EU cooperation with Libya on migrants marred by ‘inhumane’ treatment

Efforts to stem the flow of migrants across the Mediterranean have exposed a chasm between the EU’s stated humanitarian values and its actual practices. Mounting evidence of harsh abuses is increasing pressure on the EU border patrol agency to match actions to words.

For several years, Europe has been convulsed by the issue of migration, which has become a fiercely contentious subject of debate. And rather than reform its outdated and unworkable rules, which would be very politically sensitive, the European Union has outsourced migration control to countries beyond its frontiers.

Despite Qatar Objection, Syria to Attend Upcoming Arab League Summit

A senior source inside the General Secretariat of the Arab League said that Algeria’s discussions with Arab countries have resulted in a preliminary agreement to invite Syria to the group’s next summit. It was also agreed to restore Syria’s place in the Arab League at the upcoming meeting, which will be held in Algeria in March 2022.

The source explained that this step is the result of meetings held by Algeria with Arab countries, while noting that Qatar had objected.

Turkey Sends More Syrian Mercenaries to Libya

Turkey has sent a new batch of Syrian mercenaries to Libya despite local and international demands to withdraw all foreign forces ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections scheduled for December 24.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said 150 mercenaries from the pro-Ankara Libyan National Army, including al-Majd Corps, Sultan Murad and al-Hamza Divisions, arrived in Tripoli on Friday.

The Kampala Attacks and Their Regional Implications

What happened and who is allegedly involved?

On 16 November, a trio of suicide bombers targeted Kampala, Uganda’s capital city, one detonating his vest outside police headquarters and two more blowing themselves up near parliament. The attacks killed at least four other people, according to official reports, and wounded 37 more, 27 of whom were police officers. As the city reeled from the blasts, security forces hunted down a fourth bomber in north-western Kampala, shooting him before recovering his suicide vest. The police said they had recovered more explosive materials from a safe house the fourth attacker was using in a nearby suburb and were continuing to track other possible members of the “terror groups”. In a statement later that day, President Yoweri Museveni said the attackers were tied to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a rebel group that emerged in Uganda in the early 1990s and later fled into the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Its resurgence in the DRC since 2013 has been marked by the killing of thousands of civilians.

Syria will attend the next Arab summit in Algeria, Syrian politician predicts

“In my estimation, Syria will be present at the next Arab summit in Algeria,” Omar Rahmoun tells the Tehran Times.

It seems that the ice between Damascus and Arab countries are thawing.
United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Tuesday in a sign of reestablishing ties between Syria and the Persian Gulf states.

Le conflit oublié du Sahara occidental

Depuis un an, les indépendantistes sahraouis du front Polisario ont repris leurs opérations militaires contre l’armée marocaine, après quasiment trois décennies de cessez-le-feu. Un conflit asymétrique dont ils espèrent qu’il relancera les négociations autour de ce territoire au statut contesté, au cœur de la tension diplomatique entre le Maroc et l’Algérie.

À 6 km en face de nous s’élèvent des panaches de fumée. Allongés au sommet d’une dune de sable et de petits cailloux noirs rendus brûlants par le soleil, nous observons en compagnie de combattants de l’armée populaire de libération sahraouie (APLS), la branche armée du front Polisario, le résultat de tirs à l’arme lourde sur les positions marocaines.

Mali:Le Mali et la Russie réaffirment leur coopération militaire, “sans Wagner”

Réunis à Moscou, le ministre malien des Affaires étrangères, Abdoulaye Diop et son homologue russe, Sergueï Lavrov, ont démenti, jeudi, tout contrat avec le groupe de miliciens russes Wagner. Ils ont, en revanche, lié le rapprochement militaire entre leurs pays au retrait des troupes françaises dans le nord du Mali, ayant favorisé le risque terroriste.

Les chefs des diplomaties russe et malienne ont réaffirmé, jeudi 11 novembre, leur volonté de poursuivre le partenariat militaire entre les deux pays. Un rapprochement qu’ils légitiment par un risque terroriste renforcé en raison du retrait partiel des troupes françaises.

Golfe de Guinée: les chefs d’état-major des marines débattent de la piraterie maritime

Les chefs d’état-major des marines des pays riverains du golfe de Guinée se sont réunis en symposium, ce lundi 8 novembre 2021, à Pointe-Noire, capitale économique du Congo-Brazzaville. L’objectif est de mutualiser leurs efforts contre la piraterie maritime qui menace cet espace riche en hydrocarbures et en ressources naturelles.

Il regroupe seize pays du golfe de Guinée ayant des problématiques communes, comme l’explique le général François Xavier Mabin, commandant des éléments français au Gabon.

Turquie-Togo : au cœur de la visite d’Erdogan à Lomé

Dans le cadre de la tournée qui l’a aussi mené en Angola et au Nigeria, le chef de l’État turc s’est rendu au Togo, le 19 octobre. JA vous livre les détails de cette étape.

Le 19 octobre, pour sa première visite au Togo, qualifiée « d’historique » par les autorités de ce pays, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, le président turc, était accompagné de son épouse, Emine, et de ses ministres Mevlüt Çavuşoglu (Affaires étrangères), Hulusi Akar (Défense), Fatih Dönmez (Énergie et Ressources naturelles) et Mehmet Mus (Commerce).