Africa should end its reliance on external donors to finance and support its peace and security efforts, Brig Gen Ronald Rwivanga, Director of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF), has said. He was speaking on August 10 on the sidelines of the 36th Ordinary Policy Organs Meeting of the EASF in Ugandan. The meeting brings…
Ambassador Tammy Bruce Deputy Representative of the United States to the United Nations New York, New York AS DELIVERED Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn Thank you, Madam President. It’s a pleasure to see you, personally, behind that placard, and to see Denmark in their presidency this month. And, of course,…
Khartoum, 4 August 2026 (SUNA) – Sudan’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union (AU) and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Al-Zain Ibrahim Hussein, met on Tuesday with AU Commission Chair Mahmoud Ali Youssouf and delivered an oral message from Foreign Minister Ambassador Mohi El-Din Salem. The ambassador briefed the…
Nigeria’s leading carrier, Air Peace Limited, has expanded its regional footprint with the commencement of inaugural flight operations on the Lagos-Douala-Libreville route. With this service, the airline has reinforced its commitment to deepening intra-African connectivity and linking more African cities through its growing network. Air Peace stated in a statement that the new route marks…
U.S. Army paratroopers prepare an M119 howitzer for a fire mission during a field artillery live-fire exercise in the Middle East. Courtesy: U.S. Army Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. President Trump’s decision to call off a planned strike on Iran sent oil…
US President Donald Trump says the Board of Peace has reached an agreement for the “complete disarmament” of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza in what he says was “a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government”. It was unclear whether Hamas and Israel were part of the agreement….
Ending the military-heavy AUSSOM gives the AU space to develop a political mission focused on long-term stabilisation. After nearly 20 years of operations, the African Union Stabilisation and Support Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) is no longer tenable. On 1 July, the United States (US) notified the AU that it would not provide funding for the…
A woman walks past war-themed graffiti and murals painted on walls along the capital Tehran’s streets and avenues as air defense systems are activated during the night while daily life continues in the shadow of rising military tensions between the US and Iran on July 22, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu |…
The Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and the Government of Botswana co-hosted the High-Level Harmonisation Meeting of the AU Panel of Facilitators and the Independent Joint Secretariat (IJS) on the peace process for the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Gaborone, Botswana, from 24 to 26 July 2026. The meeting…
Oil prices rose Wednesday after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran was not serious about reaching a deal to end the fighting, and vowed the U.S. military would continue to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark, traded about 2.5% higher at $93.32. U.S. West Texas Intermediate…
