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II. FOSTERING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MEDITERRANEAN AND AFRICA
We will continue to deepen the partnership with African countries and regional organizations, including the African union (AU). We welcome the AU participation in the G20 as a permanent member and reiterate our support for the G20 Compact with Africa. The G7-Africa partnership is guided by the objectives of the AU Agenda 2063, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the Paris Agreement.

The consequences of the Russian aggression and its weaponization of food supplies and energy resources have affected notably many vulnerable countries, particularly in Africa. In this perspective, Russia's war is proving not just a war against Ukraine but against the world's poorest and most vulnerable.
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We are concerned about the activities of the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group and other emerging Russia-backed forces, which are producing a destabilizing impact, notably in North Africa, Central Africa, and the Sahel. We call for accountability of all those responsible for human rights abuses.

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...Democracy in Tunisia though has been in decline under President Kais Saied. His de facto dissolution of parliament in July 2021, abandonment of the constitution, and targeting of opposition leaders, media, and activists are clear signs that Tunisia is no longer a democracy.

However, as Tunisia goes for elections this year, the Biden administration should clearly express—in both its public statements and its private diplomatic exchanges—the expectation that the 2024 Tunisian presidential ballot will be conducted as transparently as it was in 2019 and 2014....

Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) splinters, excluding Morocco, Mauritania, and CSIS

بدعوة من رئيس الجمهورية #قيس_سعيّد يؤدي فخامة الرئيس عبد المجيد تبون، رئيس الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية، وفخامة الرئيس محمد يونس المنفي، رئيس المجلس الرئاسي بدولة ليبيا، زيارة إلى تونس للمشاركة في الاجتماع التشاوري الأوّل بين قادة البلدان الشقيقة الثلاثة. #TnPR pic.twitter.com/MICRk1U08Y

— Tunisian Presidency - الرئاسة التونسية (@TnPresidency) April 20, 2024

thenationalnews | Tunisia, Algeria and Libya hold talks in Tunis, 22 Apr frayed ties

telesur | Argentines March Against Milei's Budget Cuts to Universities (24.04.24)
Ongoing budget cuts affect 57 university institutions, over 250,000 teachers and administrative staff, and involve 2.5 million students. As a result of an economic crisis being exacerbated by unstoppable inflation, the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) recently declared a "budgetary emergency" and warned that it can only function for a few months.

...Thus, Argentina would "join a group of countries already accessing the benefits of participating in this world alliance, such as Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, etc."

In January 1998, the United States named Argentina a major extra-NATO ally to secure military and economic cooperation privileges between the two countries. NATO's only Latin American "global partner" is Colombia, admitted in 2017. Other such allies are Australia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, New Zealand, and Pakistan....

reference a/o 24 Apr
blue dollar (USD:ARSB 1:1025 or 1030
casa rosa dollar USD:ARS, 1:872.75

Henry presented his resignation in a letter signed in Los Angeles, dated April 24, and released on Thursday by his office on the same day a council tasked with choosing a new prime minister and Cabinet for Haiti was due to be sworn in.
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The nine-member council, of which seven have voting powers, is also expected to help set the agenda of a new Cabinet. It will also appoint a provisional electoral commission, a requirement before elections can take place, and establish a national security council. The council's non-renewable mandate expires Feb. 7, 2026, at which date a new president is scheduled to be sworn in.
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It is recalled that, on 1 March 2024, Nicaragua filed an Application instituting proceedings against Germany concerning alleged violations by Germany of its obligations deriving from the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, "intransgressible principles of international humanitarian law" and other norms of general international law in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly the Gaza Strip (see press release 2024/19). The Application also contained a Request for the indication of provisional measures. Public hearings on the request were held on 8 and 9 April 2024 (see press release 2024/28 for the requests made by the Parties)

...The NSC-approved measures included phone calls between Netanyahu and his international counterparts, putting pressure on the US administration and involving the Israeli Ambassador to Washington, Michael Herzog, in these efforts....

comment: The ICJ has moved quickly to schedule hearings of South Africa and Nicaragua—contentious cases between states. Having delved into both tribunal's public documentation on jurisdiction, my understanding is that ICJ advisory opinions (findings of law) necessarily precede ICC trial (findings of fact). I'd like to believe that, although ICJ has not issued a final judgment of either case, the ICC prosecutor possesses advance notice of the court's opinion in the first instance, South Africa; hence, premature agitation for and against ICC arrest of Israeli authorities. I'm inclined to expect ICJ judgment by calendar year end, on or about 5 November would be ideal so that trial drags either POTUS-elect through the bowels of hell for FOUR MORE YEARS.

The decision to review defense agreements and possibly close the French military base, Camp de Gaulle, in Libreville, has been a turning point in relations between France and Gabon. Information from the radio station RFI indicates that such proposals were discussed as part of a National Dialogue concluding in Gabon on April 30. Currently, this base serves as home to 380 French military personnel and plays a significant role in "securing the region." However, the potential closure of the French military base in Gabon is not the only aspect of the National Dialogue.

Gabon's National Dialogue: Final Reports Presented to All Participants (27.04.24)

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The outlined review of defense agreements and the potential closure of the French military base in Gabon reflect deep changes in the geopolitical dynamics of the region. These changes indicate Gabon's search for new strategies and partnerships in the modern world, as well as its aspirations for greater autonomy in making decisions about its future.

RFI/France 24: Chad's presidential election is scheduled for 6 May and some observers say the outcome is already a foregone conclusion. Members of the opposition are calling it a sham, claiming that you control all the electoral institutions. Will Chad hold a real election?
Mahamat Idriss Deby: We've come a long way with the whole political class and also a large part of the ex-politico-military [former rebels]. And all the institutions created by the new constitution are independent.

The most important is the Agence nationale de gestion des élections, ANGE... Today, ANGE is independent. So I think that those who say that this is a sham or that the election has already been decided, well, I understand: that's what politics is all about, it's fair game. But I have confidence in the election agency, which will play its role fully and independently.
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