Countries Ethiopia ‘dismayed’ over US, EU envoys’ Tigray stance Addis Ababa – The Ethiopian government has chastised EU and US envoys who visited the war-stricken region of Tigray,... Read more 5 Aug, 2022
Countries EU urges Ethiopia to lift fuel restrictions to Tigray Addis Ababa – The European Union on Tuesday urged Ethiopia’s government to lift restrictions on fuel supplies to the... Read more 22 Jun, 2022
World Zelensky urges EU to end ‘quarrels’, adopt sanctions Kyiv – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the EU on Monday to end internal “quarrels” saying they only helped... Read more 31 May, 2022
Algeria Algeria threatens to cut gas contract with Spain Algiers – Gas giant Algeria threatened on Wednesday to break a contract to supply gas to Spain if Madrid... Read more 28 Apr, 2022
Technology EU lawmakers to probe ‘political’ Pegasus spyware use Strasbourg – The European Parliament on Thursday created a “committee of inquiry” to probe accusations over the use of Pegasus... Read more 10 Mar, 2022
World Ukraine crisis to dominate EU leaders’ Versailles summit Versailles – EU leaders will scramble Thursday to find ways to urgently address the fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine... Read more 10 Mar, 2022
Business EU and Africa vow ‘renewed’ ties, but vaccine row remains Brussels – EU and African leaders agreed to a “renewed partnership” at a summit on Friday with pledges of major... Read more 19 Feb, 2022
Business EU summit looks to boost strained ties with Africa Brussels – EU and African leaders meet for a two-day summit starting on Thursday, seeking to reboot ties with... Read more 17 Feb, 2022
Countries Tunisia’s Saied to attend summit in Brussels Tunis – Tunisia’s president Kais Saied will attend a joint European-African summit in Brussels this week, his office said Wednesday,... Read more 17 Feb, 2022
Burundi Thousands rally in Burundi after sanctions lifted Nairobi – Thousands took to the streets of Burundi on Saturday in a show of support for the government after... Read more 13 Feb, 2022