AFRICA

Niger talking military cooperation with Moscow after scrapping EU security pacts

The junta ruling Niger has written off two key military pacts with the European Union designed to help overcome conflict in Africa’s Sahel region....

Finland’s development policy investment to boost agricultural productivity in East Africa

Inflation, disruptions of raw material supply, extreme weather events and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine aggravate the food security situation in East Africa. The Ministry...

EU introduces further exceptions to sanctions to facilitate the delivery of assistance

The Council today decided to introduce humanitarian exceptions to asset freeze measures in 10 EU restrictive measures regimes. As a result of the decision, certain categories of humanitarian...

Parliament: Unlawful detention of President Mohamed Bazoum in Niger

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on human rights issues in Niger. Parliament strongly condemns the military coup of 26th July 2023 and...

Africa seeks more European investment

The African Union (AU) urged European countries to raise up their level of investment in Africa, with its rotating chair Azali Assoumani calling for...

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