France recalled its ambassador to Togo, Jocelyne Caballero, after the diplomat was accused of intimidating and harassing embassy staff. Jocelyne Caballero is no longer France Ambassador to Togo. It comes as the Quai d’Orsay opened a case on July 28 against the ambassador and her collaborator, the first embassy counselor, …
Read More »“Who Kenyans elect is a matter for the people of Kenya” – UK High Commissioner
UK High Commissioner Jane Marriott has dismissed claims that she and her country interfered in Kenya’s recently-concluded general election, the BBC reported. She was reacting to allegations on social media that she pressured the electoral commission to declare William Ruto as president-elect following the disputed poll. Some users shared unverified …
Read More »Kyiv acknowledges deaths of 9,000 of its soldiers in the ongoing war
Authorities in Ukraine acknowledged on Monday that nearly 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since the start of the Russian invasion six months ago. Speaking at a forum in Kyiv, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Army, General Valery Zaluzhny, said Ukrainian children needed special attention because their fathers had gone …
Read More »France: 13 organizations of the Algerian diaspora challenge President Macron
Thirteen Algerian diaspora organizations in a letter urged French President Emmanuel Macron not to ignore issues of “degrading” human rights and not support the Algerian regime, as the president is expected in this North African countries. In this missive, the Algerian diaspora expresses concern about the drift autoritarian and despotic …
Read More »Ukraine: President Zelensky’s condition to end the war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will not enter into any negotiations on the ongoing war unless Russian troops withdraw from Ukrainian territory. He made the announcement during a press conference on Thursday August 18. While negotiations on peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine are currently being led by Turkey …
Read More »A school of witchcraft inspired by Harry Potter will soon open in France
A school of witchcraft inspired by Harry Potter will soon open its doors in Brittany in the North-East of Ille-et-Vilaine in France. Manuel Roussel, the owner of the castle Le Rocher Portail since 2016 in Maen Roch, had the idea of building the school of witchcraft. This Château du Rocher …
Read More »Vladimir Putin accuses the US of “dragging” the war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the United States of “dragging” the Ukrainian conflict and seeking to “destabilize” the world. According to the Russian president, the United States is trying to destabilize the world, alluding to the recent visit to Taiwan by Speaker of the United States House of …
Read More »UK makes important decision on taxes on imports from Africa
Authorities in UK launched a scheme to cut taxes on hundreds of products from some of the world’s poorest countries to try to boost trade links, the BBC reported. The preferential terms, which come into effect early next year, will affect products ranging from food to textiles. Under the Developing …
Read More »Ukraine: Zelensky calls on the world to kick out Russian ‘occupiers’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, called on the international community to “react immediately” to remove Russians from the occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant and target of bombings. According to the Ukrainian Head of State, only the total withdrawal of the Russians (…) would guarantee nuclear security for all of …
Read More »Mali: President Goïta discusses food and energy issues with Vladimir Putin
Malian interim President, Colonel Assimi Goïta said he held a telephone conversation on Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During the conversation, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, discussed possibly supplying food, fertilisers and fuel to Mali. Malian leader, Assimi Goita said on Twitter that they also talked about Russia’s support …
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