During the African nation’s foreign minister’s visit to Moscow on Tuesday, Russia and Mozambique reaffirmed their defense cooperation. Maria Manuela Lucas commended the “resilience” of the Russian people while voicing alarm over the continued conflict in Ukraine. The situation has been monitored “closely” in Mozambique, she said, and her nation “would very much like for…
“We’re very close to finishing a trade deal — a big trade deal, actually,” Trump said as he welcomed Marcos to the White House, calling him a “very tough negotiator.” Shortly after, Trump declared on social media that although the Philippines would fully open to US goods, he would still apply a 19 percent tax…
Tensions within the 10-party ruling coalition have increased in recent months as a result of accusations of corruption against a number of ministers from Ramaphosa’s African National Congress (ANC) party. Earlier this month, Minister Nobuhle Nkabane was accused by the Democratic Alliance (DA), the second-largest group in government, of lying to parliament to conceal the…
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem reported that two persons were killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza’s sole Catholic church on Thursday. Israel maintained it “never targets” places of worship and expressed regret for any damage it may have caused to civilians. Pope Leo XIV expressed his “deep sadness” over the incident, which coincided with…
t’s a small silver lining, at least on paper: Nigeria’s headline inflation rate fell for the third month straight in June, according to data from the country’s national statistics agency released on Wednesday. The rate slowed down to 22.22% in June year-on-year from 22.97% in May. This comes after inflation last year rose to record…
Mali’s former prime minister, Moussa Mara, has been called in again for questioning by the country’s Judicial Investigation Brigade. Mara had already undergone several hours of interrogation on Tuesday but was allowed to return home. Mara, who resigned his office in 2015, posted a message on social media on 4 July in which he says…
US President Donald Trump is ramping up his tariff agenda, announcing plans to impose new duties of over 10 percent on imports from smaller nations, including several in Africa and the Caribbean. The move marks a sharp shift in US trade policy, aimed at what Trump describes as “reciprocal” treatment. Several African countries are already…
he United States has dispatched five men to the small African nation of Eswatini as part of the Trump administration’s expansion of its third-country deportation program, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday. The U.S. has previously deported eight men to another African country, South Sudan, following the Supreme Court’s removal of…
President Bola Tinubu, Buhari’s successor, is leading the team. He was joined by his vice, Kashim Shettima; Femi Gbajabiamila, the chief of staff; Oluremi Tinubu, the first lady; Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser; and Yemi Osinbajo, a former vice president. Among the governors present are Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Babagana Zulum (Borno), and Dikko Radda,…
Buhari’s death was confirmed in a statement by his former special adviser, Garba Shehu, in a terse statement on Sunday evening. “The family of the former president has announced the passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a clinic in London,” he said. Buhari was Nigeria’s President from 2015 to…