Rwandan President Paul Kagame has announced for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in next year’s elections. “I am happy with the confidence Rwandans have shown in me. I will always serve them as long as I can. Yes, I am indeed a candidate,” Kagame, 65, told the French-language […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has demanded the payment of reparations for the countries affected by the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. He stated that, while no amount of money could compensate for the tragedies of the time, the point would be made that evil was perpetrated on Africans. “No amount of money will ever make up […]
Ghana has maintained its spot as Africa’s most indebted country to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Ghana’s debt to the IMF increased by 35.55% over the time period under consideration, per data from the IMF’s Quarterly Finances for July-ending 2023. This accounts for 9.55 percent of the 17.68 billion (Special Drawing Rights) SDR in total […]
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned a climate summit of world leaders on Wednesday there is not much time left to avert an environmental catastrophe. “We must make up for time lost to foot-dragging, arm-twisting and the naked greed of entrenched interests raking in billions from fossil fuels,” Guterres told world leaders at the start of […]
The President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, spoke on the second day of debate at the United Nations General Assembly. Kagame denounced the injustice that conflicts inflict on innocent people, taking as an example the migration crisis that drives refugees to undertake dangerous journeys every year in search of a better future: “Rwanda remains determined to work […]
South Africa will host a U.S.-Africa trade summit in November despite an earlier call by U.S. lawmakers for the event to be moved over what they said was the country’s deepening military relationship with Russia. South Africa’s economic hub, Johannesburg, will host the U.S.-sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum from Nov. 2 to 4, […]
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has asked his government to fast track the withdrawal of a United Nations peacekeeping mission to ensure it begins at the end of the year, he said at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday. The mission, called MONUSCO, took over from an earlier U.N. operation in 2010 to […]
The European Union’s top diplomat on Monday (Sep. 18) voiced solidarity with France’s ambassador to Niger, who has faced intense pressure after refusing to comply with an expulsion orders from Niger’s military leaders. “We also stress again our solidarity in France, over the situation of its ambassador on the ground, full solidarity with France and […]
“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 […]
