Politics

Ayman Al-Zawahiri was an Egyptian doctor who was imprisoned in the 1980s for involvement in radical Islam. He left Egypt after his release and eventually settled in Afghanistan where he joined forces with Osama bin Laden. Zawahiri was considered to be the ideological brains of al-Qaeda. He was indicted in …

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo will hold talks with the UN mission in the country, Monusco, on the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers, local media reported, citing government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya. The announcement came after President Félix Tshisekedi chaired a meeting with the presidents of the two chambers of …

The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, says he is outraged after at least two people were killed when peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo opened fire at a border crossing. Fifteen others were injured. In a statement, Mr Guterres called for accountability after the incident, which happened as the …

The African Union strongly condemned protesters’ attacks on UN peacekeeping bases in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Demonstrators in the country demand the departure of the United Nations Mission in Congo (Monusco). At least sixteen civilians and at least three peacekeepers died in the protest. The AU Commission Chairperson, Moussa …

Ghana’s gender minister, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has been relieved of her duties after more than a year of continuous absence from work. The presidency did not state the exact reason for her sacking in a press release, but it could be due to her continuous absence, which has raised concerns …

Authorities in Estonia on Thursday said they would prevent Russian nationals from obtaining temporary residence permits or visas to study in Estonia. The Estonian Foreign Minister, Urmas Reinsalu, said in a statement that “maintaining sanctions against Russia is essential to ensure unrelenting pressure on this country.” “If sanctions help to …

Central African rebel leader Nourredine Adam is struggling as the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for him, for crimes committed during the country’s 2013 civil war. The warrant was originally issued under seal in January 2019 but ICC judges had now ordered it to be unsealed, the …

Xi Jinping and Joe Biden had a two-hour “sincere and in-depth” meeting on Thursday, during which the Chinese president warned his American counterpart not to “play with fire” about Taiwan, Chinese state media reported. “Those who play with fire end up getting burned,” Xi told Biden, as quoted by the …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the country’s women’s football team “deserves equal pay” as men, as he welcomes them back after their crowning glory at the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). South African women become African champions after beating Morocco 2-1 at the weekend. “I have been …

US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken announced on Wednesday that he plans to speak with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov soon, for the first time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February. This telephone interview, scheduled “in the coming days (…) will not be a negotiation about Ukraine”, said …