President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has renewed calls for United Nations reform, urging Africa’s permanent representation and veto power in global peace and security decision-making. This call follows African countries’ demands over the years to have veto power in the United Nations General Assembly (Unga). Nandi-Ndaitwah said this at the seventh C-10 summit to observe the 20th…
NewsFeed “They visit our country and plot to attack it. They negotiate… and plot to assassinate the members of the negotiation teams.” Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani slammed Israel’s attack on Doha in his speech to the UN General Assembly, saying Israeli leaders are acting duplicitously. Published On 23 Sep 202523 Sep…
The United Nations has finalised the revised estimates for its 2026 proposed programme budget, outlining more than $500 million in reductions, while also introducing the first measures of the UN80 Initiative – a wider effort to make the Organisation more effective and resilient as it marks its 80th anniversary. The revised estimates, communicated on Monday…
Borrowing costs for governments and businesses in Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya have risen in the last five years due to policy weaknesses, unfavourable market conditions and inflation, according to a study by Moody’s Ratings published yesterday. Although economies in the region face ever-rising funding needs to keep development and growth on track, they have…
The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025 will kick-off in Morocco in exactly 100 days, bringing together passionate fans from across the continent and showcasing Africa’s football excellence to the world. Africa’s biggest sporting event is expected to break the records set by the hugely successful 2023 edition in Côte d’Ivoire, which attracted a…
Oslo — Ahead of the Africa Climate Summit, Policy reporter Will Worley spoke to one of the early drafters of the new Common African Position. A few years ago, the link between climate change and conflict was a niche policy area. It has now begun to dominate UN climate summits. That recognition is about to…
Brazil — THE BRICS list now includes eleven full members. Six other countries, namely Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, UAE, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia joined the original founding countries, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. In July 2025, Saudi Arabia formally became a full member, marking another milestone in the history of the alliance. South African…
President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leaders of numerous NATO countries were set to hold a virtual meeting Wednesday ahead of Friday’s scheduled summit in Alaska between Mr. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Trump is slated to be in the White House. Zelenskyy will join German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, the…
Awaza, Turkmenistan — Once relegated to the periphery of Africa’s economic map due to their lack of coastline, the continent’s landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) are now reframing their geographic constraints as gateways to opportunity. At the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries held this week in Awaza, Turkmenistan, the UN Development Programme (UNDP)…
Awaza, Turkmenistan — “The term ‘negotiation’ must be understood in ethical context… When an arsonist comes and burns down my house and then asks me to negotiate so I can rebuild my house, that becomes the paradox.” With these searing words, Malawi’s Vice President Michael Bizwick Usi cut through the diplomatic pleasantries at a high-level…
