Ethiopian Prime minister Abiy Ahmed who is attending his first BRIC summit as a member nation met Russian president Vladimir Putin for a bilateral meeting on Wednesday (Oct. 23). The Russian leader called Ethiopia's integration into the group an 'important step', ... Read More

Britain's Queen Camilla talks with Prime Minister of Samoa Naomi Fiame Mataafa during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Women's Forum side-event in Apia on October 24, 2024. The leaders of the Commonwealth group of nations will meet at a welcome ... Read More

Tunisian President Kais Saied was inaugurated for a second term following a tumultuous first term in which he suspended parliament, jailed his critics and rewrote the country's constitution. In his inaugural address Monday before parliament, Saied called for a "cultural revolution" ... Read More

The South African Minister of International Relations and cooperation spoke positively about bilateral relations between Moscow and Beijing, ahead of the BRICS summit of emerging economies that kicked off on Tuesday in Russia. Ronald Lamola described the relationship between the two ... Read More

Gabon is set to conduct a referendum on November 16 regarding a proposed new constitution, marking an important move towards restoring a civilian government, as promised by the military junta following a coup, according to the transitional government. The final draft ... Read More

The United Nation's Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said it is "deeply concerned" by news that four refugees were returned to Turkey from Kenya. The refugees were repatriated at the request of the Turkish government, Kenya's foreign ministry says. The statement comes after ... Read More

Paul Biya Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Paul Biya has been seen in public for the first time in six weeks amid speculation about his ailing health. His absence from the public eye led to unfounded rumours of his death. But on Monday afternoon ... Read More

The WHO chief on Sunday urged Rwanda to keep up its fightback against Marburg, as the country battles an outbreak of one of the world's deadliest viruses. There have been 62 confirmed cases and 15 deaths in the outbreak, which was ... Read More

Concern is growing in Cameroon about 92-year-old President Paul Biya, who has not been seen in public for more than 40 days. Biya has not yet returned to Cameroon more than a week after state officials said he would be back ... Read More

European Union leaders arrived at a summit in Brussels Thursday (Oct. 17) to seek ways to make the bloc a more hostile destination for migrants and asylum seekers following a recent surge in support for anti-migration parties. As the summit opened, ... Read More