AU-EU 25-year partnership strengthened by €20m capacity building initiative

The African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) have further deepened their 25-year-old partnership with the recent signing of the €20 million EU-African Union Partnership Performance Acceleration Programme (AUPPAP). This agreement, marking the 25th anniversary of AU-EU relations, aims to accelerate integrated development and strengthen institutional capacities across Africa, aligning with the AU’s Agenda […]

Libya: Amnesty International Slams EU Inaction over Migrants Abuse

Amnesty International has denounced European governments’ inaction over the torture and abuse of tens of thousands of refugees and migrants detained in Libya in appalling conditions. In a report published in the wake of global outrage over the sale of migrants in Libya, AI shed lights on how European governments are “actively supporting a sophisticated […]

Expropriation case highlights amateurism of Algerian diplomacy

The Algerian foreign minister Ahmed Attaf surprisingly said an expropriation case of unused buildings owned by Algeria in Morocco was closed, few days only after vowing to retaliate using harsh words in a foreign ministry statement. Speaking to Algerian reporters, Attaf said Algeria found Morocco’s response “appropriate” and closed the case. Algeria has said it […]