Russia ‘Ready’ To Send Tunisia More Grain: Lavro...
Russia was ready to supply more grain to Tunisia, Moscow's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday during a visit to the North African country grappling with shortages fuelled by drought.
At a meeting with Tunisian President Kais Saied in the capital ... Read More
France Cancels François Compaoré’s Extradition Decre...
France has revoked the ministerial decree authorising the extradition in 2020 of the brother of former president Blaise Compaoré, Paul François Compaoré, to Burkina Faso, where he is accused of the murder of a journalist in 1998, the Chancellery said ... Read More
Spread Of Fighting In Sudan Displaces 150,000 Children, UNIC...
People fleeing violence load their luggage onto a bus before departure from Khartoum on May 30, 2023. The war in Sudan has caused nearly 1.4 million people to flee their homes, including more than 350,000 who have crossed into neighboring ... Read More
Ethiopia, Egypt Say No Agreement In Latest Talks Over Conten...
Ethiopia and Egypt said the latest round of talks over a huge, highly contentious hydroelectric dam Ethiopia has built on the Nile's main tributary again ended with no deal.
The countries blamed each other after three days of discussions in Addis ... Read More
AfDB To Withdraw International Staff From Ethiopia After Ass...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will "immediately" withdraw all its international employees from Ethiopia following an assault on its staff members by government security forces, the institution said on Wednesday.
The AfDB lodged a formal complaint with Ethiopian authorities last month, calling the ... Read More
Burkina Faso Detains Four French Civil Servants, Says Diplom...
Burkina Faso's new leader Captain Ibrahim Traore arrives for a ceremony to honor soldiers killed in an earlier ambush in Gaskinde, in Ouagadougou on Oct. 8, 2022.
Four French IT workers with diplomatic passports and visas have been arrested in ... Read More
South African President Condemns Gaza Crisis As Genocidal, C...
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has strongly condemned the ongoing crisis in Gaza, describing it as a "genocidal onslaught and slaughter of the people of Palestine."
In a press statement, he drew parallels between the struggles faced by Palestinians and those ... Read More
Egypt: Putin Congratulates Sissi On His “Convincing...
El Sisi
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed the "convincing" victory of his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, who was unsurprisingly re-elected for a third term with 89.6% of the vote.
"The convincing victory in the elections has become clear proof ... Read More
Washington Calls On Kinshasa To Ensure Transparency In Elect...
Matthew Miller
The United States on Tuesday called on the electoral authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to be transparent in announcing the results of Wednesday's elections, following missed deadlines in 2019.
While US diplomacy praised the work of the ... Read More
DRC: Congolese Begin Voting In General Elections
The citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have commenced voting in critical general elections, with incumbent President Félix Tshisekedi seeking reelection amid a fragmented opposition in a politically and security-charged atmosphere.
The first voter was spotted casting their ballot ... Read More