The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and GEC, a consortium of Chinese companies, have sealed a new mine-road financing deal worth $7 Billion. The funds are mainly intended for the construction of national roads in the central African country. State-owned mining company Sicomines announced the decision over the weekend following talks on an updated version […]
Libya’s UN ambassador, Taher El-Sonni, has voiced deep frustration over the continued absence of a concrete UN-led political roadmap for his country, highlighting what he called an unsustainable delay in efforts to resolve Libya’s political impasse. Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday, June 24, following a briefing by Hanna Tetteh, the Secretary-General’s […]
Failed states are considered as one of the most potent threats to international peace and security – soft security threats and risks in terms of organized crime, terrorism, illicit drug trafficking, illegal migration to money laundering, originating from failed and fragile states are the major security challenge in the post Cold War era. Failed and […]
