For two minutes today the drumming will cease, the pipers will fall silent, the march of boots on procession routes will still. For two minutes today, at the end of the funeral service in Westminster Abbey, before the national anthem is ... Read More

The Ashantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has been invited to the state funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died on Thursday, September 8, at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Queen Elizabeth II’s ... Read More

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen talk during her visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, Sept. 15, 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hosting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for talks Thursday in Kyiv ... Read More

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa during a G-7 summit in Cornwall, England, June 12, 2021. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will meet U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House Friday, with trade, energy, and ... Read More

John Kerry U.S. special envoy for climate John Kerry pledged support for Africa's efforts to deal with the impact of climate change during a speech Thursday at a conference in Senegal. The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment brings together more ... Read More

A Chinese government delegation has been banned from attending the lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth II, BBC News understands. House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle refused a request for access to Westminster Hall due to Chinese sanctions against five MPs and ... Read More

Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has described the late Queen of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II as an enigma who left a lasting impression on her memory after they first met when she was only 14 years old. She ... Read More

Japan is the latest country to try to increase engagement with Africa in the face of China’s massive influence on the continent and amid perceived threats to the international order. There has been a flurry of visits to the continent by ... Read More

More than 50 African environment ministers are gathering in Senegal this week for the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment. Plastics and the harmful burning of waste are high on the agenda. The conference is taking place in the wake of ... Read More

Hundreds of people lined up outside Buckingham Palace and on the streets of London Tuesday as a motorcade accompanying the coffin of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II made its way toward the royal residence. The royal family was due to receive ... Read More