The Foreign Minister of China, Wang Yi, has hailed the China-Africa friendship, saying it was built with sweat and blood. He disclosed this at a press conference on March 8, 2026, in China, according to a transcript shared with journalists by the Chinese embassy in Abuja. Wang Yi said, for 70 years, China-Africa friendship has…
Addis Ababa — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has described the Victory of Adwa as the day “the sun broke through a sky that had been dark for all of Africa and Black people,” underscoring its historic and symbolic significance. In a message shared on his social media channels to mark the 130th anniversary of the…
Addis Ababa — Hadera Abera, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, held talks today with Guang Cong, the United Nations Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa, at his office. During the meeting, the state minister reaffirmed Ethiopia’s strong commitment to working closely with the United Nations to promote lasting peace and stability across…
The minister says Charles Kushner, father of Trump’s son-in-law Jared, had failed to explain US comments about violence in France.
H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, met with H.E. Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation & Egyptian Expatriates of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on the margins of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union. The discussions focused on preparations for the 8th Mid-Year…
Cairo — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and General Abdel Mageed Saqr, commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and minister of defence, attended the lineup of Egyptian troops assigned to the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), Egypt’s military spokesperson said Wednesday. The ceremony underscored Cairo’s continued engagement in African peace and…
India’s government plans a modest improvement in its fiscal picture in the coming financial year, with reductions in the fiscal deficit and debt, while boosting manufacturing in sectors ranging from textiles to chips. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her ninth consecutive budget speech, said on Sunday that the government sees its fiscal deficit falling to…
ACT CEO Nomvuyiso Batyi Mobile industry lobby group the Association for Comms & Technology (ACT) has filed an application with the high court in Pretoria to have regulations introduced by home affairs minister Leon Schreiber, in which he hiked the fee for accessing the national population register database by as much as 6 500%, overturned. ACT…
This morning at the AU, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, received H.E. Mr. Sudhakar Dalela, #India’s Vice Minister for Economic Relations responsible for AU affairs. During their meeting, they underscored the strong Africa-India partnership in energy, agriculture & trade. They also discussed preparations for the May 2026 India-Africa Summit, &…
Watch: Labour and Conservative MPs criticise Trump Afghanistan remarks Donald Trump’s claim that Nato troops stayed “a little off the front lines” during the war in Afghanistan is “disappointing”, a minister has said. Health and Social Care Minister Stephen Kinnock said the UK and other allies had “always stood shoulder to shoulder with the United…
