Analysts say it’s too early to assess how the Wagner Group’s operations in Africa will be affected after its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin threatened to lead troops into Moscow over the weekend before backing off. The U.S. Treasury Department has designated Wagner Group, a private mercenary army, a “criminal organization” and accused it of mass executions, […]
A Sudanese Canadian citizen has been separated from an adopted sister and her children and is trying to help them secure safe passage out of Sudan where they have been stranded for more than 10 weeks by the war between rival military factions. Sami Atabani said he hoped the Canadian government would consider evacuating his […]
An audio recording in which Donald Trump appears to acknowledge keeping a classified document after leaving the White House has been obtained by US media. In the recording, the former president is heard riffling through papers and saying: “This is highly confidential”. It has not been independently verified by the BBC. Mr Trump has pleaded […]
Mr David Ofosu-Dorte, Senior Partner, AB and David Africa, has urged African public sector players not to be too excited yet about the African Continental Free Trade Area’s (AfCFTA) progress. While negotiations on Rule of Origin under the agreement was about 90 per cent complete, he indicated that AfCFTA was far behind the Regional Comprehensive […]
On the sidelines of the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Janet L. Yellen, held a meeting with President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana. The meeting on June 22, 2023, centred around important discussions concerning the evolution of multilateral development banks to effectively address the global challenges of the 21st century. […]
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it had seized the headquarters of a heavily armed police unit Sunday as it sought an edge in its war with the army during heavy fighting in the capital Khartoum. The RSF said in a statement that it had taken full control of the camp belonging to the […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday discussed in a phone call with U.S. President Joe Biden the current battlefield situation in Ukraine. Biden reaffirmed unwavering U.S. support for Ukraine, including through continued security, economic and humanitarian aid, according to a White House statement released Sunday.The leaders also discussed recent events in Russia, the statement said. […]
The departure of a U.N. peacekeeping mission from Mali will strike a “fatal blow” to a peace accord and threaten stability across the region, a coalition of armed groups in the north of the country has warned. But Mali’s junta has asked the peacekeeping force, known as MINUSMA, to leave “without delay,” a demand that […]
US President Joe Biden hailed US-India ties, while rolling out the pomp and pageantry for visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. This included marching bands, a lavish vegetarian dinner and a 21-gun salute on the South Lawn of the White House. Mr Modi, who is on a state visit, also addressed the US Congress, […]
The University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana’s best tertiary institution for the 2022/2023 academic year, has begun exploring various educational opportunities and collaborative programmes available in the Republic of Indonesia. The move, which among other things, would also cover the Science, Technology, Education, and Mathematics (STEM) space, would give a further boost to several courses […]
