European Union
15 Aug 2023
The European Union's border monitoring mission in Armenia said Tuesday one of its patrols had come under fire on the volatile border with Azerbaijan, which denied responsibility for the incident. "No EUMA member was harmed," the EU Mission in Armenia (EUMA) said on social media, confirming its personnel were "present to the shooting incident in…
13 Aug 2023
The European Union (EU) has selected the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) in Bauchi State for a grant to start a Masters Degree programme in Artificial Intelligence (AI)
30 Jul 2023
The European Union (EU) has said that it does not recognise and would not recognise the authorities resulting from the putsch in Niger Republic.
28 Jul 2023
The EU is looking to prohibit chemicals deemed unsafe for children -- especially ones that disrupt growth hormones -- in imported toys under new rules proposed Friday by the European Commission.
7 Jul 2023
The European Union on Friday blasted Rwanda's military presence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and support of Tutsi-led M23 rebels accused of multiple atrocities against civilians.
4 Jul 2023
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EUEOM) in its final report on Nigeria's 2023 general elections tagged Festus Keyamo and Femi Fani-Kayode to fake news reports. “There was an increased incidence of misleading information in the days leading up to and during the election," the EU stated in the report. "In many cases, false reports…
3 Jul 2023
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and other political parties have slammed the Federal Government for rejecting the European Union’s (EU) final report on the February 25 presidential election. The EU Observer Mission had highlighted “enduring systemic weaknesses” in the election, which the PDP and LP claim was not credible. However, the Presidency…
28 Jun 2023
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has countered the European Union Election Observation Mission (EUEOM) over its final report on the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. The EU observer mission while presenting its final report on the last general elections in the country on Tuesday identified six key areas for improvement in Nigeria’s electoral process…
22 Jun 2023
A group of wealthy nations and multilateral development banks have promised to mobilise 2.5 billion euros to help Senegal reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, President Macky Sall said Thursday.
19 Jun 2023
The European Union and Kenya signed a trade deal Monday in a coup for Brussels as it seeks deeper economic ties with Africa in the face of competition from China.
13 Jun 2023
Congolese police, often accused of torture and ill-treatment, will receive a three-year training programme funded by five million euros ($5.4 million) from the European Union, officials said Tuesday.
8 Jun 2023
European Union (EU) interior ministers meeting Thursday looked to reach an agreement on a long-stalled revision of the bloc's rules to more equally share the hosting of asylum seekers and migrants.