Africa Archive

The President of Russia has welcomed thousands of African leaders to discuss politics and business “worth billions of dollars” in the maiden Russia-Africa Summit on Wednesday, 23 October 2019. The two-day event will see more than 3,000 delegates from across Russia and Africa to

The two-day event, co-hosted by Russia and Egypt, is being attended by more than 40 African Heads of State and over 3,000 representatives of African businesses. The inaugural Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum is welcoming its guests at the Sirius Park of

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held on to his job in Monday’s election, securing his spot as one of the world’s few high-profile progressive leaders, but tarnished by scandal and with his power diminished. Trudeau’s Liberal party was projected to win

Ghana has become the first African country to officially receive an envoy from the Republic of Suriname as a resident Ambassador. Surinamese Diplomat Natasha Eugenia Halfhuid will officially commence her tour of duties in the West African Nation in the coming

Facebook Inc said on Monday it has suspended a network of Instagram accounts operated from Russia that targeted Americans with divisive political messages ahead of next year’s U.S. presidential election, with operators posing as people within the United States. Facebook said

Amid a long-running diplomatic standoff over building and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam that has heightened tensions, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said Sunday he would meet Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Russia. He did not say, however, when

The PKK terror group is much worse than Daesh and probably constitutes a bigger terrorist threat, U.S. President Donald Trump said late Wednesday during a press conference with Italian Premier Sergio Matarello. “The PKK, which is a part of the Kurds,

Ghana has pledged its full support for the ‘One country, two systems’ policy of China amid the recent uprising in Hong Kong. Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, in a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ting