EU trio heads for Congo

South Sudan wants EU to send troops

Chief negotiator calls for EU involvement in strengthened UN force to end conflict with Sudan.

EU threatens Guinea-Bissau coup leaders

EU joins UN in warning of targeted sanctions against military rulers of west African state.

Why the EU is needed in Mali

Some of the conditions fuelling the food crisis in Mali are connected to recent international actions.

EU warns of disaster in northern Mali

Talks on how to improve security and prevent humanitarian crisis.

EU freezes aid to Mali

The European Union has frozen development aid worth hundreds of millions of euros in response to a military coup that toppled Mali's civilian government last week (21 March).