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Six African nations to get own mRNA jab production

Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Six African countries have been chosen to establish their own mRNA vaccine production, the World Health Organization said Friday, with the continent largely shut out of access to Covid jabs.

AFP

Sisi Stresses Egypt’s Interest in Developing Partnership with Europe

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held talks on Thursday with President of the European Commission Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen, on the sidelines of his visit to Brussels. Sisi headed to Brussels to participate in the sixth European Union-African Union Summit, held on Feb.

Asharq Al-Awsat

After Mali withdrawal: Sahel insecurity, coup contagion dominate EU-AU summit

Europe and Africa already had more than enough in their in-tray going into their first Brussels summit in nearly eight years. Now you can add coup contagion and the pullout of French-led anti-terror forces from Mali. The day began in Paris for key players in the Sahel. Will the crisis…

France 24

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‘Human Zoo' expo in Belgium's Africa museum highlights colonial past as EU/AU summit continues

Some twenty kilometers away from the 6th EU/AU summit, Belgian's Africa Museum is showing the Human Zoo exhibition, which revives the forgotten history of colonial powers and their practice of creating displays of human beings in live 'exhibits'.

Radio France Internationale

Belgium gives DR Congo inventory of looted artefacts

Brussels (AFP) - Belgium on Thursday gave the DR Congo an inventory of tens of thousands of art objects from the former Belgian Congo held in its colonial era museum, the latest step in the restitution of looted artefacts.

AFP

EU will have to wait for East Africa regional bloc trade pact

African leaders are meeting in Brussels on Thursday with European leaders for a two-day summit that will inevitably discuss growth and trade. However, signing the long-awaited economic partnership agreement with the East African Community (EAC) regional bloc remains off the agenda, according to the Tanzanian Ministry of Investment, Industry and…

Radio France Internationale

Ivory Coast's Ouattara says French-led withdrawal from Mali 'creates a void'

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara granted an exclusive interview to FRANCE 24 and RFI ahead of an EU-African Union summit in Brussels. He criticised the planned departure of French and European troops from Mali, saying it "creates a void". Ouattara added that it was the responsibility of domestic African armies to…

France 24

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Sisi Says Seeks to Boost Egyptian-European Cooperation in War on Terrorism

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi affirmed that Egypt looks forward to boosting cooperation with the European Union in the fight against terrorism and extremism based on a comprehensive approach. Sisi headed to Brussels to participate in the sixth European Union-African Union Summit, held on Feb 17 and 18, under the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU-African Union summit: The economic issues and money on the table

European Union leaders are meeting with their counterparts from the African Union in Brussels this Thursday. Several major economic issues will be discussed, including the €150 billion investment plan promised by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Ahead of that gathering, French President Emmanuel Macron promised a deal on…

France 24

Leaders of two continents to meet at AU-EU summit: what to expect?

Observers hope that discussions on thorny issues like vaccine equity, cooperation in security and infrastructural investment will yield some results at the sixth European Union - African Union summit in Brussels on 17 and 18 February.

Radio France Internationale

EU Says Position on Western Sahara Unchanged

The European Union reiterated Wednesday that its position remains unchanged regarding the status of Western Sahara, saying none of the EU states recognizes the self-declared Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) announced by the Polisario front in 1976. Responding to a question about whether an invitation could be extended to the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Latest Ukraine updates: US warns Russia preparing for invasion

Ukraine news from February 17: Russian deputy foreign minister says claims it plans to invade are ‘baseless’.

Al Jazeera

Biden to host call with Nato allies as invasion fears grow – as it happened

US president says threat of Russian invasion ‘very high’, after Ukraine government source says shelling ‘looks like provocation’

The Guardian - AU

EU launches reset with Africa after pandemic disruption

The EU welcomed more than 40 African leaders to Brussels on Thursday in an effort to reassert its influence on a continent where China and Russia have made hefty investment inroads, and where many felt let down by Europe's COVID-19 vaccines rollout.

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Poland, Hungary risk funding cuts after EU rule-of-law decision

Brussels (AFP) - The EU's top court on Wednesday rejected a challenge by Poland and Hungary to a mechanism allowing Brussels to slash funding to member states that flout democratic standards.

The Independent UK

EU summit aims to counter China, Russia influence in Africa

European Union leaders are hosting their African counterparts during a two day-meeting in Brussels starting Thursday

The Independent UK

EU set to bin 25 million more vaccine doses than it has donated to Africa this year

Figures come amid row over intellectual property waivers ahead of African Union summit in Brussels

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer calls on Boris Johnson to clamp down on Russian ‘dirty money’

Defence secretary to attend emergency Nato meeting in Brussels to discuss Ukraine crisis

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U.S. defense secretary heads to Europe for NATO talks, visit troops

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin heads to Brussels on Tuesday for talks with NATO allies and to visit U.S. troops in Poland as Washington remains focused on the risk of a large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron hosts Tanzanian counterpart in Paris ahead of EU-AU summit

President Emmanuel Macron met with his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday to discuss trade and business deals ahead of the European Union-African Union summit in Brussels at the end of the week.

Reuters

COVID protest convoy arrives in Brussels

About 500 cars and campervans arrived in Brussels on Monday, mainly from France, in a convoy to protest against coronavirus restrictions, Brussels mayor Philippe Close said.

The Guardian - US

Incursion could start at ‘any time’, White House warns – as it happened

US relocating remaining embassy staff to Lviv, Antony Blinken confirms

Radio France Internationale

French Covid convoy heading for banned Brussels protest rally

Hundreds of cars, campervans and trucks taking part in protest convoy against Covid regulations were gathering near Brussels on Monday where Belgian officials have already banned a demonstration following a failed weekend protest in Paris.

The Independent UK

Police filter Brussels traffic to dilute trucker protests

Belgian police are filtering traffic around the Brussels capital region during the morning rush hour in an attempt to keep a vehicle protest against coronavirus restrictions in check

The Guardian - AU

Coronavirus live: UK records 41,648 new cases and 35 Covid-linked deaths; French protest convoy reaches Brussels – as it happened

UK cases down 30% on the previous week, with weekly deaths down 27.2%; 500 French vehicles arrive in Brussels to protest against Covid measures

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