agreements

From an overhead perspective, Lughaya Beach shines brightly against the calm blue waters of the Gulf of Aden, preparing to host a new port as part of the recent agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland. In the Awdal region, Somaliland is pushing forward with plans to construct a modern port in the historic city of Lughaya, as discussions about strategic partnerships with Ethiopia continue. $1 million has been set aside by the government for the project, along with anticipated contributions from local business figures and…

Sixty years ago, on March 18, 1962, the Evian Agreement was signed in eastern France, which would put an end to more than seven years of French-Algerian conflict. The text specifies the process of self-determination for the Algerian people. It frames the…

From tonight's edition: Sixty years ago today, French and Algerian officials signed a peace accord, the Evian Accords, ending an 8-year war and paving the way for independence of Algeria. A 19-year-old girl says she was raped by Sudanese security forces on the…

It's been exactly six decades since the ink was signed on the Evian Accords, an agreement aimed at ending a nearly eight-year conflict that has claimed the lives of more than 300,000 Algerians. But France is still struggling to come to terms with its colonial and wartime heritage in Algeria. We are joined for Perspective by historian Jim House, senior lecturer and research director for French at the University of Leeds in the UK.

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This is a major step forward in the joint military talks in Geneva two days after the start of a face-to-face meeting between representatives of two warring parties in Libya: the Government of National Unity (Tripoli) and the Libyan National Army (Benghazi). Agreements have been reached to address the very difficult situation of civilians. It is an agreement in six specific points which, once implemented, will make the daily lives of Libyans less difficult. These points were recorded at a press conference held on…

The Kenyan president arrives in Paris for a five-day visit to France. A business-oriented move. The head of state, accompanied by five ministers, attends a conference for the public investment bank, meets with French employers and signs contracts. Uhuru Kenyatta is accompanied by a strong delegation of ministers and is expected to attend several economic events. A conference at the headquarters of BPI France, the institution responsible for promoting French companies abroad, but also a meeting in Medef, the French…