Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday hailed efforts to restore power generation systems damaged by Russian attacks but warned the population it was too early to declare victory on the energy front. Zelenskyy said power workers had done such a good job repairing the damage caused by Russian missile and drone strikes on Friday that […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday declared a national “state of disaster” over his country’s crippling power shortages, saying they posed an existential threat to the economy and social fabric. “We are in the grip of a profound energy crisis,” Ramaphosa said in his annual State of the Nation address to parliament. “The crisis […]
Ghana and six other countries have pioneered trading activities under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The official trading under the free trade area began on October 7, 2022, after nearly 22 months of preparatory works including putting institutional structures at the secretariat in Accra, Ghana. The first such trans-border trading was a shipment […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday vowed that Russia will continue helping Mali improve its military capabilities in a joint press conference aired live on state television. Standing alongside his Malian counterpart, Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop, Russia top diplomat touted the August 2021 delivery of several fighter jets and helicopters, adding that more military […]
US President Joe Biden called on Republicans to help “finish the job” of delivering for hardworking families, in his annual State of the Union address. The Democrat stressed the importance of bipartisanship to a divided Congress where the lower chamber now has a Republican majority. He also vowed to defend US sovereignty in the wake […]
Africa’s population will continue to be a liability until the continent addressed critical issues relating to the economic welfare and development of its young people, Mr Olusegun Obasanjo, a Former President of Nigeria, has said. He said the of lack of employment opportunities, education and skills development among many young people on the continent made […]
Italy has become the latest country to join the U.S.-led Mineral Security Partnership that promotes ethical mining. The U.S. Undersecretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Jose Fernandez, made the announcement while attending the Investing in African Mining Indaba, or conference. In his keynote address, Fernandez said members of the Mineral Security […]
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the annual Munich security conference this month, her office said Monday. Harris will use her February 16-18 stay in Germany and her attendance at the annual forum, as the war in Ukraine nears one year of combat, “to demonstrate Transatlantic unity and resolve,” said a communique from press […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been invited to take part in a summit of European Union leaders, the EU said Monday, amid reports he could be in Brussels as soon as this week. Charles Michel, the president of the European Council of the EU’s national leaders, invited Zelenskyy “to participate in person in a future […]
The death toll from a strong earthquake in south-eastern Turkey, near Syria’s border, could rise eight-fold, the World Health Organisation has warned. The toll, which currently stands at more than 2,700 people, has increased rapidly since the first earthquake struck early on Monday morning. About 12 hours later, a second powerful tremor hit further north. […]
