International News
Trump picks Tom Barrack to serve as US Ambassador to Turkey
By: Bloomberg 11th December 2024 President-elect Donald Trump said he is tapping Tom Barrack, the founder of Colony Capital LLC, to serve as ambassador to Turkey, elevating a... →
Russia’s Africa strategy at risk after Syria regime collapse
By: Bloomberg 11th December 2024 The swift collapse of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime in Syria threatens a key Russian airbase in the country that Moscow has depended on to project... →
Sudan again tops International Rescue Committee crises watchlist
By: Reuters 11th December 2024 Sudan - for the second year in a row - topped a 2025 watchlist of global humanitarian crises released by the International Rescue Committee (IRC)... →
Human trafficking rises sharply after dropping during pandemic, UN says
By: Reuters 11th December 2024 Human trafficking has risen sharply due to conflicts, climate-induced disasters and global crises, according to a United Nations report published... →
India downplays Brics common currency plan that angered Trump
By: Bloomberg 6th December 2024 There has been no decision by the so-called Brics block about creating a common currency to reduce usage of the dollar, India’s central bank chief... →
Italy and African Development Bank sign $420 million co-financing deal
By: Reuters 5th December 2024 Italian state lender CDP and the African Development Bank signed on Thursday a co-financing deal worth 400-million euros ($420-million) to promote... →
SA will use G20 to focus on low-income countries – Ramaphosa 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 3rd December 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday expressed confidence in South Africa’s ability to present “the most impressive G20”, stating that under the... →
Biden's long-awaited Africa trip to tout a win against China
By: Reuters 2nd December 2024 Joe Biden headed to Angola on Sunday for a trip that will deliver on a promise to visit Africa during his presidency and focus on a major US-backed... →
