Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visits South Africa amid rising tensions with West

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visits South Africa amid rising tensions with West

Pretoria/Moscow: After the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out, many countries on the African continent refused to support the Western Front by adopting an isolationist policy. Besides, African countries maintained their stance even after European countries and the US tried to put pressure on this. Against this background, Russia and China have further accelerated their efforts to […]

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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits Africa given rising influence of Russia-China

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits Africa given rising influence of Russia-China

Dakar/ Washington: When China and Russia are trying to increase their influence in the African continent, Janet Yellen, the US Treasury Secretary, has entered Africa. Yellen’s Africa tour is for ten days; during this period, she will visit three countries, namely Senegal, Zambia and South Africa. A few days ago, China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang […]

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Chinese Foreign Minister visits Africa amid tensions over debt repayment 

Chinese Foreign Minister visits Africa amid tensions over debt repayment 

Cairo/Beijing: African countries have been in trouble due to the Corona epidemic, the food shortage caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the recession-like situation in the world economy. In such a situation, the international community had demanded, including African countries, that China, which provides the most loans to African countries, should waive the debt of […]

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Starvation has intensified in Africa due to global inflation – senior IMF official warns

Starvation has intensified in Africa due to global inflation – senior IMF official warns

Johannesburg/London: Before the Coronavirus crisis, eighty million people in sub-Saharan African countries did not have enough food. But the global inflation caused by the Coronavirus outbreak and the fuel shortage and food crisis caused by the Ukraine conflict have taken a significant toll on sub-Saharan African countries. More than 120 million people here are facing […]

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US bill against Russia detrimental to the African continent – South African President warns

US bill against Russia detrimental to the African continent – South African President warns

Washington: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa warned clearly that no one needs to tell the African countries whom to cooperate with. The United States should not take the stand to penalize the concerned countries and pressure African countries to cut ties with Russia. This kind of policy will be detrimental to the development of the […]

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Mega Bread War in Africa has begun for food due to Russia Ukraine Conflict, warns Italian Foreign Minister

Mega Bread War in Africa has begun for food due to Russia Ukraine Conflict, warns Italian Foreign Minister

Rome: Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio warned that there is a mega war sparked in Africa over food. We must stop this war. If the conflict in Ukraine does not end soon, there will be a severe famine situation developing in Africa. The Italian Foreign Minister held Russia responsible for the crisis. Moreover, Western […]

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Africa facing food crisis due to western sanctions against Russia – African Union Chief criticises

Africa facing food crisis due to western sanctions against Russia – African Union Chief criticises

Moscow: The United States and European countries have blamed the conflict between Russia and Ukraine for rising inflation and famine in Africa. But President of Senegal and the Chief of the African Union, Macky Sall, has dismissed these accusations against Russia. President Sall criticised that instead, the threat of the food crisis increased given the […]

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6.8 million children from ‘Horn of Africa’ facing starvation, warns ‘Action Against Hunger’

6.8 million children from ‘Horn of Africa’ facing starvation, warns ‘Action Against Hunger’

Paris: Action Against Hunger, a non-governmental organization, has warned that 6.8 million children in the so-called Horn of Africa are facing severe Hunger. According to a report released by the group, the number of children suffering from Hunger has risen by 55% in Somalia alone. Action Against Hunger warns that countries in the Horn of […]

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