French President Emmanuel Macron The French government has narrowly survived a vote of no-confidence, which was triggered when it forced through an increase in the pension age to 64. The vote, tabled by centrist MPs, had 278 votes in favour, falling short ... Read More

Members of the political party Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) gather at Church Square after calling for a "National Shutdown" and demanding that President Cyril Ramaphosa resigns in Pretoria, South Africa March 20, 2023. Police and soldiers deployed across South Africa Monday ... Read More

Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday begins a three-day state visit to Moscow Monday, where he will meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The meeting between the two leaders was announced Friday. Last month, China floated a 12-point plan designed to end the ... Read More

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin at a newly built neighborhood during their visit to Mariupol in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, Ukraine, March 19, 2023. The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited ... Read More

A child has her hands washed at a displacement center in Blantyre, southern Malawi March 16, 2023. Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has declared two weeks of national mourning for the more than 200 people killed by Cyclone Freddy this week. In ... Read More

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke to his Russian counterpart Wednesday concerning a Russian military intercept that resulted in the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone Tuesday over the Black Sea. “The United States will continue to fly and to ... Read More

Cecilia Abena Dapaah (2nd from right), Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, interacting with Laurent Tchagba (3rd from right), Ivorian Minister for Water and Forestry, and some members of his delegation during the meeting. Among them is Samuel Abu Jinapor ... Read More

Prince Charles King Charles III has, in his maiden speech as King and Head of the Commonwealth, eulogized his late Mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The King, in a statement read on his behalf by Madam Harriet Thompson, the British High Commissioner to ... Read More

Antony Blinken - US Secretary of State In his first stop on a two-country visit to Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa. The trip is part of an effort to deepen U.S. engagement with the ... Read More

An array of seasoned professionals selected across various sectors to deliberate on the National African Peer Review Mechanism Governing dialogue on corporate governance has called for support for businesses to leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The support is ... Read More