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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Burkina Faso: There is a report of a new military coup in Burkina Faso, which is part of the ‘Sahel Region’ in Africa. An army group seized control of the government news channel on Saturday and claimed to have overthrown the government of Lt. Col. Paul Damiba, who had become the President. Damiba is said […]
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 […]
Washington/Pretoria: On Monday, the United States announced a new Africa Strategy to counter the efforts of Russia and China to increase their influence in the African continent. The objective of this new Africa Strategy would be to engage with African communities with a liberal mindset in an effort against the activities of China, Russia, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]