Egypt to receive $500m from World Bank to boost food security
Cairo – The world’s top wheat importer Egypt said on Wednesday it is to receive $500 million from the... Read more
30 Jun, 2022
World Bank lends Tunisia $130m for grains hit by Ukraine war
Tunis – The World Bank has announced a $130-million loan to help Tunisia cover the cost of cereal imports... Read more
30 Jun, 2022
WATCH | Father of Moroccan facing death penalty in Ukraine appeals to Putin
Rabat – The father of a Moroccan facing a death sentence in a Russian-backed breakaway region of Ukraine on... Read more
29 Jun, 2022
African economies see reasons for optimism despite crises
Abidjan – From Covid-19 to the war in Ukraine, external crises have put pressure on African economies, but many... Read more
25 Jun, 2022
Kyiv says will host AU chief in Ukraine
Dakar – African Union chief Macky Sall will visit Kyiv soon, Ukraine’s foreign minister said, adding that he hopes... Read more
24 Jun, 2022
US calls Russia’s threat against captured Americans ‘appalling’
Washington – The United States on Tuesday called it “appalling” for the Kremlin to suggest that two US citizens... Read more
22 Jun, 2022
‘So much pain in my heart’: Tennis star Svitolina helping Ukraine
Paris – Former women’s tennis world number three Elina Svitolina has told AFP she hopes one day to return... Read more
21 Jun, 2022
Russian Nobel laureate sells medal for $103.5m to benefit Ukraine kids
New York – Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, on Monday auctioned off his... Read more
21 Jun, 2022
WATCH | ‘You’re my hero,’ Hollywood’s Ben Stiller tells Zelensky in Kyiv
Kyiv – Hollywood star Ben Stiller met Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Monday, hailing the comedian-turned-president as “my hero” for... Read more
21 Jun, 2022
‘We prepare for worst’, says governor of Ukraine frontline region
Lysychansk – The governor of the eastern Ukrainian region now seeing heavy fighting with Russia, Sergiy Gaiday, opened the... Read more
20 Jun, 2022
