“Evil cannot be trusted,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the UN General Assembly, as he urged the world to unite to end Russian aggression against his country. In a passionate speech in New York, Mr Zelensky said a nuclear-armed Moscow must be stopped from “pushing the world to the final war”. He also accused […]
Over 1,200 Sudanese refugees under the age of five have died in nine camps between 15 May and 14 September, with most deaths linked to suspected measles and underlying malnutrition. The Um Sangour camp in Kosti, in the country’s south, welcomes thousands of refugees. The conflict in Sudan which has entered a fifth month has overwhelmed health facilities […]
The European Union’s executive said on Tuesday that disbursements of humanitarian aid in Somalia were “temporarily suspended” after a United Nations probe found widespread theft and misuse of support meant to avert famine. Quoting senior EU officials, Reuters reported exclusively on Monday that the European Commission had temporarily suspended funding for the World Food Program […]
In a sign that the United States is listening to the Global South, President Joe Biden addressed a myriad of their concerns even as he rallied support for Ukraine in his address before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. “Russia believes that the world will grow weary and allow it to brutalize Ukraine without […]
The West African states of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, have formed a defence alliance, according to Mali’s interim President, Colonel Assimi Goïta in a post on social media. The three states are all ruled by military groups, following coups that have led to fears for the future of democracy in the region. Mali’s leader […]
The Africa Money and DeFi Summit (AMDSGH) has announced the selection of nine ventures that will showcase their cutting-edge Web3, Blockchain, Fintech, and Decentralised Finance (DeFi) businesses to investors and industry leaders in Accra. The summit, slated for October 3 and 4, 2023 would focus on forging connections and bridging the gap between African ventures, […]
The United States and Norway will pledge a total of $70 million on Monday to launch a fund, reported here for the first time, to help farmers and agricultural businesses in Africa, a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) spokesperson said. THE TAKE Hunger has worsened in several regions of Africa, driven by armed conflict […]
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu held talks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in New York, seeking to advance economic cooperation between the two largest economies in Africa, his spokesperson said on Monday. The two African leaders met ahead of the United Nations General Assembly that is scheduled to start this week, they said in a […]
Ambassador Ahmed Haggag, the Union of African Journalists (UAJ) Advisor, has urged African Journalists to increase advocacy on the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to help expedite the continent’s development. Addressing some African Journalists in Cairo, Egypt, he stated that the AfCFTA promises broader and deeper economic integration for Africa and that closing the […]
U.N.-backed human rights experts say war crimes continue in Ethiopia despite a peace accord signed nearly a year ago to end a conflict that engulfed the country’s northern Tigray region. The violence has left at least 10,000 people affected by rape and other sexual violence — mostly women and girls, they found. They warned of […]
