Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila’s unexpected return to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has ignited a political firestorm in a nation already engulfed by escalating conflict and growing insecurity in its eastern region. Announcing his return after six years of silence and exile, Kabila, once ousted amid mass protests, says he aims to help […]
Paris and Rabat are expected to take a further step towards warming up their diplomatic relations with the visit this Monday of French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné to Morocco, where he held talks with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. The two officials were expected to discuss Euro-Moroccan partnership, Sahel issues, and a potential visit by […]
Israel will be associated to Horizon 2020, the new EU research and innovation program, under an agreement signed on Sunday in the presence of visiting European Commission’s President José Manuel Barroso and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The agreement will boost cooperation between Israeli and EU researchers and innovators and will enable hi-tech companies and […]
