Ex-foes Ethiopia, Eritrea eye peace dividend after historic deal
After declaring an end on Monday to a costly two-decade military stalemate, Ethiopia and Eritrea – one a rising African star, the other among the world’s most isolationist nations – appear poised to reap a lucrative peace dividend.
Euroskeptic British ministers quit in blow to May’s Brexit plan
Prime Minister Theresa May’s foreign minister and Brexit negotiator quit on Monday in protest at her plans to keep close trade ties with the European Union after Britain leaves the bloc, stirring rebellion in her party’s ranks.
UK PM a ‘little surprised’ by Johnson resignation: letter
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May was a “little surprised” by Boris Johnson’s resignation as foreign minister, after he had agreed to her new Brexit plan last week, she said in a letter to Johnson on Monday.
Libyan civil registry rebuffs allegations of ID fraud
Libya’s Civil Registry Authority (CRA) dismissed on Monday allegations of widespread fraud in the national identity card system as an attempt to foster division and “distort” the authority’s work.
Armenian capital’s mayor resigns after national change of power
The mayor of the Armenian capital Yerevan resigned on Monday, two months after his party was ousted from national power following weeks of mass protests against corruption and cronyism.
Congo’s Kabila delays U.N. chief’s visit, refuses to see U.S. envoy Haley
Congolese President Joseph Kabila has put off a planned visit this week by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and refused to see U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, who diplomats said had also separately planned to visit Kinshasa.
Nigerian opposition says to pick joint candidate for 2019 election
Nigeria’s main opposition parties have agreed to form an alliance to field a joint candidate to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari in next year’s presidential election, they said in a memorandum on Monday.
Trump suggests China might be interfering in U.S.-North Korea talks
President Donald Trump suggested on Monday that China might be seeking to derail U.S. efforts aimed at denuclearizing North Korea, but said he was confident that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would uphold a pact the two agreed last month.
Colombia’s president signs law easing surrender of crime gangs
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday signed a law that will allow organized crime gangs to turn themselves in and receive reduced sentences, a move that may help shore up peace in the Andean country.
UK Conservative lawmakers don’t expect confidence vote against PM May after crunch meeting
Prime Minister Theresa May is likely safe from a leadership challenge despite losing two senior ministers, several Conservative lawmakers said Monday after she held a crunch meeting to sell her parliamentary party on her Brexit plan.
