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Ireland to vote against EU-Mercosur trade pact as bloc moves toward approval European Union sources voiced disappointment as Ireland prepared to vote against the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, a stance at odds with what they described as the country’s traditional image as an export-driven economy. The vote, set for an ambassadors’ meeting in Brussels this morning, comes as the pact is expected to win endorsement by a qualified majority despite opposition from Ireland, France, Poland and others. Italy’s decision to back the…

The AU expresses remorse for Somalia's rejection of Mahama as a special envoy ADDIS ABEBA - Days after the federal government in Somalia openly opposed the appointment of former Ghanaian President John Mahama as high-ranking representative of the Somali conflict, the African Union has expressed remorse and called the move an "unsurpassed" disappointment. The African Union had chosen Mahama for…

EDITORIAL: Farmajo's rejection of AU mediation in Somalia is conceited EDITORIAL | Somalia's outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has said that the brand new Particular Envoy for Somalia, Ghana's former President John Mahama, is not going to be put in because the Excessive Consultant of the African Union for Somalia. And the federal authorities claims that his announcement…