Russia warned France on Thursday that it must put aside "parochial national interests" and recognise its peace efforts in the Central African Republic as negotiations continued on a contentious UN Security Council resolution. France has presented a draft resolution that takes aim at recent Russian efforts to broker peace deals in
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Irish citizens to receive phone alert on nearby terror attack, natural disaster
Irish citizens will now be sent official alerts to their mobile phones if they are near a terrorist attack or natural disaster, as part of a new European-wide initiative. The European Parliament has voted today to introduce Reverse112 in all members states. The scheme - which is already available in the Netherlands,
US to reduce number of troops in Africa
The Pentagon has approved a long-awaited plan to reduce the number of US troops conducting counterterrorism missions in Africa over the next three years, three US officials told CNN. A defense official told CNN that the planned reductions would reduce the number of US counterterrorism troops and their enablers who support
The reality of Artificial Intelligence in Nigeria, Africa–Special Report
Editor's note: The Atlantic Council has in this report lamented that except in a handful of countries—namely Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, and Ethiopia—the application of AI is a chi-mera, not a reality. It noted that the critical factors necessary for the technology to take hold are woefully absent across
UN lifts sanctions on Eritrea after nine years
The United Nations (UN) has lifted its sanctions on Eritrea, nine years after they were imposed. This decision was reached on during a meeting of the UN Security Council which follows a rapprochement between Eritrea and neighbouring Ethiopia in recent months. In 2009, the UN imposed a nationwide arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze on
Trump May Be Isolated on the World Stage, but So Is Macron the Multilateralist
Europe’s calculations shift on Trump second term
Jamie Dettmer Calculations are shifting in European capitals on whether Donald Trump is likely to serve a second term as U.S. president. The consensus in Europe ahead of last week’s midterm elections was that he would most likely serve only one term in the White House, but the expanded Republican majority in
Russia: Taliban, US officials held ’10 secret’ meetings in Doha
How to respond to China in Africa
•Think economics, healthcare, and good governance. Lyle J. Goldstein The murder of the Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi has finally prompted the leading U.S. media sources to take a hard look at the Yemen War in all its putrid odor. It seems that the killing of a journalist may change the “arc
Over 300,000 Congolese refugees forced to leave Angola
The mass eviction is creating an increasingly heavy burden on an already unstable, conflict-weary region. Dorsa Jabbari The United Nations is warning that the mass eviction of Congolese refugees, over 330,000 of them, from Angola may trigger a humanitarian crisis. Last month alone, hundreds of thousands of people who are originally from the