Mixed Reactions In Zimbabwe To New US Sanctions
There are mixed feelings among Zimbabwe’s political class after the U.S. removed sanctions against many Zimbabweans and companies on Monday but imposed new ones on President Emmerson Mnangagwa and a few senior leaders.
The sanctions list was introduced in 2001 for ... Read More
Conflict Spillovers Causing Surge of Human Rights Violations...
Volker Türk
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warns the potential spillover of dozens of conflicts around the world is threatening global peace and causing human rights violations to surge in all regions.
Türk, who presented an update about the ... Read More
UK Plan To Deport asylum Seekers To Rwanda Suffers First Par...
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered his first defeats over his legislation to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after the upper house of parliament demanded greater protections to be introduced before deportation flights can take off.
Under the Rwanda plan, which has ... Read More
Africa To Be $2.5 Trillion Short Of Climate Finance By 2030,...
Africa will be $2.5 trillion short of the finance it needs to cope with climate change by 2030, a U.N. official said on Monday, adding that the continent has contributed the least to greenhouse gas emissions while seeing some of ... Read More
US Issues Fresh Curbs On Zimbabwe President, Others; Termina...
The United States on Monday terminated a Zimbabwe sanctions program and reimposed curbs on nine people and three entities, including the country's president, over their alleged involvement in corruption or serious human rights abuse.
WHY IT MATTERS
Washington is seeking to make ... Read More
Senegal Election Crisis Shakes Support For Macky Sall’s Co...
Senegal's President Macky Sall
Writer Moustapha Gueye voted for Senegalese President Macky Sall at the last two elections.
But disappointment in Sall's second term and the president's thwarted attempt to postpone the next vote have shaken Gueye's allegiance to the ruling ... Read More
EU Disburses 150 mln Euros To Tunisia To Support Financial S...
The European Union disbursed on Monday 150 million euros to Tunisia as budget support for financial stability and economic reforms, the European Commission said, as the North Africa country faces financial crisis.
"The EU continues its commitment alongside Tunisia ... This ... Read More
African Union Accuses Israel Of “Mass Killing” O...
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat on Saturday accused Israel of "the mass killing of Palestinians" and urged an international probe after dozens died following a rush on an aid convoy.
"The Chairperson of the African Union ... Read More
Chad’s Interim Leader Deby Confirms Plan To Run For Pr...
Mahamat Idriss Deby
Chad's interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby said Saturday he plans to run in this year's long-awaited presidential race.
Deby's confirmation came at the end of a chaotic week in which opposition politician Yaya Dillo was shot and killed in ... Read More
Kenya, Ethiopia Vow Stronger Ties
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Wednesday he wanted to resolve problems facing both his country and Kenya in order to elevate the economic standard of both countries.
Speaking at a luncheon hosted by Kenyan President William Ruto in Nairobi, Ahmed ... Read More