Source link This comes as the global agency races to conclude its mission in the African state by December 31 The UN has withdrawn peacekeeping forces from its base in Ansongo, in Mali’s northeastern Gao region. This is the second phase of a total halt of the organization’s mission in the West African country. The […]
Source link Moscow has said there is great potential for collaboration between the two countries Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova met with her Libyan counterpart, Mabruka Togi Osman, on Friday to discuss plans for further developing cooperation. The meeting was held on the second day of the United Cultures Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia. According […]
Source link The former footballer’s decision paves the way for the second peaceful transfer of power in Africa’s oldest independent republic Liberian President George Weah has conceded defeat to his rival Joseph Nyumah Boakai following a tight contest in the second round of voting in the presidential elections. The move by Weah, a former international […]
Source link Unlike other major states, the UK does not have a clear strategic vision for Africa Symbolism has always been at the heart of the British monarchy. So, too, was King Charles III’s recent visit to Kenya, an East African nation gearing up to celebrate its sixth decade of independence from Britain. For Charles […]
Source link Russia’s economic cooperation with Asian and African countries has continued to grow while trade with the European Union has declined, according to the latest report by the Federal Customs Service (FCS). Data released this week showed exports to Asia jumped to $226.6 billion in the first nine months of the year, up by […]
Source link The deliveries are expected to arrive later this month or in early December, the agriculture minister has said Russia has sent two shipments of free grain to Burkina Faso and Somalia, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said on Friday. He added that the deliveries are expected to arrive later in November or early next […]
Source link The military rulers claim the agency’s performance in mediating the country’s transition to civilian rule is “disappointing” The United Nations has been asked to immediately terminate its Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan, where an armed conflict has been raging since mid-April between the national army and rival paramilitary forces. The Sudanese military […]
Source link Violent protests against President Andry Rajoelina’s candidacy have raged for weeks, owing in part to his French nationality Madagascar closed voting in the first round of presidential elections on Thursday, following weeks of violent protests and boycotts by several opposition candidates amid allegations of electoral irregularities. Voting reportedly took place peacefully in Africa’s […]
Source link Nairobi will send police officers to combat gang violence in the Caribbean nation Kenyan lawmakers have approved a government plan to send about 1,000 police officers to Haiti to counter gang violence, as part of a UN-backed mission. The United Nations will cover all expenses, and the officers will be deployed in phases, […]
Source link The African National Congress said it could not support the “genocidal actions of the Israeli regime” South Africa’s ruling party has said it will support a motion to sever diplomatic relations with Israel and shut down its embassy in Pretoria. South African officials have condemned Israel’s assault on Gaza, even calling for a […]
Source link The first delivery along a new sea route between Russia and Egypt will take place in December, the vice-president of Russia’s FESCO Transportation Group, German Maslov, has announced. Speaking at the ‘Transport Week – 2023’ forum in Moscow on Wednesday, Maslov discussed the opening of the new logistics route between the Russian Black […]
Source link South Africa has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the Israeli government for alleged war crimes in Gaza, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Wednesday during a two-day visit to Qatar. The claim against Israel, which has not ratified the Rome Statute – the treaty establishing the ICC – was taken “together […]
Source link The British prime minister has called for an end to a juridical “merry-go-round” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed on Wednesday to revive his trademark immigration policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda after the UK Supreme Court struck the measure down the same day. Britain’s top court ruled that the government’s plan […]
Source link The Malian army has regained control of Kidal, a rebel stronghold in the north since 2014 Moscow congratulated Mali’s military government on Wednesday for recapturing the northern town of Kidal, which had been largely under the control of ethnic Tuareg separatists, whom officials have blamed for destabilizing the region. The Malian army announced […]
Source link Moroccan car manufacturer Neo Motors started selling the nation’s first domestically produced vehicle this month, which could compete with similarly priced combustion cars from Renault SA-owned Dacia and Chinese brands, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The report highlighted that the company will initially be producing 3,000 units a year of the three-door passenger model […]