboring Tunisia on Monday with the purpose of drawing up a roadmap for the presidential and parliamentary elections.
Stephanie Williams, Head of the UN Help Mission in Libya, opened the conferences of the Libyan Political Dialogue Discussion board (LPDF) within the capital Tunis. The discussion board held its first on-line assembly on the finish of final month.
"We're on the verge of a brand new Libya after years of…
The solution comes loose in Farabougou
In Mali, the Niono Forum on Reconciliation between different communities ended this weekend after three days of work. Four ministers had come from Bamako to this center in the center of the country to put an end to the violence that has plagued the sites in the area for several weeks. The case of the village of Farabougou, surrounded for over a month by jihadist fighters against a backdrop of conflict…
The Ethiopian Prime Minister fires the military normal and intelligence chief within the center
ADDIS ABABA - The struggling Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed made three stunning modifications on Sunday, concerning three vital workplaces answerable for the nation's safety and international coverage amid escalating tensions within the Tigray area, necessitating navy motion.
Within the transition, the Ethiopian Nationwide Protection Power chief, intelligence chief and international minister had been fired as the military continued operations within the Tigray area regardless of requires a ceasefire from…
The Kenyan delegation in Somalia banned Khat enterprise
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A high-level delegation from Kenya visited Somalia over the weekend and is predicted to debate a number of the new points, together with however not restricted to the ban on Khat enterprise within the Horn of Africa, which has inflicted heavy losses on businessmen throughout East Africa. nation.
Since March, Somalia, which is the most important marketplace for Khat regionally generally known as Miraa, banned the import of the gentle stimulant early this yr as a result of raging Coronavirus…
Joseph Kabila’s FCC does not close the door to dialogue but sets boundaries
The coalition of former President Joseph Kabila has just met in Kinshasa. And while current president Felix Tshisekedi has been consulting since the beginning of last week to try to find a new majority, the FCC says it is ready to continue the dialogue and power-sharing agreement, but only for certain conditions.
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Somalia’s military is intensifying the bottom battle towards Al-Shabaab
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The warfare towards al-Qaeda-linked group, Al-Shabaab, continues to achieve momentum in Somalia after the most recent operation, through which dozens of them had been killed in central Somalia, a area thought-about a terrorist hotspot within the Horn of Africa.
Since March this yr, a group from the Somali Nationwide Military has , the African Union mission forces and the US African command have launched assaults towards the militants in central and southern Somalia, the place a number of cities…
of prisoners tell of the abuse they suffered
In Chad, a few days ago, we told about the discovery of the Chadian Convention for the Defense of Human Rights by a secret prison of the National Security Agency. CTDDH condemns a real death. The government talks about dungeons where prisoners are treated "very well". RFI found five former residents of this detention center, two of whom agreed to testify with their faces exposed.…
in Gondar, the people were mobilized to support the war effort
The government-led offensive against Tigray province has now been going on for six days. The fighting took place 700 km north of the capital Addis Ababa, without an estimate of the number of casualties due to the cut in telecommunications. Bombings are underway against the TPLF party's positions, the prime minister assures. South of the front line, populations are mobilized to support the war effort.…
The list of participants in Tunis’ political dialogue forum is controversial
Libya's political dialogue forum opens this Monday, November 9, in Tunisia under UN leadership. It is intended to unite the deeply divided Libyans under one leader. But the list of participants is already controversial.
If all goes well, this meeting will be able to appoint the next Prime Minister, the next President of the…
The central bank freezes accounts for figures for the #EndSars business
Following the bloody attack on the Nigerian youth protest movement by the military, authorities are keeping the pressure on some identified individuals within the #EndSars movement. Twenty of them's bank accounts were frozen, following a decision by the Nigerian central bank.
The #EndSars movement has always claimed to be leaderless, but the Nigerian authorities seem to have identified some of its alleged "promoters". They are under increasing pressure, almost three weeks after the army intervened the peaceful movement of…