April, 2015

• 15 April

  Canada to send 200 trainers to assist Ukrainian personnel

  Around 200 Canadian soldiers will be sent to western Ukraine to help train its soldiers and military police, the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced in Ottawa on April 14.  The Canadian Forces will assist British and U.S. troops in a non-combat role beginning this summer, based mostly at the NATO …

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• 15 April

  Six Ukrainian soldiers killed in new clashes with rebels

  Fighting in eastern Ukraine has escalated over the past 24 hours, leaving six government troops dead and 12 wounded, a Ukrainian military spokesman said on Tuesday. Fighting including heavy shelling broke out late on Monday evening and continued in the early hours of Tuesday on the outskirts of Donetsk, the pro-Russian separatists’ stronghold …

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• 15 April

  Egypt, Saudi Arabia agree to hold common military exercises

  Egypt and Saudi Arabia have agreed to carry out a major strategic military exercise in the latter’s territory, which is to be joined by other Gulf and Arab states, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said in a statement. The statement came after a meeting between al-Sisi and the visiting Saudi Defence …

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• 15 April

  Turkey welcomes UN decision on Houthi rebels

  Ankara has voiced pleasure over the adoption of a U.N. Security Council resolution imposing an arms embargo targeting Houthi rebels who rule most of Yemen, calling the decision “a clear message and warning” to the force. “In order for peaceful conditions, that will provide the realization of a political resolution, …

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• 15 April

  AU welcomes Algerian efforts on Mali settlement

  The African Union (AU) hailed on Wednesday here the “inestimable” contribution of Algeria and its President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in the pursuit of peace and reconciliation in Mali. “This is the moment for me to welcome, on behalf of the AU, the inestimable contribution and the sacrifices made by Algeria and …

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• 15 April

  Forcer CAR Presidents sign peace agreement

  Former Central African Republic presidents Francois Bozize and Michel Djotodia signed a peace agreement in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday, despite their country’s transitional government and foreign partners dismissing the process.

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• 15 April

  Algeria affirms strong commitment to joint African action

  Algeria is “strongly” committed to joint African action and “spares no effort” to allow Africa transform ideals into “palpable”, Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra stressed Wednesday. “We are deeply engaged in joint African action and Algeria spare no effort to allow Africa, which works for dignity and freedom of all its …

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• 15 April

  3 civillians killed, several peacekeepers wounded in Mali attack

  A suicide bomber attacked a UN barracks in northern Mali on Wednesday, the United Nations said, killing three civilians and wounding 16 people, including several peacekeepers. The militant was attempting to drive into a camp used by the UN’s Minusma peacekeeping mission in Ansongo, in the northern region of Gao, …

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• 15 April

  Libyan warplanes attack airport held by rivals

  Forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognised government carried out air strikes on Wednesday near the capital Tripoli, which is controlled by its rivals, officials said, as United Nations peace talks were due to start in Morocco. Two governments, one based in the east, the other in Tripoli, are fighting for …

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• 14 April

  Algeria stresses the importance of unity govt as solution for Libyan crisis

  Algerian Minister for Maghreb and African Affairs Abdelkader Messahel said on Tuesday that the Libyan parties were unanimous in stressing the need to form a national unity government, which will allow Libya to begin a new era. “There’s a consensus on the need to form a national unity government and …

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