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The High Representative of the African Union for the political transition of Chad, who already occupied the post of Special Envoy for the same organization, will land in Ndjamena on Sunday to "take up his post". His arrival was eagerly awaited in Chad, the only African country that has not been sanctioned by the AU since the…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya Defense Forces will have to operate with a $ 49 million deficit in the 2021/22 budget, it emerged, after the European Union slashed donor repayments to Kenya by 66%, ahead of AMISOM's exit from Somalia . AMISOM troops are expected to withdraw from the Horn of Africa nation upon full implementation of the Somali transition plan by the end of 2021. AMISOM has nearly 22,000 troops in Somalia, fully paid by the European Union, the UN, the United States among other partners. In a report tabled in…

AU mission to investigate suspected Kenyan military airstrikes in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - The African Union mission in Somalia launched a series of investigations into the alleged bombing by the Kenya Defense Forces in parts of Gedo, where they reportedly targeted civilians last week. A statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation linked the KDF to…

ENDF troops serving in Somalia took off after finishing their fight mission MOGADISHU, Somalia - A contingent of African Union mission forces in Somalia from Ethiopia have been awarded following their dedication to push for peace and stability within the Horn of Africa, which faces each the Al-Shabaab menace and poisonous inside insurance policies. The Ethiopian Nationwide…

The European Union is giving up a mission to observe the legislative elections that will probably be held in Ethiopia on 5 June. In a press launch printed Monday evening, the Excessive Consultant for European Exterior Affairs, Josep Borrel, regretted that he had not acquired ample ensures to make sure his independence. Josep…

An African Union mediation mission is predicted on Thursday in Ndjamena. An project led by two distinguished personalities. The pinnacle of this mission is Bankole Adeoye, the brand new Commissioner for Peace and Safety, and Mohamed Idriss Farah, the Djibouti Ambassador who's at the moment chairing the African Union Peace and Safety Council. Each will lead a delegation with a number of members of this CPS with the objective to advertise dialogue between the Army Transitional Council and the political forces. In line…

A high-level ministerial mission went to the scene of the Banibangou attack on Thursday 18 March in Tillabéry in the western part of the country. On Monday, gunmen killed 58 villagers returning from a trade show. The Minister of the Interior, Alkashe Allada, accompanied among others by the Minister of Humanitarian Action and…

Completion of mission for an essential character from Bamako. After five years in Mali, Chadian Mahamat Saleh is leaving Annadif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Mali. At the end of one last field visit he has just made in northern Mali, our correspondent went to Mali to meet him to take stock of his mission.…

The United States on Thursday announced the opening of a "virtual" diplomatic mission in Western Sahara. In early December, Donald Trump announced that the United States recognized Moroccan sovereignty over this disputed territory. In return for the normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel, Donald Trump on December…

The UN and Ethiopia have reached a brand new settlement on joint missions to evaluate humanitarian wants within the northern Tigray area, Secretary Normal Antonio Guterres introduced late Wednesday. The deal, which was concluded every week after a earlier settlement, proved unimaginable to implement instantly, however will "guarantee full entry to the entire territory and full capability to launch humanitarian operations primarily based on actual wants and with none type of discrimination," stated…