Source link The trade volume was diverted from Suez to route around South African Cape of Good Hope, the International Monetary Fund reports The Suez and Panama Canals have seen drops in trade of 50% and 32% respectively during January and February, compared with the same months in 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is […]
Source link Human rights organizations have criticized the agreement in six areas, including migration The European Union (EU) has announced an aid package worth €7.4 billion ($8 billion) for Egypt, aimed at stabilizing the North African nation’s economy and reducing migrant flows to Europe. The deal was signed on Sunday in Cairo at a ceremony […]
Source link The government aids every vulnerable person, including the disabled and the elderly, in exercising their right to vote, Edson Rugumayo from Uganda told RT Russia ensures that all citizens have access to the vote in presidential elections and to democracy, the Ugandan election observer Edson Rugumayo has claimed in an exclusive interview with […]
Source link The DR Congo government says the measure will help the war-torn nation deal with decades of terrorism The Democratic Republic of the Congo has lifted a moratorium on the death penalty that had been in place for more than two decades, in response to recurring armed conflicts and militant attacks. The decision, announced […]
Source link The Sahel States’ newly formed joint forces will be effective only if a complex approach is taken by the three nations By Egountchi Behanzin, founding president of the international organization African Black Defense League, spokesperson for the Pan-African Brothers, political analyst, and Pan-African activist The Sahel states have been facing numerous security challenges […]
Source link Niger’s coup leaders have denounced the country’s defense accord with Washington “with immediate effect“ Authorities in Niamey have decided to revoke the agreement with the US which allowed American military personnel and civilian contractors to operate in the West African state, a spokesman for the post-coup government announced on national television. 🇺🇸 🇳🇪 Denunciation of […]
Source link The Paris Club group of creditors, which includes Russia, the US, and a number of other leading global economies, has agreed to cancel $2 billion in debt owed by Somalia, it was announced on Wednesday. The group will write off 99% of the money owed by the African country after it concluded a […]
Source link At least 50 people have died in Angola after being coerced into drinking a herbal potion to prove they were not practitioners of witchcraft, police reported on Thursday. The deaths occurred in the past two months near the town of Camacupa, local councilor Luzia Filemone told national radio, claiming that traditional healers had […]
Source link The West African nation’s president has vowed to free hundreds of hostages without paying a ransom Militants who kidnapped 286 children and staff from a school in northern Nigeria last week are demanding a total of 1 billion naira ($620,432) for their release, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing a spokesman for the families […]
Source link Sixteen unregistered graves, including those of infants, have been found on the church’s compound in Zimbabwe, according to police Police in Zimbabwe say they have arrested a religious sect leader, Ishmael Chokurongerwa, at a farm about 34 kilometers (21 miles) north-west of the capital, Harare, where more than 250 children were allegedly used […]
Source link Pretoria’s foreign minister says combatants in the Gaza war have been warned about the consequences of their actions South Africans fighting alongside the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza, where thousands of civilians have been killed since October, will be arrested when they return home, Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor has warned. She reportedly […]
Source link The Chadian government has also promised to pay bills for citizens who have outstanding debts Chad has announced that water and electricity will be free until the end of the year, as long as households do not exceed 300 kWh of electricity and 15 cubic meters of water per month, a local news […]
Source link Burundi has launched operations at a medical laboratory fully outfitted with Russian equipment, Moscow’s ambassador to Burundi, Valery Mikhailov, told TASS on Wednesday. According to Mikhailov, Moscow has supplied laboratory reagents that can be used to treat various forms of hemorrhagic fever, leptospirosis, and other dangerous infectious diseases. “In February, a laboratory fully […]
Source link Moscow only maintains friendly relations with the continent, which should not offend anyone, the president has said Russia is focused on a strategic path to development and is not in any way inciting African countries against France and its Western allies, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with RIA Novosti published on […]
Source link A Bangladeshi-flagged bulk carrier was boarded by 20 armed individuals off the coast of Somalia, who subsequently took its 23-member crew hostage. On Tuesday, Kabir Steel Re-Rolling Mills, the owner of the vessel, stated that the MV Abdullah was attacked en route from Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, to the United Arab Emirates, […]