By Agencies, ZIMBABWEAN President Robert Mugabe took over the post of African Union chairman on Friday, replacing Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, vowed to protect the continent’s resources from “imperialists and colonialists.” Mugabe, who turns 91 in February, thanked God for recent oil finds in Africa that the “blind eyes of colonialists could not […]
Continue ReadingBy TesfaNews, AN ERITREAN Delegation led by Foreign Minister Osman Saleh has arrived in Brussels, Belgium on 30th March 2014 to participate in the 4th Africa-EU Summit. The preparatory meetings for the Summit started today, 31 March, at the level of Senior Officials from both sides. In this session Eritrea is represented by Ambassador Girma […]
Continue ReadingBy TesfaNews, EUROPEAN UNION Ambassador to Harare, Mr. Aldo Dell’Ariccia, today dismissed media reports over concerns that Europe is cherry-picking African participants to the upcoming EU – Africa Summit that was scheduled for April 2 – 3 in Brussels. Citing Zimbabwe’s Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary, The Herald newspaper reported for the first time that the […]
Continue ReadingEritrea rejects the story (below) that was released yesterday by a certain Farirai Machivenyika from The Herald newspaper accusing the EU for duplicity by not inviting Eritrea to the upcoming 4th EU-Africa Summit as “factually wrong”. Director of President Office, Mr. Yemane Gebremeskel, today informed TesfaNews that the invitation for Eritrea to attend the Summit was […]
Continue ReadingThe incompetent and flamboyant ex-Commissioner of the African Union – Jean Ping – is now history. It is simply gratifying and indeed a good omen seeing him left office with his head down. We are expecting leadership form the new and first women Chairman of the AU Commission, Ms. Dlamini Zuma. By Reuters, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma , South […]
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