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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 …
Read More »Nigeria has warned about further violence in the oil-rich south
Nigeria was warned Tuesday that violence could resume in the southern oil producer, exacerbating the strain on resources already stretched by Boko Haram in the north, and reduced gross income. The International Crisis Group said that the root causes of the insurgency in the Niger Delta remain strategic “largely neglected” …
Read More »CAR President stuck at the airport
Heavy fighting between militias and UN peacekeepers erupted in the Central African Republic on Tuesday as President Catherine Samba-Panza rushed at the beginning of the United Nations General Assembly in order to end days violence in which at least 37 people died. Samba-Panza, who blamed ousted President François Bozizé to …
Read More »Deserted streets of Bangui, as terrified residents inside home
The streets of the capital of the Central African Republic were deserted, with residents terrified at the shelter inside and tens of thousands of people fleeing their homes after three days of shooting and blood. “We fear that the violence we see in Bangui is a return to the dark …
Read More »EU urges quick polls Burkina after coup attempt
The EU on Wednesday urged the transitional authorities of Burkina Faso to fast forward with the elections after renegade troops of the Presidential Guard staged a short-lived coup. “The end of the fighting is an important step towards the normalization of the situation in Burkina Faso,” arms of Foreign Affairs …
Read More »Malian Islamist appears on the ICC on the destruction of Timbuktu
A suspected Islamist militant al-Qaida accused of ordering the destruction of precious monuments in the legendary city of Timbuktu in Mali appeared for the first time on Wednesday before the judges of the International Criminal Court. Ahmad al-Mahdi al-Faqi was a first hearing in court based in The Hague, in …
Read More »Burkina: General Diendéré entrenched in an embassy, the still ongoing negotiations
The Burkinabe government announced Wednesday that the General Gilbert Diendéré is currently in an embassy. Negotiations are in progress so that it is delivered to the authorities. “General Gilbert Diendéré retreated to a diplomatic representation. Negotiations are underway for his surrender to the authorities of the transition, “said a government …
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