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Coup d'Etat en Turquie : dans les Balkans, inquiétudes et soutien à Erdoğan
Turquie : de Prizren à Sarajevo, les musulmans des Balkans fêtent la victoire d'Erdoğan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan en Bosnie-Herzégovine : une visite très politique
Albanie : en visite officielle, Erdoğan se prend pour le sultan
La Turquie et les Balkans : « Jamais le Kosovo n'abandonnera Erdoğan ! »
Macédoine : la communauté turque se mobilise en soutien à Erdoğan
Turquie-Balkans : est-il temps de tourner la page du « néo-ottomanisme » ?

/ Bosnie-Herzégovine, Turquie, Turquie Balkans, Politique intérieure, Relations internationales

Coup d'Etat en Turquie : dans les Balkans, inquiétudes et soutien à Erdoğan
Turquie : de Prizren à Sarajevo, les musulmans des Balkans fêtent la victoire d'Erdoğan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan en Bosnie-Herzégovine : une visite très politique
Albanie : en visite officielle, Erdoğan se prend pour le sultan
La Turquie et les Balkans : « Jamais le Kosovo n'abandonnera Erdoğan ! »
Macédoine : la communauté turque se mobilise en soutien à Erdoğan
Turquie-Balkans : est-il temps de tourner la page du « néo-ottomanisme » ?

/ Bosnie-Herzégovine, Turquie, Turquie Balkans, Politique intérieure, Relations internationales

Liberté de la presse au Monténégro : Milka Tadić-Mijović, « héroïne de l'information »
Liberté de la presse au Monténégro : nouvelle attaque contre le journal Vijesti
Médias au Monténégro : scènes de lynchage avec blanc-seing de l'Union européenne
Censure, autocensure : quelle indépendance pour les médias des Balkans ?
Monténégro : la liberté de la presse, condition de l'intégration européenne
Monténégro : l'assourdissant silence des intellectuels et de la société civile
Censure, autocensure, quelle indépendance pour les médias ? Le Courrier des Balkans ouvre le débat

/ Courrier des Balkans, Médias Monténégro, Serbie, Monténégro, Médias, European Center for Press and Media Freedom, Gratuit

Liberté de la presse au Monténégro : Milka Tadić-Mijović, « héroïne de l'information »
Liberté de la presse au Monténégro : nouvelle attaque contre le journal Vijesti
Médias au Monténégro : scènes de lynchage avec blanc-seing de l'Union européenne
Censure, autocensure : quelle indépendance pour les médias des Balkans ?
Monténégro : la liberté de la presse, condition de l'intégration européenne
Monténégro : l'assourdissant silence des intellectuels et de la société civile
Censure, autocensure, quelle indépendance pour les médias ? Le Courrier des Balkans ouvre le débat

/ Courrier des Balkans, Médias Monténégro, Serbie, Monténégro, Médias, European Center for Press and Media Freedom, Gratuit

Liberté de la presse au Monténégro : Milka Tadić-Mijović, « héroïne de l'information »
Liberté de la presse au Monténégro : nouvelle attaque contre le journal Vijesti
Médias au Monténégro : scènes de lynchage avec blanc-seing de l'Union européenne
Censure, autocensure : quelle indépendance pour les médias des Balkans ?
Monténégro : la liberté de la presse, condition de l'intégration européenne
Monténégro : l'assourdissant silence des intellectuels et de la société civile
Censure, autocensure, quelle indépendance pour les médias ? Le Courrier des Balkans ouvre le débat

/ Courrier des Balkans, Médias Monténégro, Serbie, Monténégro, Médias, European Center for Press and Media Freedom, Gratuit

July 24, 2015 (NAIROBI) – A South Sudanese armed opposition (SPLM-IO) official has accused the Jieng Council of Elders in the capital, Juba of championing processes that elevated Taban Deng Gai as First Vice-President in the absence of Riek Machar.

Machar speaks on a mobile phone after an interview with Reuters in Kenya's capital Nairobi July 8, 2015

Manawa Peter Gatkuoth, the SPLM-IO's deputy chairman of national committee for information and public relations, said Machar was still the legitimate leader of the armed opposition faction.

“The action of the group is tantamount to an internal coup within the SPLM/A (IO). This is because the SPLM/A-IO, like all other political parties, has a constitution and internal regulations which provide for the conduct of party affairs in the temporary absence of the leader. It is apparent that the deputy chairman, Gen. Alfred Lado Gore and Secretary General Dr. Dhieu Mathok Wol were coerced into accepting Gen. Taban Deng Gai as the leader against the party norms,” he said in a statement.

The official claimed Gai could have played a role in the 8 July clashes between the country's rival forces next to the presidential palace. Over 270 soldiers died when forces loyal to President Salva Kiir clashed with armed forces allied to Machar in Juba.

“The SPLM/A (IO) political Bureau condemns in the strongest terms possible the attempt to destabilize the SPLM/A (IO) and destroy the IGAD brokered peace agreement on the resolution of the conflict in South Sudan (ARCISS) spearheaded by Gen. Taban Deng Gai out of personal vendetta against Dr. Riek Machar for not recommending his appointment as Minister of petroleum in the Transitional Government of National Unity,” further said Gatkouth.

According to the official, those who ousted Machar were “self-interest” groups who intend to destroy the SPLM/A-IO leadership.

“This fits into the grand scheme hatched by president Salva Kiir and Jieng Council of Elders, to divide, weaken and destroy the SPLM/A-IO in order to entrench himself in power, perpetuate the kleptocratic regime and maintain Jieng hegemony and domination,” he said.

Gatkuoth assured SPLM/A-IO-members to disregard the “unethical greedy” officials who claimed to have ousted Machar, describing them as “illegal officials” who were dismissed and made powerless.

Meanwhile, the official appealed to the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, African Union and members of Troika countries who have supported the peace talks to push for third party forces in Juba for the smooth implementation of the agreement.

“We call upon the IGAD plus, AU and the United Nations to expedite the deployment of the regional third party intervention forces to enable Dr. Riek Machar return to his position in the Transitional Government of National Unity to implement the peace agreement,” he said.

Gai's recent appointment, however, drew mixed reactions from members of the public.

(ST)

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle

July 24, 2016 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopia's earnings from remittances is growing in at unprecedented levels, the country's Foreign Affairs ministry has officially announced.

The Grand Renaissance Dam is under construction on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia. (Photo AFP/William Lloyd-George)

Demeke Atnafu, the Director General of the Diaspora Engagement at the ministry said the country received $ 4 billion in remittances in the first 10 months of the year.

The remittances secured during the10 months have surpassed the total income gained from remittances in 2015, according to the data from the foreign affairs ministry.

In 2015, the Horn of African nation reportedly received $3.7 billion from remittances.

Demeke said the amount of remittance exceeded the country's export trade earnings over the same period. The official, however, disclosed that the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs along with stakeholders was working to enhance Diaspora investment.

The announcements come as Ethiopia prepares to celebrate the second annual Diaspora Day. The event which is believed to create a key platform to enhance Diaspora investment and boost remittance earnings.

Thousands of members of the Ethiopian Diaspora community are expected to take part in the 2nd Diaspora Day festivity.

Ethiopia says its remittance service still stands at lower level compared to other countries and it intends to maximize it in coming few years.

Ethiopia blames illegal migration as main factor hampering efforts to elevate remittance as illegal migrants won't be able to send money legally hence residence and work permits are required to do so.

According to the World Bank, Ethiopia remittance inflow study indicates the country earns at least 3.2 billion dollars yearly.

The country's remittances are expected to expand by 50% over the next three years,

The United States, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom are top three countries from which Ethiopians abroad send money to their families and relatives back home.

In Ethiopia, most money transfers are made through remittance agents and banks but many others receive remittances through a number of informal channels.

According to a World Bank's report released in April, remittances to developing countries saw a slight grow in 2015 as weak oil prices and other factors strained the earnings of international migrants and their ability to send money to their families.

Remittances to developing countries, according to World Bank, amounted to $431.6 billion in 2015, an increase of 0.4 percent over $430 billion in 2014, slowest growth since the global financial crisis.

Currently, India is the world's largest remittance recipient attracting about $69 billion in remittances in 2015, down from $70 billion in 2014. Other large recipients in 2015 were China ($64 billion), the Philippines ($28 billion), Mexico ($25 billion), and Nigeria ($21 billion).

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If forest-rich Bosnia made full use of the potential from biomass energy, it could meet around 7 per cent of its electricity needs, but the resource is not being exploited, experts say.

Macedonia's top journalists' association has savaged the recently agreed deal over the media sector, saying it will not ensure balanced reporting during the early general elections.

Au lendemain d'une manifestation de masse, qui a réuni à Istanbul des partisans de Recep Tayyip Erdogan et certains de ses détracteurs au nom de la défense de la démocratie, le président turc et son Premier ministre rencontrent ce lundi 25 juillet 2016 le dirigeant du principal parti d’opposition, le CHP (laïc, centre gauche), et celui du MHP (nationaliste, classé à droite). Une première depuis le putsch raté du 15 juillet.

The final closure of the long defunct Zastava car factory in Kragujevac has left many Serbs grieving for a part of their history that is now definitely over.

Britain's decision to pull out of the EU presidency in the second half of 2017 leaves Bulgaria with the challenge of leading the European Council for the first time at short notice and in a turbulent time.

The former president of the now defunct State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, Svetozar Marovic, faces a jail term after admitting guilt in a high-profile graft case linked to his hometown of Budva.

Général : La fin de la présidence néerlandaise du Conseil de l’Union européenne, la Rencontre des Jeunes européens à Strasbourg, le débat en plénière consacré aux résultats du référendum britannique… Quels ont étés les moments forts de ce premier semestre 2016 au Parlement européen ? Parcourez notre diaporama pour un récapitulatif en images de ces principaux événements.

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General : Words will only get you so far, sometimes you need images to convey the full picture. For this article we go easy on the text and let our photos do the talking. Take a look at our favourite pictures of the year so far in our photo gallery and discover how you can find many more of them online.

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General : Words will only get you so far, sometimes you need images to convey the full picture. For this article we go easy on the text and let our photos do the talking. Take a look at our favourite pictures of the year so far in our photo gallery and discover how you can find many more of them online.

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Allgemeines : Das erste Halbjahr 2016 ist bereits um. Es ist Zeit, eine Zwischenbilanz zu ziehen. Mit welchen Themen haben sich die EU-Abgeordneten befasst? Welche Persönlichkeiten haben das EU-Parlament besucht? Welche Gesetze wurden beschlossen? Wir haben für Sie eine Bildergalerie mit den wichtigsten Ereignissen zusammengestellt.

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July 24, 2016 (JUBA) – The leadership of the armed opposition faction of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO), led by First Vice President, Riek Machar, said their party and its leadership had remained intact despite recent “illegal” attempt by outsiders to snatch and claim it.

“The leadership of the SPLM/SPLA (IO) is intact. The illegal attempt by outsiders to claim it has been aborted,” said James Gatdet Dak, Machar spokesperson.

“What happened in Juba in a hotel on July 23, 2016, organized by a dismissed member, Honourable Taban Deng Gai, was an act of terrorism, during which three senior officials of our party were held hostage in their Crown Hotel and were intimidated and forced against their will to nominate him as acting First Vice President of the Transitional Government of National Unity and Chairman and Commander-in-Chief of the SPLM/SPLM (IO), or else President Salva Kiir's security operatives would have dealt with them,” he added.

He said their party's secretary general, Dhieu Mathok Diing Wol, was severely beaten a week before in the hotel when his position was known to have been against activities of Gai, adding this has made the SPLM-IO ministers and officials remaining in Juba to fear for their lives.

Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, a supporter of Taban Deng Gai, announced on Saturday that President Kiir was going to appoint Gai on that Saturday as acting First Vice President and take oath of office on Sunday and start his official work on Monday.

Machar's spokesperson, Dak, said President Kiir has made a wise decision by not acting to also illegally appoint Taban Deng Gai as acting First Vice President to replace his recognized peace partner, Riek Machar, saying appointing Gai would have shown to the world that President Kiir meant to destroy the peace agreement and was part of the conspiracy which Gai was used to implement.

He said President Kiir should further act in accordance with the request from his first deputy to relieve Taban Deng Gai for his position as minister of Mining, saying the agreement has provided powers to the First Vice President to recommend to the President to replace any of his ministers he nominated to the transitional government.

Dak argued that as the head of state whose responsibility is to protect institutions and abide by the peace agreement, President Kiir should not be trapped into condemnation by allowing for illegal and fraudulent replacement of his first deputy, as this would destroy the peace deal.

“I believe that if President Salva Kiir respects institutions which his government has created as well as the transitional leadership of the transitional government and wants the peace agreement to be implemented without hiccups, he should relieve Honourable Taban Deng Gai as requested by the First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar,” he added.

He seriously condemned the process carried out at Crown Hotel in Juba to “fraudulently” replace Machar, saying the process only amounted to “a hotel good time party by random invitees” and not an institutional process of the SPLM/SPLA (IO).

The opposition leader's spokesman narrated that Gai was dismissed from the party by his chairman a day before forging the meeting, and therefore was no longer a member of the SPLM/SPLA (IO) as he already defected to President Kiir's faction by his own actions.

He also argued that even if Gai were to remain a member of the party, there was no quorum of the leaderships of the political bureau or the national liberation council in Juba to convene a meeting, adding that Gai got only one member willingly and forced other three senior officials out of 23 members of the political bureau.

Over 90 percent of the SPLM/SPLA (IO) leadership bodies, he said, have been dispersed by the recent fighting, and are either with Machar in the bush, or in United Nations camps in Juba, or in the other parts of the country, or in the neighbouring countries.

He further explained that the peace agreement has not also provided for a temporary replacement of the First Vice President or the Chairman and Commander-in-Chief of the SPLM/SPLA.

“The peace agreement has instead given powers to the First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar, to delegate one of his ministers to temporarily act on his behalf in his absence if need be. It is like when the vice president acts when the president is absent. This does not need replacement, or appointment or taking oath of office in order to temporarily act. We also have our deputy chairman, General Alfred Ladu Gore, who is in Juba,” he added.

A senior official who is loyal to President Salva Kiir told Sudan Tribune on Sunday that the “smartest way” President Kiir should behave now is by not appointing Taban Deng Gai to replace Riek Machar as First Vice President so that he distanced himself from the internal power struggle within the SPLM-IO and to avoid being condemned by the international community for either being behind the conspiracy or supporting Taban Deng Gai to destroy the peace agreement.

He said the President is likely relieve Gai from his post as Minister of Mining in show of acting as the head of state who respects the agreement and decisions made by his first deputy who is mandated by the peace agreement to replace his party's ministers in the cabinet.

“President Kiir himself said he saved Machar at the palace during the fighting two weeks ago. This has clearly indicated that he wants to continue to work with him. He should continue to show this to the world by maintaining him as his first deputy, otherwise if he acts contrary to this the reading will be different,” the official said.

Machar fled the capital two weeks ago and said he relocated to outside of Juba due to fear for his safety and to avoid further clashes between his forces and those loyal to President Kiir after four days of fighting in Juba.

He said he will return to Juba immediately after a third party force is deployed in the capital to separate rival forces and provide security and protection for the leadership and the citizens exposed to danger.

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July 24, 2016 (EL-FASHER) - A child had died and six others fell sick on Friday after eating liquid substance from explosive remnants of war in Kalmando area, North Darfur state.

Ten-year-old Suleiman Fatul Saim from the Dar Al Salam IDPs camp in North Darfur poses for UNAMID photographer Albert González Farran in El Fasher on 2 April 2013 . He suffered burns to more than 90% of his body when his brother detonated a device that he found near their house in November 2006.

Commissioner of Kalmando locality Al-Hadi Ahmed Hassan told Sudan Tribune that several young children stumbled across an ERW containing yellow substance while they were playing near a former army camp, saying they ate the substance out of curiosity which led to the death of a child by the name of Mustafa Asil.

He added that six others fell sick including 7-year old Haneen Ismail, 8-year old Haytham Abdalla abdel-Rahman, 6-year old Yazid Ahmed Mohamed Adam, 6-year old Murtada Hamid Ahmed Ali and 3-year old Abu Zar Ishaq Ismail.

Hassan pointed that the children suffered from diarrhoea and vomiting after they ate the yellow substance and were rushed to Wada'a Hospital in Kalmando and from there to El-Fasher Teaching Hospital, saying Asil died on the way to the hospital.

The armed conflict between government forces and Darfur rebels which has been ongoing since 2003 has left huge numbers of Unexploded Ordinances (UXOs) across Darfur region. Children are the main victims of UXOs.

On July 8th, two children were killed and their sister was seriously wounded by a UXO in Malit locality, 60 km north of North Darfur capital, El-Fasher.

Last June, a child was killed and two others were wounded when an RPG-7 grenade detonated in Zam Zam IDPs camp, 15 km south of El Fasher.

Also, last March, two nomadic boys were killed and two others were wounded when an UXO detonated in Um Sadir village, 60 km north Kutum Locality in North Darfur state.

Several voluntary organizations are making efforts to raise awareness of the dangers of the UXOs and the neglected military equipments in Darfur.

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