U.S.-Israeli attacks launched previously during negotiations with Iran have led to a complete loss of trust in the United States, Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian said Thursday, according to Mizan News, the news agency of Iran’s powerful judiciary branch. In a phone call with Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Pezeshkian…
INFOGRAPHIC/EYEWITNESS MEDIA GROUP. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] African climate stakeholders have called for urgent reforms to the UN’s Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), warning that current global responses to climate impacts are “grossly inadequate.” Speaking at the 5th African Regional Conference on Loss and Damage in Lilongwe, Malawi, the Pan African Climate…
Global energy analysts have predicted that Nigeria, along with other oil-producing African countries, will become a major beneficiary of the ongoing Middle East conflict. According to industry observers, leading energy giants in Africa, including Nigeria, Libya, Angola, Gabon, Mozambique, Namibia, and Tanzania, are increasingly seen as lower-risk alternatives to Middle Eastern crude suppliers. The ongoing…
Tangier — FINANCE Minister Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omar has urged African countries to adopt a unified approach to building resilient and self-reliant economies amid global crises. He emphasised the need for designing and implementing sustainable and inclusive short-, medium- and longterm strategy plans to reduce dependency and strengthen resilience in the face of global crises…
13m ago Water desalination plant on Iran’s Qeshm island in Strait of Hormuz reportedly offline after strike Iranian media said Tuesday that an Israeli or U.S. airstrike had taken a water desalination plant on the Persian Gulf island of Qeshm offline. According to the Iranian government affiliated Borna News, the head of the Ministry…
Victoria and Tasmania are incentivising commuters not to drive in a bid to ease cost pressures.
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has called for stronger economic, cultural, and strategic cooperation between Africa and Latin America. Speaking on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the CELAC-Africa High-Level Forum in Bogotá, Tuggar described the gathering as a critical platform for advancing dialogue and partnership among regions of the…
Addis Ababa — African policy experts and diplomats say it is time for the continent to secure a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), urging urgent reform to reflect today’s shifting global geopolitical realities. The call was made during a forum titled “Sustaining the Momentum for UNSC Reform Amidst a Dynamic Global…
Renaissance Africa Energy Company, has called for accelerated adoption of cleaner energy solutions across Africa, viewing the ongoing exit of international oil companies (IOCs) as a golden opportunity for indigenous firms to lead the charge. The chief executive officer of Renaissance, Tony Attah, called for Africa’s energy transition to be on African terms, urging global…
The U.S. Navy’s 1,000-foot-long aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford switched on its tracking system for a few hours Wednesday afternoon, revealing its position about 175 miles off the west coast of Morocco on a path for the Strait of Gibraltar and onward into the Mediterranean Sea. The location revealed by the vessel suggested it…
