France will open an embassy in Benghazi. France24 wrote a few minutes ago on its Twitter channel.
Kenya:women speaks against extra judicial killings
A group of Kenyan woman activists have stepped up their campaign to have the extra judicial killings of their male relatives openly acknowledged.
Nigeria: EU to observe April elections in Nigeria
The European Union is deploying an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Nigeria for the April 2011 elections, scheduled to take place over a period of three weeks, including National Assembly (April 2nd), Presidential (April 9th) and State House/Governor elections (April 16th).
Libya: IOM steps up humanitarian assistance
With about 5,000 migrants including women and children still stranded at Salum, on the Libyan-Egyptian border living in difficult conditions, IOM is stepping up the humanitarian assistance it is providing.
Libya: SAS members 'arrested near Benghazi'
Details of a UK operation to rebel-held Benghazi in Libya in which eight men – six reportedly SAS – were arrested, have been disclosed to the BBC. Defence Secretary Liam Fox said a small diplomatic team was in Benghazi and “they were in touch with them”. The BBC’s Jon Leyne said witnesses saw six men […]
Africa’s Missing Millions: Illicit Financial Flows
Dev Kar, lead economist at Global Financial Integrity, will speak about illicit capital outflows in the African continent. The conference is held by the Royal African Society.
A just defiance-book launch in London 7-March
Book launch in London’s SOAS. “A just defiance” by Peter Harris. The event is organised by RAS, Royal African Society.
New Distribution Initiatives for African Cinema
The African Film Festival of Tarifa participates at the Pan-African Film & TV Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco) in Burkina Faso.
Son of Equatorial Guinea’s dictator plans one of world’s most expensive yachts
Global Witness has learned that Teodorin Obiang, the notorious son of Equatorial Guinea’s long-ruling dictator, commissioned plans to build a superyacht worth $380 million – almost three times more than his energy-rich country spends annually on health and education programs combined [1]. This news comes amid an increasingly heated debate about how Middle Eastern dictators and their family members have enjoyed luxury lifestyles, as well as stashing their assets in foreign countries.
African Film Festival of Tarifa extends deadline
The African Film Festival of Tarifa extends the period of submission for application forms. The new deadline is fixed on 15th March.