South Africa government officials head to US to save AGOA trade deal
A South African government delegation will launch an offensive in the US this week, aiming to ease tensions with the African country's second-biggest trading partner...
No end in sight to Ukraine war even as global calls for ceasefire get louder
The chances of an early end to the Russia-Ukraine war are getting slimmer by the day. In fact, the Ukrainian army launched a counteroffensive in...
U.S. Secretary of State makes phone call to Egyptian foreign minister
Cairo - 2 May 2023: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Sudan....
Army, RSF nominating representatives to kick off talks: Official
A Sudanese official says both sides of the ongoing conflict in Sudan have appointed representatives to begin talks. A man walks past a house during...
Australians flee Sudanese capital as violence surges despite 72-hour ceasefire extension
Airstrikes, tanks and artillery rocked Sudan's capital Khartoum as the nearby city of Kutum was heavily bombed, despite the army and a rival paramilitary force...
Sudan: U.S. Top Diplomat Calls for Ceasefire in Sudan As Death Toll Nears 200
Khartoum, Sudan - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on the leaders of Sudan's two warring factions and urged them to agree to...
Lavrov Accuses US of Sabotaging Russia-Africa Summit
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has criticized Washington for its efforts to derail Russia's engagement with African countries. In an interview released Tuesday, Lavrov...
West Africa: U.S. Dubs Niger a Beacon of Democracy in Fight Against Sahel Terrorism
Visiting Niger this week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised the Western military partner as a model of democracy in a region grappling with...
Africa: Blinken Africa Revisit Focuses on Ending Conflicts in the Horn and Sahel
Washington DC - The Ethiopia and Niger trip is the latest top-level administration trip to Africa, after VP Harris is expected to Secretary of State...
Chinese mobile masts loom over the Munich Security Conference
MUNICH - The world's security elite will gather in Munich this week, linking their mobile phones to Chinese telecommunications equipment around the venue. Heads of...