Tag: Diplomacy
the Central African community meets in Kinshasa
As Chad recovers from the deadly crackdown on protests, Kinshasa is hosting an Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) summit on Tuesday (25 October) on the political situation in…
At the opening of the Dakar Forum, Macky Sall calls for “looking reality in the face”
The 8th edition of the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa opened on Monday in Dakar. The theme chosen this year is: “Africa put to the test…
Sant’Egidio, from helping the excluded to the Vatican’s “shadow diplomacy”
French President Emmanuel Macron is in Rome this Sunday for an international meeting on peace organized by Sant’Egidio, a community founded in the 1960s and now recognized for its role…
Putin and Xi show solidarity with Westerners
Chinese Presidents Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday showed their willingness to support each other and strengthen their ties in the midst of a crisis with Westerners,…
a tweet from the Kenyan president that raises questions
On Wednesday, September 14, William Ruto announced in a tweet the severance of his diplomatic relations with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), before deleting it a few hours later.…
Israeli ambassador to Morocco recalled on charges, including sexual ones
An embarrassing affair for the brand new diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel. The Israeli ambassador in Rabat has been recalled to his country in recent days, accused of sexual…
the Minister of Foreign Affairs resigns, another setback for Pedro Castillo
Peru’s foreign minister resigned five weeks after his appointment. Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Mackay is the fourth head of diplomacy from the government in 14 months of presidency of Pedro Castillo.…
Bamako raises its tone again against Abidjan on the file of the 46 Ivorian soldiers
After the release of three of the 49 Ivorian soldiers arrested since July 10 in Bamako, observers hoped to see the tension drop between Mali and Côte d’Ivoire. But the…
Security Council questions Ukrainians forcibly displaced by Moscow
In New York, the Security Council considered yesterday, Wednesday, September 7, one of the major questions surrounding the war in Ukraine: namely, what becomes of the displaced persons forced by…
IAEA cannot guarantee Iran’s program ‘is exclusively peaceful’
This worrying conclusion of a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency comes as intense diplomatic efforts have been made in recent months to try to revive the 2015 agreement…