The leader of Russia’s 24-hour mutiny, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has arrived in Belarus, three days after his Wagner mercenary group’s mutiny came to an end 200km (125 miles) south of Moscow. “Yes, indeed, he’s in Belarus today,” leader Alexander Lukashenko announced, claiming credit in arranging his exile. Mr Prigozhin’s whereabouts had been a mystery since he […]
Developing country leaders rallied in Paris, highlighting the urgency for reform of the global financial architecture to counteract economic, environmental and social adversities, and to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “Predictable, affordable and sustainable financing is critical to allowing African countries to get back on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals,” Economic Commission […]
Britain’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda will cost $215,035 per person, according to the first detailed government assessment of a high-stakes promise to tackle record numbers of people arriving in small boats. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative government wants to send thousands of migrants more than 6,400 kilometers to Rwanda as part of […]
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. […]
