APRNEWS - The United Nations Security Council agreed on Thursday to review arms embargo measures on Central African Republic by the end of September if the country makes progress in areas including reform of its security sector and management of its weapons.

APRNEWS - In a coordinated response to the Venezuelan crisis, France, Germany and Spain have said they are ready to recognise opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s interim president if elections are not called in the coming week.

APRNEWS - Members of the United Nations Security Council on Friday applauded recent diplomatic developments in the Horn of Africa, pointing out that the Eritrea’s normalisation of relations with Ethiopia and Djibouti will have ‘far-reaching consequences’.