Eurasia Press & News
New violence in the Central African Republic has forced the delay of October 18 elections to put the troubled country on firmer political ground, officials said Thursday officials, but they hope the vote will take place at the end of this year. A transitional government is in charge of leading …
Read More »German diplomat to become UN envoy to Libya
A senior German diplomat was appointed to become the new UN special envoy for Libya, diplomats Thursday in New York on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the UN. Martin Kobler, who previously led UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is to succeed Bernardino Leon of …
Read More »Boko Haram suspected after 11 killed in Adamawa, NE Nigeria
Yola – Suspected Boko Haram fighters killed 11 people in attacks against three villages in Nigeria’s Adamawa State northeast, an MP and local official said Friday. The attacks Wednesday night at Kubu Bitiku and four deaths, while seven were killed early Thursday morning in Kirchinga.
Read More »Tunisia lifts the state of emergency, introduced after the assassination of Sousse (Chair)
The Tunisian presidency announced Friday night to lift the state of emergency, which was reintroduced in early July a few days after the bloody attack of Sousse (38 dead), claimed by the Islamic State Group (EI). “The state of emergency announced on July 4 and July 31 extended, ends today …
Read More »Boko Haram: suicide bombings kill at least 10 in northeast Nigeria
At least 10 people were killed and 39 wounded in four suicide bombings Thursday in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria, the military said Friday. “So far we have had confirmation of 14 dead, counting the bombers, and 39 wounded,” said the headquarters of Defense in Abuja.
Read More »DRC: the evils of Congolese military justice highlighted
In a report to charge the American NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) called the DRC to urgently reform the military justice system. Back on the main critics. The Human Rights Watch (HRW) report is damning for the Congolese justice. In a document of 117 pages published Thursday, October 1, the …
Read More »Tunisia joins international coalition to defeat militant group Islamic State (Daesh)
Tunisia announced on Tuesday night, his membership in the international coalition to defeat militant group Islamic State (Daesh). The announcement was given on Tuesday in New York in the president’s remarks Beji Caid Essebsi delivered on his behalf by Prime Minister Habib Essid. “Currently, Tunisia examines the areas of contribution …
Read More »European Union, the Arab League urges all Libyan parties to sign a political agreement
Head of the foreign policy of the EU Federica Mogherini, and the Secretary General of the Arab League, Nabil Elaraby, urged all parties to sign the agreement that was filed after negotiations with them. A statement issued by the EU said Mogherini and Elaraby, who met on the sidelines of …
Read More »Turkish Consulate in Misrata in Libya after the grenade attack closed
Turkish consulate in the Libyan city of Misrata closed after a grenade attack on Monday morning, according to a security source. “A man wearing civilian clothes was followed by the consulate of surveillance cameras in downtown Misrata. He tried to cross the external walls of the consulate, but failed. Then …
Read More »The UN is promised 40,000 more peacekeepers
Led by the US, fifty countries have promised Monday to provide additional 40,000 peacekeepers, when the UN peacekeeping missions are overstretched and vulnerable. US President Barack Obama had convened on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York summit on ways to strengthen the 16 UN missions around …
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