Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa told British government to stop meddling on the country’s affairs, the state-owned Herald newspaper reports quoting the president’s spokesman. It follows criticism to a proposed law, the Private and Voluntary Organisation Bill, that critics say will give government more control over civil society groups. The government …
Read More »Queen Elizabeth eulogises Kenya ex-president Kibaki
Queen Elizabeth has eulogised Kenya’s former President Mwai Kibaki as a “great statesman” who had “a lifelong record of service to the Kenyan people”, the BBC reported. Mr Kibaki died last Thursday aged 90 and his funeral service is ongoing at a stadium in the capital, Nairobi. He was Kenya’s …
Read More »Ghana: President Akufo-Addo happy with Emmanuel Macron’s re-election
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed happiness following the re-election of his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Sunday. President Macron is re-elected after defeating his rival Marine Le Pen with 58.5% of the vote. In a Facebook post, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo sent congratulatory messages to Mr Macron: “Warm congratulations …
Read More »African leaders messages to President Macron after his re-election
African presidents have congratulated French President Emmanuel Macron after his convincing victory in Sunday’s presidential election. President Macron is re-elected after defeating rival Marine Le Pen. The current African Union chairman, President Macky Sall sent his best wishes for Mr Macron’s re-election. Je félicite chaleureusement le Président Emmanuel Macron pour …
Read More »Tunisia: Foreign Ministry angry with Turkish President Erdogan
Tunisian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s comments on the Tunisian president’s dissolution of parliament “unacceptable interference”. On Monday, President Erdogan criticised President Kais Saied’s decree dissolving parliament last week as a “smearing of democracy” and a blow to the will of the Tunisian people. “Tunisia …
Read More »Sudan: Foreign ministry denies presence of Russian mercenaries
Foreign ministry in Sudan on Tuesday denied the presence of Russian private military contractor Wagner Group in the country, in response to a statement by Western diplomats, Reuters reports. The Sudanese statement comes after one of Sudan’s military leaders paid a high-profile visit to Russia on the eve of Russia’s …
Read More »Nigerian student dies weeks after fleeing Ukraine
One of the Nigerian students who fled the war in Ukraine has died in his hometown of Sokoto in northern Nigeria. It’s not yet clear what exactly caused the death of Huzaifa Habibu. His father, Habibu Halilu Modaci, told the BBC that he was taken to hospital after complaining of …
Read More »President Macron reacts after suspension of two French medias in Mali
French President Emmanuel Macron said he condemned Mali’s leaders’ decision to suspend broadcasts by French state-funded international news outlets RFI and France 24. “I condemn this decision in the strongest terms, which seems to me to be totally at odds with the values defended by the Malian people since their …
Read More »South Africa: President Ramaphosa blames NATO for ongoing war in Ukraine
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa blamed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for the ongoing war in Ukraine and said he would resist calls to condemn Russia. “The war could have been avoided if NATO had heeded the warnings from amongst its own leaders and officials over the years that …
Read More »Russian embassy speaks out on inflation in Kenya
The Russian Embassy in Kenya has issued a statement in which it blames Western sanctions for driving up the cost of living in Kenya. This comment comes after Kenya’s presidential spokesperson, Kanze Dena, had blamed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the soaring fuel and food prices in the country. But …
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