Moscow piles pressure on US over oil sanctions
Washington – Moscow said on Friday that the global energy market “cannot remain stable” without its oil, piling pressure... Read more
13 Mar
Turkey’s Halkbank says US agrees to end lawsuit over Iran sanctions
Istanbul – Turkey’s Halkbank said it had reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice to settle a... Read more
10 Mar
Rwanda president urges self-reliance as calls for US sanctions mount
Nairobi – Rwandan President Paul Kagame urged his country to be more self-reliant on Thursday, as calls mount in... Read more
6 Feb
After vote, ECOWAS lifts all remaining sanctions against Guinea
Abuja – The West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday removed all outstanding sanctions imposed against Guinea following the... Read more
29 Jan
African Union says lifting sanctions against Guinea
Addis Ababa – The African Union announced Thursday it had decided to lift the sanctions against Guinea imposed following... Read more
23 Jan
UK tech campaigner sues Trump administration over US sanctions
New York – The chief of a prominent anti-disinformation watchdog has sued President Donald Trump’s administration over a US... Read more
29 Dec, 2025
ECOWAS threatens ‘targeted sanctions’ over Guinea Bissau coup
Abuja – West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday threatened “targeted sanctions” on anyone obstructing Guinea-Bissau’s return to civilian... Read more
15 Dec, 2025
Trump slaps ‘tremendous’ sanctions on Russian oil for Ukraine war
Washington – US President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies on Wednesday, complaining that his... Read more
23 Oct, 2025
Iran denounces ‘unjustifiable’ return of UN sanctions
Tehran – Iran on Sunday condemned as “unjustifiable” the reinstatement of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear programme, after... Read more
29 Sep, 2025
Trump threatens Russia with sanctions after biggest aerial attack on Ukraine
Kyiv – US President Donald Trump threatened Sunday to impose more sanctions on Russia, after the Kremlin unleashed its... Read more
8 Sep, 2025
