withdrawing

A second conference on Libya was held again on Wednesday in Berlin, 18 months after the previous one, with some twenty countries and international organizations, including the transitional government, in place since the spring in Tripoli. Two goals were on the menu, the election scheduled for the end of December and the withdrawal of foreign forces. In this second file, progress has been announced.…

The European Union is preparing to reallocate EUR 121 million in enchancment help earmarked for Eritrea to totally different initiatives inside the Horn of Africa. In step with Brussels, this data is justified by the Brussels Payment by Asmara blocking the funded initiatives, however as well as by the involvement of Eritrean troops in Tigray. . The European Fee plans to “de-commit” greater than €100 million ($120 million) away from Eritrea within the clearest signal but that Brussels’ “dual-track” try and combine growth…

NAIROBI - Eritrean forces have begun withdrawing from Ethiopia's Tigray region in the north, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said. The United States, Germany, France and other G7 countries on Friday called for a swift, unconditional and controllable withdrawal of Eritrean soldiers, followed by a political process acceptable to all Ethiopians. In a rejoinder posted late Saturday through the Foreign Ministry, Ethiopia said the G7 foreign minister's statement had not recognized important steps taken to meet the region's…

In Guinea, there is still no official winner of the first round of the presidential election last Sunday. The Electoral Commission announced new partial preliminary results on Thursday night, but the figures for three constituencies are missing. The retiring Commissioners condemn "serious irregularities" in the counting procedure.…