Mali: the junta warns the French Minister of the Armed Forces

A senior Malian junta official has given French Defense Minister Florence Parly "advice" to keep quiet after her accusations of "provocations" against Bamako leaders.

Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga , minister and spokesperson for the transitional government, raised his voice against France, accused of seeking to divide Malians, " to exploit " sub-regional organizations and to retain its " colonial reflexes " .

The French minister accused the junta on Tuesday of multiplying "provocations".

" We also invite Mrs. Parly to show more restraint and also to respect the elementary principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of a State ", declared Colonel Maïga.

" We also invite him, it's advice, to make this sentence of Alfred de Vigny his own on the greatness of silence ", he added, possible reference to the poem " la Mort du loup " by the French poet of the 19th century. “ Only silence is great; all else is weakness ,” the poem says.

"When we try desperately to isolate Mali by exploiting sub-regional organizations, we finally wonder who is in the provocation", he said, referring to the sanctions of ECOWAS.

Le colonel a donné lecture du communiqué redemandant "avec insistance" au Danemark de retirer ses forces spéciales, récemment déployées au Mali sans avoir, selon la junte, le consentement des autorités, ce que contestent le Danemark, la France et les pays européens engagés au sein du groupement de forces spéciales Takuba.

“ We are not yet at the stage of the diplomatic incident, it may be misunderstandings between the government of Mali and the government of Denmark ,” he said.

But he said Bamako would have been entitled to an " apology from the Danish authorities ". He spoke of the " very good reputation " of Denmark in Mali because of its action in favor of development. “ We invite them to pay attention to certain partners who unfortunately find it difficult to shed colonial reflexes, ” he said.

A demonstrator was shot dead in protests against the military coup in Sudan

A demonstrator was shot dead in protests against the military coup in Sudan on Thursday.

A protester was shot dead in protests against the military coup in Sudan on Thursday, the Sudan Doctors Committee said.

On Thursday, there were renewed demonstrations in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, calling for the "return of full democratic civilian rule" in the country.

Hundreds of demonstrators carried national flags, chanting slogans against "military rule" and calling for civilian rule in the country.

The demonstrators raised banners saying, "A complete civil state," "The people are stronger and apostasy is impossible," "Freedom, peace, and justice," and "Yes to democratic civil rule."

The processions of the demonstrators headed to the homes of martyrs' families in the Al-Jarif and Buri neighborhoods of the city.

Eyewitnesses said that dozens of people demonstrated simultaneously in the city of Al-Manaqil (center) against the "military rule".

For these demonstrations, the "resistance committees" coordinators (consisting of activists) called for "full civilian rule".

Sudan has witnessed, since last October 25, protests rejecting exceptional measures taken by the army chief, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, most notably the imposition of a state of emergency and the dissolution of the Sovereignty Councils and the transitional ministers, which political forces consider a "military coup".

On more than one occasion, Al-Burhan denied that the army had carried out a military coup, and said that these measures were aimed at "correcting the course of the transitional phase," and pledged to hand over power to a transitional government.

Ethiopia announces the intention of the African summit to consider the decision to grant Israel observer status

The African Summit will consider granting Israel observer status after the request was referred by African foreign ministers without reaching agreement on it. Seven Arab countries had informed the EU of their objection to the decision last August.

On Thursday, the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the intention of the 35th African Summit to consider the decision to grant Israel observer status in the African Union.

Ethiopian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Dina Mufti, said that the African summit will consider granting Israel an observer status after the request was referred by African foreign ministers without reaching an agreement on it.

And last July, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that its ambassador to Ethiopia, Alali Adamsu, had submitted his credentials as an observer to the African Union.

Seven Arab countries, namely Egypt, Algeria, Comoros, Tunisia, Djibouti, Mauritania and Libya, informed the African Union in early August of their objection to its decision to grant Israel observer status in the continental organization.

Last October, Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra confirmed that the African foreign ministers had agreed to present the issue to the EU summit next February.