World Philippines summons China envoy over water cannon incident Manila – Manila summoned a senior Chinese envoy on Thursday to protest a water cannon incident that damaged two... Read more 2 May
World Blinken due in China seeking pressure but also stability Shanghai – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due in China on Wednesday, as the United States ramps up... Read more 24 Apr
World Turkey’s Erdogan in rare Iraq visit to discuss water, oil, security Baghdad – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due Monday in neighbouring Iraq for his first state visit there... Read more 22 Apr
Countries Ukraine opening embassies across Africa to counter Russia Abidjan – Ukraine inaugurated an embassy in Ivory Coast on Thursday, a day after opening an embassy in the... Read more 12 Apr
Business France says to build ‘balanced partnerships’ with Africa Nairobi – France will aim to renew ties with Africa and build “balanced partnerships” that are beneficial to the... Read more 7 Apr
World Blinken says ‘100 percent’ of Gaza population at ‘severe levels of acute food insecurity’ Manila – The entire population of Gaza is experiencing “severe levels of acute food insecurity”, US Secretary of State... Read more 19 Mar
News African countries expect Trump neglect, but some won’t mind Johannesburg — If Donald Trump wins November’s US presidential election and returns to the White House, what will it... Read more 16 Mar
World Pacific leaders welcome signing of US security deal Majuro – Pacific leaders have hailed the signing of a new economic and security deal with the United States,... Read more 11 Mar
World Beijing urges US to end ‘harassment’ of Chinese students Beijing – China’s public security minister called on the US homeland security secretary to stop alleged “harassment” of Chinese... Read more 19 Feb
Countries Top UN court rejects SA’s request for more Gaza measures The Hague — The UN’s top court on Friday rejected South Africa’s request to put more legal pressure on... Read more 17 Feb