Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shakes hands with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting in Beijing, China April 9, 2024. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters By Reuters Russia and China have agreed to discuss ways to deepen security cooperation across Europe and Asia to counter attempts by the United States to impose its

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) says in a new report that Ifmis faces multiple risks that have been highlighted by American firms doing or seeking to do business with Kenya. Photo/Shutterstock By The East African The United States says Kenya’s Integrated Financial Management Information System (Ifmis) is vulnerable to manipulation and

image source: Wikipedia Modern Diplomacy By Agenagn Kebede The 1970s Ethiopian popular revolution instigated the end of the longest monarchy in the world and heralded in the dictatorship. While the revolution was initiated by university students, peasants, labor unions, urban dwellers, and intelligentsia, who had questions concerning self-rule, administration, democracy, and human rights, at the

By Anadolu Agency The Mexican government has announced an indefinite suspension of its embassy operations in Ecuador’s capital Quito following a police raid. In a statement, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said services at its embassy in Quito have been terminated indefinitely, with 18 Mexican diplomats scheduled to return to their country via commercial flights. The ministry

By The African Exponent In a profound statement that is set to reverberate across international communities, President Emmanuel Macron of France has publicly acknowledged his country’s failure to prevent the 1994 Rwanda genocide, citing a lack of will as the primary reason behind the inaction. This significant admission comes as part of a video message

File Photo/Somali Times The regional government of Puntland strongly opposed yesterday’s decision by the Federal Government of Somalia which ordered the closure of the Ethiopian Consulate in Garowe and Hargeisa. Read: Somalia’s Puntland has become an independent state Last night’s press release from the Presidency of the Puntland administration said that Puntland is not affected

The Somalia government today expelled the Ethiopian ambassador and closed two Ethiopian consulates in Garowe and Hargeisa. The Somalia government has accused Ethiopia of interfering in Somalia’s internal affairs. The government also ordered Ethiopian diplomats to leave the country within a week. “Diplomats and employees of the Ethiopian government working in the two consulates in

By Anadolu Agency Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu warned his French counterpart Sebastian Lecornu against sending troops to Ukraine in a phone talk late on Wednesday. The Defense Ministry in a statement said Shoygu told his French counterpart the implementation of such plans “will create problems for France itself.” Lecornu, for his part, offered condolences

By Reuters The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its visit to Ethiopia to discuss a request for the global lender’s support on Tuesday without reaching an agreement, leaving the country short of a commitment it made with its official international creditors. “The team made substantial progress towards establishing how the IMF could support the authorities’

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai addressing journalists at Serena Hotel, Nairobi on July 19, 2023. Photographer Lucy Wanjiru/File Photo NMG By Citizen Digital The United States of America has flagged rampant bribe requests and extortion of U.S. firms by Kenyan government officials to secure tenders. The 2024 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers