Libya: E.U to sanction factions rejecting UN Deal

The European Union (EU) is planning to impose sanctions on any of the warring parties in Libya that refuses to agree to the U.N-brokered peace deal propelled by Special Envoy Bernardino Leon. E.U foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has already discussed the matter with European foreign ministers and Leon. Details of the possible sanctions have […]

WTO Celebrating 20th Anniversary in Morocco

The World Trade Organization has chosen Marrakesh, its birth place, to celebrate its 20th anniversary through the organization this April 8-9 of a high-level conference on the topic “WTO 20 years: celebrating successes, meeting challenges to come.” The conference, to be attended by the WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo and some 40 African Trade Ministers, will […]

Kenya: Victims of 1998 bomb attack on US embassy renew demand for compensation

Kenyan survivors and victims of the 1998 bomb attack on the US embassy in Nairobi renewed calls for compensation from the US government on Monday (7 August) as the East African nation marked the 25th anniversary years since its deadliest terror attack. In mid-morning on 7 August 1998, a car bomb exploded in the rear […]