British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said on Wednesday that the UK is “no Amazon” when it comes to supplying arms to Ukraine. This spade is addressed to the Ukrainian president who, according to London kyiv, could show more “gratitude” towards his allies. “This war is a noble war (…) but …
Read More »Ghana urged to stop expulsion of refugees fleeing jihadists
UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has urged authorities in Ghana to stop the expulsion of refugees from Burkina Faso. It said it was concerned by reports that hundreds of Burkinabè citizens – mainly women and children – had been deported from Ghana after fleeing there to escape violence in their homeland. …
Read More »Wagner handed over more than 2,000 military equipment to Russian army
Russian army announced on Wednesday that it had received from the paramilitary group Wagner more than 2,000 pieces of equipment, 2,500 tonnes of ammunition and 20,000 small arms, thanks to the agreement reached after its abortive rebellion in June. “The Russian Armed Forces, according to plan, are completing the reception …
Read More »Ukrainian President denounces NATO’s “indecision” and “weakness”
The Ukrainian president denounced this Tuesday hesitations of NATO member countries gathered at a summit in Vilnius, who are struggling to find a wording on kyiv’s future membership of the Alliance, and refuse to mention a timetable. “It seems that there is no will either to give Ukraine an invitation …
Read More »At least 37 sentenced in Libya for human trafficking
A court in Libya has jailed 37 people convicted of human trafficking – following the deaths of 11 migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea, local media reported. Five members of the criminal gang were sentenced to life in prison – others received between one and 15 years. All had …
Read More »North Korea threatens to shoot down US spy planes
North Korea on Monday threatened to shoot down US spy planes that violate its airspace, while condemning Washington’s plan to deploy a ballistic missile submarine near the Korean peninsula. According to a spokesman for the North Korean Ministry of Defense, the United States has “intensified its espionage activities beyond wartime …
Read More »Nigerian President Tinubu becomes new ECOWAS chairperson
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has become the new chair of the West African regional bloc, Ecowas, taking over from Guinea Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and is expected to lead the group for the next year. It was announced at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Ecowas leadership, at his …
Read More »Gabonese President Ali Bongo seeks third term
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba has announced that he will be a candidate in the next presidential election, scheduled for August 26. President Bongo who in power for nearly 14 years, announced his candidacy for the next presidential election. “I am officially announcing today that I am a candidate in …
Read More »South Africa calls for vigilance as cholera deaths rise
South Africa’s health authorities are urging residents of the province of Gauteng to be vigilant about the liquids they consume as the death toll from a winter outbreak of cholera rises to nearly 50, local media reported. Unions and community groups have demanded more government intervention to improve water quality. …
Read More »Amnesty International condemns Ghana’s anti-homosexuality bill
Amnesty International Ghana has condemned lawmakers in the country for unanimously supporting a redrafted anti-LGBT bill which seeks to impose a three-year prison sentence on people identified as LGBT. People who campaign for LGBT rights could also face up to 10 years in jail. Amnesty Ghana director Genevieve Partington says …
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