Monitoring Defense and security from Sept. 07 to 14, 2020-CC
Monitoring Defense and security from Sept. 07 to 14, 2020-CC
Libyan east-based Interim Government submits resignation to parliament
The Interim Government in eastern Libya resigned on Sunday amid street protests that erupted across the divided country over dire living conditions, officials said. The so-called Prime Minister Abdallah Sl-Thinni submitted the resignation of his government to Aguila Saleh, speaker of the eastern-based House of Representatives, said the government’s spokesman, Ezzel-Deen al-Falih. Abdallah Blehiq, a…
Sudan declares economic emergency after currency plunges
Transitional government criminalises raw gold and precious minerals transactions, blames opponents for drop in currency. Sudan has declared an economic state of emergency after its currency fell sharply in recent weeks, setting up special courts to prosecute what officials called a “systematic operation” to vandalise the economy. The transitional government, in charge of the country…
Libyan Delegation Talks Reach Key Institutional Agreements
Delegates from rival Libyan administrations on Thursday agreed during talks in Morocco on criteria for appointments to their country’s key institutions, as per a joint statement issued to the public. Idris Omran of Libya’s eastern parliament shared that the talks will be on hold until the last week of September. Nasser Bourita, Moroccan Foreign Affairs…
DRC: Dr Denis Mukwege put under UN protection
Dr Denis Mukwege has been placed under the security of United Nations forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo after receiving death threats. Mukwege won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 for his work in treating rape victims in the conflict in eastern DR Congo. The UN is also ensuring security at the Panzi clinic,…
Turkey will always stand by people of Mali
Turkey will always stand by the people of Mali for the establishment of constitutional order after the military coup last month in the country, the top Turkish diplomat said Wednesday. “Mali is a friendly and brotherly country for us. We have always stood by Mali and its brotherly people in difficult days,” Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, who…
Libya administrations agree on ‘compromise’ in Morocco-brokered talks
Moroccan-brokered talks between Libya’s two rival administrations have led to agreement on the need for compromise. “The two parties hope to secure positive and concrete results that will clear the way to achieving the process of a comprehensive political settlement,” says the representative of the Libyan High Council of State. The meeting was held at the initiative…
Monitoring Defense and security from August 31 to Sept. 07, 2020-CC
Monitoring Defense and security from August 31 to Sept. 07, 2020-CC
Uganda converts national stadium into an auxiliary hospital as COVID-19 cases rise
In the light of the fast-growing COVID-19 incidents, Ugandan health ministry has transformed parts of Namboole National Stadium to into an auxiliary hospital to cater for the rapidly increasing numbers. The health ministry opened a treatment center situated in Wakiso ‘s central Ugandan province, about 15 km east of Kampala, the capital. The facility begins…
ECOWAS imposes a timeframe on the Mali’s junta to appoint president
ECOWAS issues an ultimatum to the military junta which has taken power in Mali. Meeting in Niamey, Niger, the West African leaders are determined to get the military junta Mali to respect a timetable to appoint a transitional president and prime minister among civilians. “With regard to the situation in Mali, the conference reaffirms its…