African countries are innocent victims of war in Ukraine. The war has exacerbated already existing shortages in Africa caused by bad harvests. Mr. Putin has said he is always on the side of Africa but didn’t mention its food crisis during a meeting with African leaders in Dakar. African countries are innocent victims of the … Read more
Washington and Brussels have imposed unprecedented sanctions against Moscow. Putin would explain the situation with grain supplies stuck in Ukrainian ports to Sall. “No one is blocking these ports, at least not from the Russian side,” Peskov African Union Secretary-General Macky Sall On Friday, urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to consider the suffering in … Read more
PARIS – The withdrawal of French troops from Mali marks a loss of influence for Paris and Europe as a whole in Africa, leaving the way open for other powers to step in, experts say. China, Russia and Turkey may find new opportunities as the balance of power seen in recent decades erodes after French … Read more
African and international navies are struggling to combat the scourge of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, as seaborne bandits attack further offshore where they are harder to track and catch. Piracy has long been a problem in the vast, resource-rich body of water stretching from Senegal to Angola, where most victims kidnapped by pirates … Read more
The top UN rights body agreed to send international investigators to conflict-hit Ethiopia amid warnings of looming generalised violence, in a move slammed by Addis Ababa. Following an emergency meeting, the 47-member UN Human Rights Council narrowly voted in favour of ordering the probe into a wide range of alleged violations by all sides in Ethiopia’s 13-month conflict. … Read more
MAPUTO, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — Another batch of COVID-19 Sinopharm vaccines donated by China has arrived in Mozambique to help the African country better deal with the pandemic. Speaking at a handover ceremony at the Health Ministry here on Monday, Minister of Health Armindo Tiago said the new batch of Chinese vaccines came “at an … Read more
ADDIS ABABA: The African Union (AU) warned that travel and entry bans in connection with the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant limit the free movement of people and goods, imposing immediate and significant impact on African countries. The 55-member pan African bloc, in a statement issued late Tuesday, called for the urgent rescinding of … Read more
KINSHASA, Dec 3, 2021 (AFP) – A year ago, the world kicked off one of the greatest initiatives in medical history: the rush to vaccinate Earth’s human population against Covid-19. Since the launch of mass vaccination in Britain on November 8 2020, billions of jabs have since poured off production lines and rich countries are lining … Read more
RIYADH: The Opec+ group is likely to take a cautious stance when deciding next week whether to go ahead with the planned production increases; following the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant, Arab News quoted Geneva-based oil trader Vitol Group, as saying. The new variant, named Omicron, has rattled the oil market globally, pushing prices down to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The present government is giving foremost priority to promote and expand business and trade with African countries, a senior official said. Addressing the Pakistan-Africa Trade Development Conference in Lahogs, Nigeria, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood said that Africa is “a promising continent and land of opportunities”. He also called … Read more
PNS NASR as part of the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission to African countries delivered food aid at Niger & Benin during ceremonies held at Cotonou port. A spokesperson of the Pakistan Navy said in a tweet that the events were attended by Govt & military officials. The dignitaries of both counties thanked … Read more
