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US President Barack Obama on Wednesday pledged continuing US support to Nigeria and its regional partners in the fight against extremist group Boko Haram, a media report said on Thursday. In a separate telephonic talks with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and president-elect Muhammadu Buhari, Obama highlighted the need for Nigeria …
Read More »France condemns attack on Red Cross convoy in northern Mali
The French Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned “a terrorist attack” against a humanitarian convoy belonging to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in northern Mali on Monday. One person was killed in the attack that took place in the volatile Gao region of the country, where radical Islamist …
Read More »South Africa President starts visit to Algeria
South African President Jacob Zuma on Monday began a three-day state visit to Algeria at the invitation of President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Upon arrival at Houari Boumediene International Airport, President Zuma was greeted by Speaker of the Council of the Nation Abdelkader Bensalah, in the presence of Prime …
Read More »Obama calls on DRC to hold credible elections
United States President Barack Obama is urging Democratic Republic of Congo’s president to hold “timely, credible and peaceful” elections that respect the country’s constitution. Obama’s call to President Joseph Kabila comes amid rising tensions in DRC, where some fear the president is attempting to prolong his time in power after …
Read More »Nigeria expected to transition peacefully
Amid anger over an Islamic insurgency that has claimed thousands of lives, Nigerians threw out the incumbent and elected a 72-year-old former military dictator in a historic transfer of power officially announced early Wednesday following the nation’s most hotly contested election ever.
Read More »Nigeria elects Buhari as new President
Challenger Muhammadu Buhari won Nigeria’s presidential election by 2.57 million votes, official results showed Wednesday, defeating incumbent Goodluck Jonathan in the first democratic change of power in Africa’s most populous nation. The victory writes a new chapter in the country’s often turbulent history after six military coups since independence in …
Read More »US to resume military aid for Egypt
US President Barack Obama told his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday that he will allow the delivery of F-16 aircraft as well as request annual military aid to Egypt, a media report said on Wednesday. In their telephonic conversation, Obama informed al-Sisi that “he will lift executive holds …
Read More »Arab leaders hold summit in Egypt on joint military force
Arab leaders have agreed to form a joint military force, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced on Sunday at a summit overshadowed by a Saudi-led offensive on Shi’ite rebels in Yemen. Arab representatives would meet over the next month to study the creation of the force, according to the resolution …
Read More »South Africa President visits Algeria
South Africa President Jacob Zuma will on Monday undertake a two-day State Visit to Algeria at the invitation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the Presidency announced on Sunday. “The objective of the visit is to further strengthen and consolidate the strategic and historical bilateral relations between the two countries,” spokesperson Mac …
Read More »Mali President calls for urgent signing of Algiers Agreement
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita called those who have not yet signed March 1st’s Peace and Reconciliation Agreement of Algiers to do so or “straight out” sign it “as soon as possible” for the establishment of lasting peace in Mali.
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