Global News
-
UN Secretary-General appoints Nigerian Balogun-Alexander Resident Coordinator in Timor-Leste
United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has appointed Olufunmilayo Abosede Balogun-Alexander of Nigeria as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Timor-Leste, with the host Government’s approval. She takes up her post on 1 December. Her appointment was announced in a post published on UN Sustainable Development Group website on Thursday. Olufunmilayo Abosede Balogun-Alexander has more than 30 years of experience working…
Read More » -
China set to loosen COVID curbs after week of protests
China is set to announce an easing of its COVID-19 quarantine protocols in the coming days and a reduction in mass testing, sources told Reuters, a marked shift in policy after anger over the world’s toughest curbs fuelled widespread protests. Cases nationwide remain near record highs but the changes come as some cities have been lifting their lockdowns in recent…
Read More » -
South Africa panel files report on Ramaphosa farm scandal
A special panel investigating whether South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa should face impeachment for allegedly covering up a crime that took place on his private farm, submitted its findings to parliament, two weeks before he faces a crucial party election. The three-person team, led by an ex-chief justice, handed its report to National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula at a televised…
Read More » -
‘End of an era’: Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin dies at 96
Former Chinese President, Jiang Zemin, who led the country for a decade of rapid economic growth after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, died on Wednesday at the age of 96, Chinese state media reported. Jiang died in his home city of Shanghai just after noon on Wednesday of leukaemia and multiple organ failure, Xinhua news agency said, publishing a letter…
Read More » -
Obasanjo explains role in resolving Ethiopia-Tigray civil war
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has explained his role as an African Union mediator in resolving the Ethiopia-Tigray civil war. Obasanjo gave his account in a statement by his media assistant, Kehinde Akinyemi. The former Nigeria president said it tool him “eight months of intense shuttle diplomacy, including eight visits to Mekelle, capital of Tigray” before truce could be reached. Within…
Read More » -
Alibaba founder Jack Ma hiding out in Tokyo, reports say
Billionaire Jack Ma has reportedly been hiding out in Tokyo with his family during Beijing’s crackdown on the country’s star tech firms and its most powerful and wealthy business people. Ma, the founder of the e-commerce giant Alibaba who until the tech clampdown was China’s richest person, has rarely been seen in public since criticising the attitude of Chinese regulators…
Read More » -
UK doubles coal imports to head off winter energy crisis
…imports almost double as Ukraine war turns natural gas into a no-go zone …more than 560,000tonnes of coal came into British ports last month Rising gas prices resulting from the war in Ukraine have forced the UK to nearly double its coal imports in the fight to keep the lights on through the Winter. The increasing use of coal-generated power…
Read More » -
Ghana Eurobonds steady as country proposes debt restructure
By Ekow Dontoh and Moses Mozart Dzawu Haircut may be up to 30%, deputy finance minister Kumah saysReorganization needed to make debt sustainable for IMF loan Ghana will ask holders of its international bonds to accept losses of as much as 30% on the principal and forgo some interest payments as it hammers out a debt-sustainability plan to qualify for…
Read More » -
African leaders agree on ‘immediate ceasefire’ in eastern DRC
African leaders have declared a cessation of hostilities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo starting Friday, according to a joint statement released after talks in the Angolan capital Luanda, with the aim of ending fighting between Congolese troops and M23 rebels. An agreement was reached for an “immediate ceasefire” in the DRC at 6pm (17:00 GMT) on Friday, Angolan…
Read More » -
Ukraine war: Merkel says she lacked power to influence Putin
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her policy towards Russia prior to the February invasion of Ukraine, saying she had run out of power to influence Vladimir Putin. She said she had tried to convene European talks with the Russian president and French President Emmanuel Macron in the summer of 2021. “But I didn’t have the power to get…
Read More »
Follow our WhatsApp Channel