Italian Interior Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri said on Wednesday 16th May that 1,056 undocumented migrants on a total of 23 boats have landed in Italy from Libya and Tunisia so far this year. The migrants arrived mainly in the southern regions of Apulia and Calabria, as well as the tiny island of Lampedusa south of [...]
The divisions that led to the recent summit of the pan-African body failing to elect new commissioners to guide its affairs are signs that the union could well be sliding back to the days of the one-dimensional Organisation of African Unity, writes Desmond Davies When the African Union was launched with great fanfare in Durban [...]
After 42 years of one man’s rule, Libyans are now free from Colonel Gaddafi and his ‘jamahiriya’ regime. It is now expected that multi party democracy will fill the power void left by the leader Ronald Reagan dubbed ‘Mad Dog’, following his killing on October 20. The despot’s defeat came swiftly, following his discovery in [...]
The transitional powers in this North African country have confirmed that following their occupation of Sirte in recent days, former dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has been killed today. The city is Gadaffi’s home town and had been the last stronghold of pro-Gaddafi supporters in the country, following the ruler’s ousting in August this year. His death [...]
Tens of thousands of Somalis have died of hunger and related causes in the last few months, according to the Red Cross. It is hard to know the exact figure as they are scattered across a huge area from Mogadishu down to Jubaland and into northern Kenya. Many thousands, particularly children, are still at risk. [...]
International Crisis Group (ICG) has stated that ‘Amid today’s understandable euphoria, the magnitude of tomorrow’s challenge ought not to be underestimated.’ Libya has seen a new dawn, but what they do next is what will ensure that extends into a bright future. Back in February, New Africa Analysis called for a smart intervention, in order [...]
Three powerful NATO countries have announced that Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi could stay in Libya if he is willing to step down from his 42-year reign of power. The International Criminal Court (ICC), who issued an arrest warrant against him in June, is saying that he can’t be left in Libya. The question now is: [...]
The African Union and their European counterparts are working together as equal partners in a move to spread democracy and economic progress across Africa. The joint Africa-EU strategic partnership moved towards a shared agenda during their 5th annual College-to-College session in Brussels where they discussed the two issues which are of present concern, especially with [...]
For the second time, South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma went Libya to seek peace accord. In the first visit as part of an African Union delegation, Zuma headed to the strife-torn northern country in order to push for a deal which would bring fighting between Libyan government troops and the opposition to an end. The [...]
The ability of Africans to speak for themselves was called into focus again recently when leaders from the African Union, (AU) led by South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma weighed in on attempts to broker a peace deal in Libya. No sooner had it been reported that Muammar Gaddafi had accepted an AU led peace proposal, [...]
