French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou threatened Wednesday to cancel a longstanding agreement with Algeria on free movement after a deadly knife attack in which the main suspect is a man of Algerian origin.The row is just the latest in a series of disputes that has heightened tension between France and its former colony.Bayrou spoke following …
The erosion of multilateralism threatens global growth and stability, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned Wednesday at a G20 finance meeting in South Africa marked by the absence of the US treasury secretary.Two days of talks by finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s leading economies opened a week after a meeting of G20 foreign …
The erosion of multilateralism threatens global growth and stability, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned Wednesday at a G20 finance meeting in South Africa marked by the absence of the US treasury secretary.Two days of talks by finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s leading economies opened a week after a meeting of G20 foreign …
The erosion of multilateralism threatens global growth and stability, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned Wednesday at a G20 finance meeting in South Africa marked by the absence of the US treasury secretary.Two days of talks by finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s leading economies opened a week after a meeting of G20 foreign …
For well over a decade, jihadist violence has plagued the Sahel, a semi-arid belt stretching along the Sahara desert’s southern rim from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.Tens of thousands of people have been killed in violence which began in Mali in 2012, spread to Burkina Faso and Niger, and now threatens coastal west African …
Who are the jihadists using the Sahel as a hunting ground?Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:19:02 GMT Read More »
The erosion of multilateralism threatens global growth and stability, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned Wednesday at a G20 finance meeting in South Africa marked by the absence of the US Treasury secretary.Two days of talks by finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s leading economies opened a week after a meeting of G20 foreign …
A Tunisian court sentenced eight defendants to death on Tuesday over the 2013 assassination of leftist opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi, according to local reports.Charges included “attempting to change the state’s nature” and “inciting armed conflict”, local media reported.Three of the defendants also received additional death sentences for “deliberate participation in premeditated murder”, according to the …
Burundi troops — allies of Kinshasa — were still deploying Tuesday in east DR Congo, as the UK announced it was suspending most direct bilateral aid to Rwanda over an offensive by M23 fighters that UN experts say is supported by soldiers from the east African nation.The Rwanda-backed M23 has in recent weeks seized two …
Burundi troops deploy in east DRC, as UK pauses most aidTue, 25 Feb 2025 18:48:45 GMT Read More »
Two-time World Cup winning South African prop Steven Kitshoff said he is walking away with “so many incredible memories” after announcing his retirement owing to a serious neck injury.The 33-year-old, capped 83-times and a pivotal member of the 2019 and 2023 World Cup winning sides, suffered the injury playing a Currie Cup match for Western …
DR Congo’s prime minister said Monday that “more than 7,000″ people have been killed in the east of the country since January, when the Rwanda-backed M23 group seized two major cities.A weeks long advance in a region rich in cultural resources but blighted by various conflicts over the past 30 years, has seen the M23 …
DR Congo PM says ‘more than 7,000 dead’ in war-torn eastMon, 24 Feb 2025 19:59:20 GMT Read More »
