Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with his Moldovan counterpart Nicolae Timofti ahead of the European People’s Party-organized Eastern Partnership summit.

The governor of the flashpoint Malian town of Kidal returned to his job on Thursday after more than a yearlong absence, ahead of crucial nationwide elections later this month. Adama Kamissoko’s reinstatement comes at a time of violent protests in the northeastern rebel stronghold.

Thousands of Bulgarians have taken to the streets of the capital Sofia for a 28th consecutive evening to demand the resignation of the Socialist-led government over its ties with oligarchs.