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Are French efforts to reset ties with Africa failing? | Inside Story
Niger has seen rising anti-French sentiment since its military deposed the president and took power. The former colonial power appears to be losing its influence in the Sahel and other African countries. That’s despite President Emmanuel Macron’s early promise on taking office to reset ties with the continent. So, what’s behind this shift? What role has Macron played? And where do French-Africa relations go from…
Africa debt relief: Putin makes announcement at final day of summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told leaders from African states meeting in St. Petersburg, Moscow is forgiving 23-billion-dollars of debt owed by them. Putin is also promising to maintain grain supplies to the continent and to increase Russia’s diplomatic presence. He’s blaming the West for high food prices and inflation after printing money during the pandemic. Putin says the global economic system is going through…
What can Russia offer to Africa? | Inside Story
African leaders are in Russia for an economic forum hosted by President Vladimir Putin. Moscow says it wants to bring Africa closer, but in a polarized world after the war in Ukraine, that isn’t an easy task. The collapse of the Black Sea deal on Ukrainian grain exports is causing concern in Africa about rising food prices and shortages. So can Putin reassure Africans he…
Wagner boss says mercenaries won’t fight in Ukraine, eyes Africa
Yevgeny Prigozhin tells his Wagner mercenaries in Belarus that they will not fight in Ukraine and asks them to prepare for a “new journey to Africa”, a video appears to show. South Africa, host of this year’s BRICS summit, says Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend. A member of the International Criminal Court, the African nation would have been obligated to arrest the Russian…
South Africa energy crisis could lose ANC government’s majority – BBC News
South Africa could become a “failed state”, a senior official of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) has said. The admission by ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula comes as South Africa experiences power cuts, known as load-shedding, of up to 10 hours a day. The country is also battling high levels of corruption, all of which has damaged confidence in the ANC government. Please subscribe…
South Africa investigating US charge of supplying arms to Russia
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said an investigation is under way after the United States ambassador in Pretoria accused the country of having provided arms to Moscow despite its stated neutrality on Russia’s war in Ukraine. The government is opening an independent inquiry led by a retired judge into the allegation, Ramaphosa’s office said in a statement on Thursday. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe…
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Ukraine is eagerly waiting for Western aid as Russia racks up more victories on the battlefield. Meanwhile, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron on a visit to Kyiv gave Ukraine the [...]
The nation of Kazakhstan has been rattled by the trial of former economy minister Kuandyk Bishimbayev, who stands accused of the murder of his wife, Saltanat Nukenova. Shock waves rippled [...]
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