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The World: EU urges dialogue, Eastern Mediterranean negotiations

Dialogue and negotiation are key in addressing problems of delimitation of maritime boundaries and exploitation of resources, EU foreign ministers said Friday.   Officials talked about the state of affairs in the Eastern Mediterranean after a current deterioration of the protection situation. “Three words mirror the effect of the discussion: solidarity, de-escalation, and dialogue,” a […]

Breaking: Group advocates dialogue between Algerian govt’, Hirak movement

The International Crisis Group has urged dialogue between the Algerian government and the anti-regime movement ‘‘Hirak’‘ to avoid what it calls a major economic crisis. The Group cites the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and a fall in oil prices. Algeria is exposed to fluctuations in oil prices due to its dependence on the commodity, […]

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Business: Cardinal urged to accept Shandong Gold offer

Shandong these days elevated its bid for the ASX and TSX-listed Cardinal from the 60c a share offered in June this year, to 70c a share, after a competing bid from shareholder Nordgold emerged, which offered Cardinal shareholders 66c in cash for every of their shares held. Cardinal informed shareholders on Monday that after careful […]

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NEWS: ECOWAS declares impasse in Mali on power sharing

ECPWAS mediators seeking to address the political crisis in Mali have introduced a power-sharing government and a new constitutional tribunal. In their latest attempt to ease tensions, the Ecowas delegation held a marathon weekend of talks in Bamako and called on the government, the opposition and civil society to work together. The president of ECOWAS, […]

Politics: Somalia not ready for ‘one person – one vote’ poll: regional presidents

Regional presidents in Somalia are unanimous in their position that federal level polls be held on time in the wake of postponement suggestions by the electoral body. They held that one-person, on-vote system was still not feasible in the country but added that a model for the elections should be agreed upon based on consensus […]