Politics

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced the approval of a $1.3bn (£1.1bn) loan to Zambia, media reported. It said the loan would help Zambia restore economic stability and foster higher and more inclusive growth. The institution said Zambia was dealing with years of economic mismanagement and its growth rates …

What to know about Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) who died at the age of 91 on August 30, 2022 in a hospital near the Kremlin? Mikhail Gorbachev, supporter of Perestroika, advocated a rapprochement with the Western world for a stable and …

US Department of Justice on Tuesday released new photos of so-called “classified” documents seized from the Florida residence of former President Donald Trump. Documents classified top-secret, some bearing the sign “HCS”, which in the language of the American intelligence community designates information provided by “human sources”, informants and other undercover …

Central African Constitutional Court has rejected certain provisions relating to the “Sango” cryptocurrency launched by President Faustin Archange Touadera, following the adoption of bitcoin as the national currency last April. This cryptocurrency project, which is supposed to attract investors to the country and which may not see the light of …

Russian authorities announced the death of the first and last President of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Mikhail Gorbachev, who led the Kremlin from 1985 to 1991. His major political figure of the 20th century has changed his country and a large part of Europe through his reforms. …

Sudan’s foreign ministry has summoned Ethiopian ambassador Yibeltal Aemeru after he accused Khartoum of violating diplomatic norms, the official Sudanese news agency (Suna) reported. According to the news agency, the ambassador told local media that “Ethiopian forces had shot down a plane carrying weapons for the Tigray People’s Liberation Front …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied claims that the southern African country is “a xenophobic nation”. His remarks follows comments made by a provincial health minister to a Zimbabwean patient undergoing treatment, which were viewed as blaming foreign nationals for the country’s ailing healthcare system. “You are killing my …

A former Ukrainian MP was found dead at his home on Sunday August 28, following a gunshot wound, according to the first results of a Russian commission of inquiry. Alexei Kovalev, a former member of the party of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, had joined the Russian military-civilian administration in Kherson. …

A discussion on the issue of visas for Russians will take place on Tuesday August 30 in Prague, as some EU countries have been calling for an end to visas for Russian nationals for several weeks, while other countries fear the consequences of these penalties. The European Union and the …

The UN announced the suspension of its efforts to provide humanitarian aid to the beleaguered Tigray region of northern Ethiopia as fresh fighting erupted last week. Fighting between federal troops and rebel groups continues in Ethiopia despite international calls for a truce. The renewed violence – currently concentrated in neighbouring …