Politics

In a letter sent to the United Nations, Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey’s foreign minister, officially requested that his country be called Türkiye and no Turkey. Turkey took action to officially change its name with the letter deposited at the United Nations by the head of Turkish diplomacy. According to Anadolu Agency, …

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will give his Senegalese counterpart an “exhaustive” explanation as to what is happening to Ukrainian grain when the two meet later on Friday, Reuters reports the Kremlin as saying. Senegalese President Macky Sall, acting as African Union chairman, is in Russia to discuss the food crisis …

Two Red Cross workers were killed on Wednesday after their was attacked by unidentified armed men in western Mali, Reuters agency reported, citing the organisation. Armed men on motorcycles opened fire on the vehicle in the region of Kayes, the Malian Red Cross said in a statement. The driver, who …

Chad’s interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby has signed a decree declaring a food and nutrition emergency in the country. “This decision follows the constant deterioration of the food and nutritional situation this year and taking into account the growing risk to populations if no humanitarian aid…is provided,” read the decree. …

Nigerian authorities banned the sale and consumption of bushmeat as a precautionary measure to stop the spread of monkeypox in the country. It comes a few days after Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said six cases had been detected this month. Of the suspected cases, according to the centre, …

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa says “there is no basis for the claims of criminal conduct” relating to an alleged cover-up of a burglary at one of his properties in 2020. The country’s former spy chief, Arthur Fraser, has accused the president of kidnapping and bribery in a case he …

Professor of Governance at Central University of Ghana, Dr Benjamin Otchere-Ankrah said the President Nana Addo they once knew is not the same person they see now. The lecturer has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to consider reshuffling his ministers who are becoming complacent and inactive on the job. …

Former South African intelligence agency chief Arthur Fraser filed a complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa for alleged crimes including the ‘kidnapping’ and bribery of thieves who stole millions of dollars in one of its properties. Mr Fraser accuses the president of concealing an incident in which alleged criminals entered Mr …

The United States appointed former US ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mike Hammer, as its new envoy to the Horn of Africa to try to help with the peace process in Ethiopia. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Mr Hammer’s appointment underscored American commitment to peace, security …

Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked 57 judges, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorist groups in the country. In a television address, he said he had given the judiciary multiple opportunities and warnings to “purify” itself. Among the sackings announced in the government’s official gazette was Youssef Bouzaker, the …