Luanda — Angola reaffirmed on Tuesday its commitment to completing the African Union’s (AU) Skills Audit and Assessment Process (SACA) and advocated the need for equity in the geographical representation of Member States with high standards of merit and professional excellence. The position was expressed by Angola’s Permanent Representative to the African Union, Miguel César…
Luanda — The Minister of Transport, Ricardo de Abreu, defended on Wednesday the swift implementation of the African Single Air Transport Market (SAATM), pointing to the Lobito Corridor as a regional benchmark for connectivity and cooperation. This position was presented during the African Air Transport Convention and Expo 2026, held in Lomé, Togo, organized by…
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has defended Spain’s boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s participation, saying ‘silence is not an option’ while citing the genocide in Gaza and the ‘illegal war’ on Lebanon. Published On 16 May 202616 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on…
President Donald Trump is defending remarks from earlier this week when he said he wasn’t factoring in Americans’ financial situation amid efforts to negotiate an end to the Iran war. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “That’s a perfect statement, I’d make it again,” Trump told…
Africa’s top football body on Thursday defended a decision to strip Senegal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and award it to Morocco after disciplinary rulings over the final. Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), said the organisation’s disciplinary and appeals panels had acted independently after the final in…
Foreign workers look at a tall plume of black smoke ascends following an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone on March 3, 2026. Fadel Senna | Afp | Getty Images Iran has defended its strikes against its Gulf neighbors, telling CNBC that U.S. military assets located in surrounding territories were “legitimate” targets in its fight…
The Department of Home Affairs is being sued over increased ID verification costs. The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) says it welcomes a legal challenge to its decision to hike identity verification fees by 6 500%, arguing the court case will “expose” how private companies profiteered under the previous fee structure at taxpayers’ expense. This…
From Davos, the President of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday warned that the world has entered a “make-or-break” moment for multilateralism, saying the rules-based order can survive only if states speak the truth and act when it’s hard. She called for a cross-regional alliance to push back against growing lawlessness, disinformation, and power-based politics….
South Africa has reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing its immigration laws and upholding national sovereignty, while indicating that allegations involving the private data of United States officials will be addressed through diplomatic channels. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) said the recent deportation of seven Kenyan nationals…
Luanda — The World Bank’s Director of Strategy, Vickram Cuttaree, on Tuesday in Luanda recommended that African states should institutionalize railway networks in the continent as a way to guarantee, in the long term, the sustainability of financing commitments for these structuring projects. The official was speaking at a panel on the theme “Regional Corridors…
