[ad_1] Ukraine has opened several new African embassies, still hoping for a better return on its investment. While struggling ever harder to prevent Russia from overrunning its territory, Ukraine is persisting with its charm offensive in Africa. In the grinding battle in the east of the country, Ukraine is steadily losing territory, each metre costing […]

[ad_1] Assistant to the Administrator (AtA) and Feed the Future Deputy Coordinator for Development Dina Esposito will attend the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summitin Nairobi, Kenya. While there, she will deliver remarks on U.S. efforts to strengthen food security and meet with foreign officials, other donor government leaders, and implementing partners to discuss the United […]

[ad_1] Israel has closed the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza after Hamas fired rockets from within the strip. Israel said the attack killed three of its soldiers, injuring several others. The crossing is one of the few routes to get humanitarian aid, including food and medical supplies, into Gaza. Mediators in the Egypt have held […]

[ad_1] In this feature, part of a series exploring trafficking in the Sahel, UN News focuses on the illicit drug trade. According to a new report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), drug trafficking in the Sahel continues to hinder security, economic development and the rule of law while jeopardising public health. “Drug trafficking […]

[ad_1] In a January 2024 Special Issue in Global Studies Quarterly, we address John G. Ruggie’s (1998) famous question in IR: what makes the world hang together? We join a growing number of IR scholars – drawing historically on constructivism and the practice turn, and increasingly engaging critical theory and non-Western traditions of thought – […]

[ad_1] More than 88,000 people are displaced as floods hit Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state. Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities have said. Damage from the rains also forced more […]

[ad_1] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said on Sunday that his cabinet had voted to shut down the Israeli operations of Al Jazeera, the Qatari-based network that is a major source of news in the Arab world and has often highlighted civilian suffering in Gaza during Israel’s war with Hamas. Mr. Netanyahu accused Al […]

[ad_1] Their criticisms of the broadcaster have intensified since the 7 October Hamas attacks on southern Israel, in which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 were taken hostage. Some 128 of those hostages are still unaccounted for, with at least 34 presumed dead. [ad_2]

[ad_1] President Bola Tinubu has extended his warm congratulations to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on his birthday. The deputy speaker is of a remarkable leadership trajectory – from serving as chairman of Bende Local Government Area in Abia State at a young age to offering his expertise as senior […]

[ad_1] By Odunmorayo Oke 05 May 2024   |   5:32 pm Canadian rapper and songwriter Drake has fired shots at fellow rapper A$AP Rocky in the diss track, Family Matters. The song originally targeted Kendrick Lamar, who dropped back-to-back diss tracks Euphoria and 6:16 in LA. The lyrics of the song are pointed and […]