UKRAINE
The United Nations has warned that the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine will have grave and far-reaching consequences for thousands of people. Ukrainian officials estimate about 42,000 people are at risk from the flooding in Russian and Ukrainian-controlled areas along the Dnipro River. Russia’s state media reports that at least seven […]
The United States ambassador to South Africa has accused the country’s government of providing weapons and ammunition to Russia during its invasion of Ukraine, escalating the friction between the two countries over the Russia-Ukraine war. The American ambassador to South Africa Reuben E. Brigety II told reporters that Washington is confident a Russian ship picked […]
Russia says it is fighting off a “terrorist attack” in the southern Bryansk region bordering Ukraine, where the local governor said a Ukrainian sabotage group had killed one person and news agencies said hostages had been taken. Ukraine accused Russia of staging a false “provocation”. Amid reports of shelling and sporadic sabotage, Russia’s border regions […]
The United State has shot down a suspected Chinese Spy Balloon on Saturday after it drifted off the East Coast near the Carolinas and its debris expected to be taken to the FBI lab in Quantico, Virginia for analysis, Pentagon confirms. Its arrival had gone unnoticed by the public as it floated eastward over Alaska, where […]
China’s Foreign Ministry has continued to blame the United States for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, claiming Washington created the conditions that led to the war. Mao Ning, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, told reporters on Monday, claiming the US triggered and is fueling the crisis. She also condemned the weapons deliveries for inflaming the […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on “G19” world leaders to end the Russian invasion, with deliberate intent to snub Moscow at the G20 summit. Zelensky appeared in a video speech made to leaders gathered for the summit in Bali, Indonesia. Russia a G20 member had Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov standing in for the President who […]
Nigeria and Poland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Agriculture to further strengthen the bilateral relations between both countries. Both countries also pledged their willingness to enlarge the fields of economic cooperation in the energy and manufacturing sectors. The signing took place on Tuesday during the State Visit of the Polish President Andrzej […]
A new British Prime Minister has emerged, she is Mary Elizabeth Truss, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom. A British politician and leader of the Conservative Party, and will be appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by the Queen in due course. It’s been an interesting political […]
The last leader of the Union of Social Soviet Republics, USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev is dead. He died at the age of 91 after a long illness in the Russian capital, Moscow. Gorbachev, who took over in 1985, is best known for opening up the Soviet Union and for his friendly disposition towards the West. The […]
As part of efforts toward mitigating the effects of climate change on the Member States, Lawmakers from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have been charged to facilitate the establishment of sustainable governance mechanisms for climate change in their various countries. The ECOWAS Commission’s Project Coordinator, Climate Change Environmental Directorate, Department of Agriculture, […]
