Police and soldiers deployed across South Africa Monday as the country braced for protests after a left-wing party called for a “national shutdown”, sparking fears of a repeat of unrest that turned deadly two years ago. There was a heavy security presence at the Union Buildings, the seat of government in Pretoria, where demonstrators were […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday begins a three-day state visit to Moscow Monday, where he will meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The meeting between the two leaders was announced Friday. Last month, China floated a 12-point plan designed to end the Russia-Ukraine war, which began on February 24, 2022. On Monday, Xi wrote in […]
The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Russian-occupied Ukrainian port city of Mariupol after a stopover in the Crimean Peninsula to mark the ninth anniversary of Moscow’s illegal annexation of the territory in 2014. The Russian leader arrived late Saturday in Mariupol, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, with video footage showing […]
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has declared two weeks of national mourning for the more than 200 people killed by Cyclone Freddy this week. In a televised address Wednesday night, Chakwera also ordered all flags to fly at half-staff for the first week. Chakwera announced he would head efforts to assist Malawians affected by the record […]
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke to his Russian counterpart Wednesday concerning a Russian military intercept that resulted in the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone Tuesday over the Black Sea. “The United States will continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows, and it is incumbent upon Russia to operate its […]
High-powered inter-ministerial delegations from Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana have met in Accra to find ways of protecting transboundary water resources, forest cover and land for mutual benefits. Key among the discussions is finding long-lasting and sustainable solutions to the ripple effect of illegal small-scale mining in Ghana on transboundary water resources between Ghana and Cote […]
King Charles III has, in his maiden speech as King and Head of the Commonwealth, eulogized his late Mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The King, in a statement read on his behalf by Madam Harriet Thompson, the British High Commissioner to Ghana at flag-raising ceremony to mark this year’s Commonwealth Day in Accra, said: “Commonwealth Day […]
In his first stop on a two-country visit to Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The trip is part of an effort to deepen U.S. engagement with the continent. U.S.-Ethiopia relations have been strained in the past two years due to a brutal civil war that left an […]
An array of seasoned professionals selected across various sectors to deliberate on the National African Peer Review Mechanism Governing dialogue on corporate governance has called for support for businesses to leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The support is expected to boost intra-African trade, promote industrialisation, create jobs and improve the competitiveness of […]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Ethiopia and Niger this week as the Biden administration accelerates a push to engage with Africa to counter China’s growing influence on the continent, the State Department said. Blinken is visiting Addis Ababa and will travel to Niamey later in the week to discuss the peace deal that […]
