Othmani at UNGA sept 2018

Algeria Completes Mine Clearance Operations

Algeria has completed demining operations in fulfilment of its obligations under the Ottawa Convention, clearing 93 mined or suspected mined areas, including 78 former mine barrages, and destroying more than one million antipersonnel mines, local media said. “Thanks to decades of sustained efforts, strong national demining capacities and engagement by authorities at the highest level […]

Biden’s trip to Angola to focus on investment, partnership amid changing geopolitics

Only weeks before stepping down from the political stage, US president Joe Biden will visit Angola from 2-4 December in what will be his first trip to the African continent during his presidency. It’s not by chance that Angola was chosen to be among the US leader’s final international engagements before leaving office — “this […]

Gabon’s transitional Premier alludes to 24-month transition before new elections

Raymond Ndong Sima, the transitional Premier of Gabon has told French media AFP that the central African country will need at least 24 months as transitional period for new elections after the Army seized power on August 30. Ndong Sima, a former Prime Minister under the regime of ousted leader Ali Bongo Odimba, was September […]