Countries Blinken in Morocco for security talks, to meet UAE leader Rabat – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Morocco on Tuesday to discuss North African security issues and... Read more 29 Mar, 2022
Countries South Africa skates on diplomatic thin ice over Russia-Ukraine war Johannesburg – A month into the war in Ukraine, South Africa, one of the few African countries wielding diplomatic... Read more 28 Mar, 2022
Countries Israel sends first official military delegation to Morocco Rabat – An Israeli army delegation met with Moroccan officers in Rabat this week in the first visit of its... Read more 26 Mar, 2022
Countries West Africa bloc invites Mali strongman to summit Bamako – West Africa bloc Ecowas will hold an extraordinary summit on Friday over Mali’s political crisis, according to document... Read more 24 Mar, 2022
Countries Egypt’s Sisi hosts UAE, Israeli leaders at Red Sea resort Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hosted talks on Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and the UAE’s... Read more 22 Mar, 2022
Coronavirus UN chief warns pandemic not over, decries vaccine inequality United Nations – After two years, the Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over and could be prolonged further due to... Read more 9 Mar, 2022
News Ukraine struggles with message in pro-Moscow southern Africa Pretoria – Ukraine is finding it hard to get its message across in southern Africa, where there remains affection for... Read more 2 Mar, 2022
Countries West Africa bloc, UN envoys arrive in Guinea Conakry – Envoys from the United Nations and the West Africa bloc Ecowas arrived in Guinea on Sunday to “take... Read more 28 Feb, 2022
World Putin launches ‘military operation’ in Ukraine… warns ‘full-scale invasion’ is under way Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military operation in Ukraine on Thursday with explosions heard across the... Read more 24 Feb, 2022
Countries Sudan sends delegation to Russia for talks on co-operation Khartoum – A delegation of senior Sudanese officials, including the deputy leader of the country’s military-led ruling body, headed to... Read more 23 Feb, 2022