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Malians Vote In Referendum Paving Way To Elections

  • June 19, 2023

Malians voted on Sunday in a referendum on changing the constitution that the ruling military junta and regional powers have said will pave the way to elections and a return to civilian rule. The junta, which seized power in coups in 2020 and 2021, promised to hold the plebiscite as part of a transition to […]

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Blinken Meets With China’s Top Diplomat In Beijing

  • June 19, 2023

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Monday with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on the second and final day of a visit to Beijing aimed at stabilizing relations between the two powers. Blinken and Wang shook hands at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse before going into a meeting room for the talks along with delegations […]

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Mali Asks UN To Withdraw Its Peacekeeping Mission ‘Without Delay’

  • June 19, 2023

Mali has called on the United Nations to withdraw its peacekeeping mission from the country “without delay,” denouncing its “failure” to respond to security challenges. Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop, who is part of Mali’s interim military authorities, told a UN Security Council meeting on Friday that the peacekeeping force known as MINUSMA should withdraw its troops from the West […]

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US Restricts Ugandan Officials Travel In Wake Of Anti-LGBTQ Law

  • June 19, 2023

The United States has imposed travel restrictions on Ugandan officials in the wake of an anti-LGBTQ law signed by President Yoweri Museveni last month. The law has been condemned as one of the harshest in the world. Among other provisions, it instated the death penalty for someone convicted of “aggravated homosexuality”, an offence that includes transmitting HIV through gay […]

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War In Ukraine Must stop, South Africa’s Ramaphosa Tells Putin

  • June 19, 2023

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa – who is in Russia as part of a peace-seeking delegation – told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the war in Ukraine must stop. Ramaphosa laid out the 10 points of the African peace initiative that is seeking agreement on a series of “confidence-building measures” – even as Ukraine last week […]

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Japan Shares In Ghana’s Vision For Sustainable Development, Growth

  • June 16, 2023

The Japanese government says it remains steadfast in its mission to provide the needed aid to Ghana for sustainable growth. This is done through the Japan Development Cooperation Charter – which espouses cooperation aiming at self-reliant development through assistance for self-help efforts. “Japan continues to provide all these support to Ghana, because we understand how […]