Monthly Archives: April 2017

US lawmakers call for action in Libya to counter Russia

Despite President Donald Trump saying the US should step back from Libya, Republican Sen. Bob Corker and Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin on Tuesday called for US engagement in the North African country. “The United States must be engaged,” Cardin said. “When we don’t have representative governments … it creates a …

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US troops end hunt for LRA warlord

US special forces on Wednesday begin pulling out of Central African Republic where they deployed in 2011 to help hunt the brutal LRA warlord Joseph Kony. The move, which was announced last month, will see US troops pulling out of the country’s east where they have been helping Ugandan forces …

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Uganda withdraws troops from Central African Republic

Uganda has started withdrawing its troops involved in the US-backed operations against the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in the Central African Republic (CAR). A total of 31 Uganda Peoples Defence Force UPDF) soldiers from the mission landed at Gulu Airfield in Gulu District in northern Uganda on Tuesday and …

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Algeria to host Intl Conference on National Reconciliation

Algeria would host next July an International Conference on National Reconciliation Minister of Maghreb Affairs, African Union and Arab League Abdelkader Messahel announced Tuesday in Algiers. On the sidelines of a lecture on “the freedom of worship in Algeria” given by Minister of Religious Affairs and Waqfs, Mohamed Aissa at …

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UNSC divided on Western Sahara resolution

The Security Council, which met Tuesday to examine the US draft resolution on Western Sahara, has not reached consensus as first discussions revealed great divergences between the members. The draft resolution aiming to boost negotiations between the Polisario Front and Morocco has been submitted in a first step to the …

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Greek FM visits Algeria

Greek Foreign Minister Nikolaos Kotzias will pay Thursday an official visit to Algeria at the invitation of State Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra, said Wednesday a Ministry communiqué. This visit “is part of the regular bilateral consultations and corresponds to the two countries’ desire

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Egypt, Sudan vow not to aid opposition groups

Egypt and Sudan said on Thursday they will not harbour or support opposition groups fighting their respective governments, as top diplomats of the two countries vowed to boost bilateral ties. Relations between neighbours Cairo and Khartoum have been tense, with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir accusing Egyptian intelligence services of supporting …

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