Will West African Heads of State Announce a Military Operation? Updates on the ECOWAS Crisis and Nigerien Junta

2023-08-09 23:56:00 Will West African heads of state announce a military operation? Or reveal significant progress in their contacts with the Nigerien junta? The prospect of a military operation does indeed seem to be on the wane, but the soldiers stationed in Niamey still display an intractable attitude. Anyway, the ECOWAS is going through a … Read more

US Diplomat’s Frank Discussions with Niger’s Military: Hope for Diplomatic Resolution

2023-08-07 23:54:00 « These discussions were extremely frank and at times quite difficult »: in her press briefing by telephone, Victoria Nuland did not try to hide the content of her exchanges in Niamey with the soldiers who took power on July 26. The number two of the acting American diplomacy indicated having met the … Read more

Commemorations of the bombing of Hiroshima in Japan: “The devastation caused by nuclear weapons can never be repeated”

2023-08-06 10:14:13 “The devastation wrought by nuclear weapons in Hiroshima and Nagasaki can never be repeated,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at a ceremony in Hiroshima. “Japan, the only nation to have suffered atomic bombings during the war, will continue its efforts for a nuclear-free world,” argued Mr. Kishida, whose family is from Hiroshima. “The … Read more

Niger: unprecedented evacuations that even surprised a number of French nationals

2023-08-01 16:25:42 Published on : 01/08/2023 – 18:25Modified : 01/08/2023 – 18:28 03:17 © france 24 The evacuation of French soldiers stationed in Niger “is not on the agenda”, said Tuesday the General Staff of the armies, while France began its operations for the evacuation of its nationals from the country a few days after … Read more

At the Speech from the Throne, Mohammed VI wants a “return to normal” with Algiers

2023-07-30 12:08:06 In his traditional Speech from the Throne, delivered on Saturday evening, the King of Morocco Mohammed IV wished for a “return to normal” with Algeria, with whom diplomatic relations have been broken since August 2021, as well as a reopening of the borders with his neighbour. Published on : 30/07/2023 – 14:08 3 … Read more

the stakes of the visit of the Algerian president to Beijing

2023-07-21 17:44:47 After Moscow in mid-June, the Algerian president has been in Beijing since Monday, at the invitation of Xi Jinping. This first state visit by Abdelmadjid Tebboune to China, the first in fifteen years for an Algerian president, involves many issues: economy, candidacy for the Brics, diplomacy… Less than a year and a half … Read more

South Africa’s Obligation to Arrest the Head of the Kremlin: Implications and Challenges

2023-07-19 03:25:41 With our correspondent in Johannesburg, Claire Bargelès While the South African president still refuses to speak clearly on the subject, documents made public by the courts have spoken for him. As a signatory to the Rome Statute, South Africa would be in the obligation to arrest the head of the Kremlin if he … Read more

Gratitude and Support: The Impact of International Relations on Ukraine

2023-07-12 21:17:00 “Like it or not, people want to see gratitude,” he added. “The people of the United Kingdom have always supported us. We are very grateful to them,” swept Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “I don’t know what he (Wallace) meant and how I could be grateful to him.” Turning to his defense minister, Oleksiy … Read more