KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): France has suspended its development aid and budget support to Burkina Faso, according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry. The brief statement did not give the reasons for the aid cut. France has sponsored military operations against anti-West groups which have failed to bring security and have served to intensify anti...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Bangladesh spent an additional $8 billion on the import of fuel and food grains due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, an official said on Tuesday. The South Asian country spent $8.9 billion on the import of petroleum products in the financial year 2021-22, according to the central bank data. The country annually [&hell...
WASHINGTON (AA): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken derided Russia on Tuesday for its offer to supply six African nations with free grain, saying the proposal is “laughable.” “What Russia was proposing was to get grain to a half dozen countries, about 50,000 tons,” Blinken said in an interview with British broadcaster...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Market prices in Somalia increased after Russia suspended its participation in the Black Sea grain deal. In Africa, 25 countries currently rely on Russia and Ukraine for over one-third of their imported wheat. In some countries, the dependency on external sources for grain has surpassed 90%. During the Russia-Africa S...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA): Tunisia’s president on Friday highlighted the importance his country attaches to strengthening relations with the United Arab Emirates. Kais Saied received Sheikh Shakhboot Nahyan Al Nahyan, the UAE Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, at the Carthage Palace, the Tunisian Pres...
ERBIL, Iraq (AA): With increasing interest in electric vehicles in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region, the establishment of a solar-powered charging station has provided much-needed relief to vehicle owners. Dozens of electric vehicles are already in use in the region. The biggest problem facing the owners of these environmentally friendly v...
NEW DELHI, India – Although India launched the Green Revolution more than five decades ago, the fight against hunger is still ongoing. According to Kodoth Prabhakaran Nair, a former professor, and Indian agricultural scientist, many poor people still do not have enough to eat. Writing an article in India’s Deccan Herald newspaper, ...
WASHINGTON – In recent weeks, Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a number of amendments to spending bills. The Clean Budget Coalition, made up of nearly 260 advocacy groups, said these riders are aimed at limiting the government’s ability to combat misinformation, extremism, and attacks on vot...
ISTANBUL (AA): The Red Cross on Thursday called for urgent support to meet the needs of the people affected by the Feb. 6 twin earthquakes, epicentered in Türkiye’s southern Kahramanmaras province. In a statement, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said: “Six months after the devastating earthquakes in ...
Abuja, Nigeria (AFP): Hundreds of Nigerian workers across various sectors were on strike Wednesday over the rising cost of living following the removal of subsidy on petrol. The nationwide walkout was called on Tuesday by the two main workers unions –the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) — after talk...
