Category: Africa and the rest of the world

Chinese naval vessels set sail this weekend to participate in joint manoeuvres with the Russian military, Chinese defence authorities said Sunday. Ties between Moscow and Beijing have grown closer since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, a move China has not condemned. The two have ramped up defence contacts, including joint military drills in recent months. […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was discharged from hospital Sunday in “excellent condition”, a day after being admitted for dehydration, his office and the hospital said. The 73-year-old was transferred to the Sheba medical centre near Tel Aviv on Saturday with dizziness after having spent the previous day in the scorching heat of the Sea […]

A picture shows an ambulance outside the emergency entrance to the Sheba Medical Centre in Israel’s Ramat Gan City on July 15, 2023, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was hospitalised. – Netanyahu was hospitalised on July 15, his office said, adding that the politically and legally beleaguered 73-year-old was “in good condition”. (Photo by Ahmad […]

Former South African President Jacob Zuma speaks during a press conference at The Maslow Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg commercial hub on October 22, 2022. – South Africa’s top court on July 13, 2023, ruled that former president Jacob Zuma should return to prison to complete his 15-month term for contempt of court, dismissing an appeal […]

We must act now to avert humanitarian catastrophe in Chad – IOM DDG Ugochi United Nations (UN) has warned that Sudan is on the brink of a full-scale civil war, as Egypt readies to host a summit on Thursday, July 13, to discuss ways to end the 12-week conflict between rival Sudanese military factions. UN […]

Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo gestures as he enters the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague on January 15, 2019, where judges were expected to issue rulings on requests by Gbagbo and ex-government minister Charles Ble Goude to have their prosecutions thrown out for lack of evidence. – The International Criminal […]

US Rear Adm. John Mauger,†the First Coast Guard District commander, speaks at a press conference at the US Coast Guard Base Boston†in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 22, 2023. – Debris discovered on the ocean floor suggests the missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic suffered a “catastrophic loss” of pressure, Mauger said. (Photo by […]

Sonko’s conviction will make him ineligible for the 2024 presidential election Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has filed a criminal complaint in France for “crimes against humanity” against President Macky Sall, his lawyer said, as well as requesting a probe by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Sall was in Paris on Thursday and Friday for […]

A group of wealthy nations and multilateral development banks have promised to mobilise 2.5 billion euros to help Senegal reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, President Macky Sall said Thursday. “Senegal has committed to increasing the share of electricity generated by renewable energy to 40 percent by 2030 with financing to the order of 2.5 […]

Boris Johnson. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau / Pool / AFP) British MPs will cast their judgment on Monday on a damning report that found ex-prime minister Boris Johnson lied to parliament about lockdown-breaking parties. A House of Commons debate about the report is being held on Johnson’s 59th birthday — likely leading to the removal […]