By Anadolu Agency China on Wednesday rejected the NATO summit declaration that accused relations between Beijing and Moscow of threatening the “rule-based international order.” In response to NATO’s accusation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that the relations between China and Russia are based on the principles of “non-alignment, non-confrontation, and non-targeting of third

By The Associated Press Concerns are growing that Russia will not extend a United Nations-brokered deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to parts of the world struggling with hunger, with ships no longer heading to the war-torn country’s Black Sea ports and food exports dwindling. Turkey and the U.N. negotiated the breakthrough accord

By Reuters Police deployed heavily in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Wednesday ahead of expected countrywide protests called for by the main opposition leader against a raft of tax hikes. At least two people were killed last Friday during a first round of demonstrations against the taxes, which are contained in a finance bill signed into

By The East African The European Union’s battle for influence in East Africa is taking shape with increasing private investment and funding across the region. This follows a €150 billion ($170 billion) pledge for investment pledge made in February last year at the EU-Africa Summit in Brussels, Belgium. While Europe maintains that it is not

By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Erdogan on Monday said he will urge the NATO summit to open a path for Ankara’s EU membership so Turkey paves the way for Sweden’s NATO membership. “Almost all of the NATO member countries are now members of the EU. I am calling out to these countries that have kept

A Russian military instructor training local forces in Central African Republic (Source: COSI Telegram) By The African Exponent For over half a decade, a multi-dimensional organized crime syndicate called Wagner Group has been strategically establishing Russia’s foothold in Africa. Wagner’s operations in Africa range from the legal to the seemingly legal but illegal to the

U.S. President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One as he visits Britain, at Stansted Airport, Britain, July 9, 2023. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque By Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden will look to deepen his relationships with Britain’s King Charles and Prime Minster Rishi Sunak at separate meetings on Monday where climate change and Ukraine are expected to

By Anadolu Agency UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the ongoing conflict in Sudan may lead to a full-scale civil war. The UN chief “remains deeply concerned that the ongoing war between the armed forces has pushed Sudan to the brink of a full-scale civil war, potentially destabilizing the entire region,” his spokesman Farhan

Gabon’s Ali Bongo seeks third term as president in upcoming elections. Photographer Tiksa Negeri/Reuters By France 24 Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba said on Sunday that he would seek a third term as the oil-rich African nation’s head of state. “I officially announce today that I am a candidate,” he told a crowd of supporters

German Patriot air defence system units are seen at the Vilnius airport in Vilnius, Lithuania July 7, 2023. Reuters/Janis Laizans By Reuters This July 8 story has been refiled to remove extraneous word ‘vehicles’ in paragraph 6, and change ‘measures’ to ‘equipment’ in paragraph 8). NATO has turned Vilnius into a fortress defended by advanced