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Press release issued by POLISARIO Representation to Europe
POLISARIO condemns holding of Crans-Montana forum in occupied Western Sahara Brussels 13 March 2018 - POLISARIO Front condemns the decision to host the 2018 Crans-Montana Forum in the Western Saharan city of Dakhla; illegally occupied by …
Zimbabwe’s Morgan Tsvangirai: heroic herald of an epoch foretold
http://theconversation.com/zimbabwes-morgan-tsvangirai-heroic-herald-of-an-epoch-foretold-91845 Morgan Tsvangirai, who was born March 10 1952 in Buhera, in Manicaland just across the border from Zimbabwe’s Gutu District in Masvingo, became …
Old Beginnings – The political context of Zimbabwe and a report on Biometric Voter Registration (BVR): A National and Matabeleland Perspective
http://solidaritypeacetrust.org/download/report-files/SPT-Old-Beginnings-February-2018-.pdf Solidarity Peace Trust LogoSolidarity Peace Trust — Old Beginnings – The political context of Zimbabwe and a report on Biometric Voter Registration …
South Sudan's million-strong refugee crisis is a test for the World Bank
“Around half a million of the refugees that have crossed the border into Uganda from South Sudan are children. They have been fleeing at the rate of one a minute for the past year, putting additional strain on an already stretched Ugandan …
Lesotho: End culture of impunity to reverse recent spike in human rights violations
Amnesty International’s Human Rights Agenda for the New Lesotho Authorities: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr33/6468/2017/en/ AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 14 June 2017 Lesotho: End****culture of impunity to reverse recent …
Movie: Migration and Development - Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
International experts shed light on the migration-development nexus, for example with regard to migration flows in and from the Middle East and South Africa. They highlight the diversity of reasons for people to leave their homes as well as …
PRESS RELEASE: Conflict Diamonds from CAR Entering International Markets via Cameroon
Kimberley Process must act after new report reveals shortfalls in Cameroon’s traceability procedures create opportunities for smuggling and corruption OTTAWA, Canada, December 2, 2016/ – Cameroon is allowing conflict diamonds from the …
The Threat of "Normalising" Authoritarian Rule in Zimbabwe - By Brian Raftopoulos
Solidarity Peace Trust By Brian Raftopoulos Since the end of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) in 2013, a SADC facilitated settlement that sought to move Zimbabwe out of the legitimacy crisis of the widely discredited elections of 2008, …
BRAIN DRAIN IMPOVERISHES AFRICA, SAYS COMMITTEE
Parliament, Wednesday, 16 November 2016 – The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation says it is time Africa highlighted in policy formulation the challenge posed by the brain drain, which continues to impoverish the …
South Sudan: A country captured by armed factions
30 July 2016 Since August 2015, the gravest challenge to the South Sudan transitional process and to the viability of the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) is posed by President Salva Kiir’s recent appointment of General …
The Indian Ocean Newsletter - Museveni plays both sides in Juba conflict
29 July 2016 To read the newsletter in full, please click here.
AMEC Insights - A failed coup and the domestic, regional and global aftermath
28 July 2016 Although Turkey survived the recent coup attempt, the impact of that operation will be felt for a long time, and there are serious implications for the putchists as well as the rest of Turkish society and the Middle East …
Condolence of the East African Community (EAC) Citizens on the Assassination of Hon. MS. Hafsa Mossi
21 July 2016 The Pan African Lawyers Union have released a letter of condolence on the assassination of Hon. Ms. Hafsa Mossi, other high-profile Burundians, as well as ordinary Burundian citizens in the Republic of Burundi. The letter was …
International Crisis Group - De-escalating South Sudan's New Flare-up
12 July 2016 Violent clashes in the capital of South Sudan have soured the country’s fifth anniversary of independence. Hundreds of soldiers and civilians were killed in the four days after 7 July, including two Chinese peacekeepers. The …
Communiqué of the 611th Meeting of the PSC on the situation in South Sudan
The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), at its 611th meeting, held on 11 July 2016, adopted the following decision on the situation in South Sudan: Council, Takes note of the briefing provided by the Commissioner for …
United Nations News Centre - Central African Republic
8 July 2016 Central African Republic’s leaders must commit to inclusive, transparent governance, Security Council told The Central African Republic’s (CAR) considerable progress over the past two years risks being reversed unless national …
South Sudan Joint Letter to the UN Security Council
10 July 2016 In response to what appears to be a resumption of all-out conflict in South Sudan over the weekend, Crisis Action supported a coalition of 20 South Sudanese organisations to write a joint public letter to the UN Security …
JMEC Chairman's statement to the Extra-Ordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers on the situation in South Sudan
11 July 2016 The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) for the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan has released the statement delivered by the Chairperson of JMEC, H. E. Festus G. Mogae, to …
President Jacob Zuma - Remarks to SA-France Business Forum
The Presidency, in Paris, France, 11 July 2016 President Jacob Zuma On the Occasion of the State Visit to France: Remarks to the SA-France Business Forum *MinistersThe President of MEDEFLeadership of Business Unity South Africa and the …
President Zuma arrives in France for a State Visit
The Presidency, Pretoria, Media Statement, 10 July 2016 President Zuma arrives in France for a State Visit President Jacob Zuma has today, 10 July 2016, arrived in Paris in the French Republic for a State Visit aimed at further advancing …