International News
China’s push to expand Brics membership falters
By: Bloomberg 28th July 2023 India and Brazil are pushing back against a Chinese bid to rapidly expand the Brics group of emerging markets to grow its political clout and... →
African leaders press Putin on grain deal and peace plan for Ukraine
By: Reuters 28th July 2023 African leaders pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to move ahead with their peace plan to end the Ukraine war and renew a deal on... →
Putin tells African leaders Moscow is studying their Ukraine proposal
By: Reuters 28th July 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin told African leaders on Friday Moscow respected their peace proposal on Ukraine and was carefully studying it.... →
'Peace and stability': Pandor pushes Russia-Ukraine peace process at Russia-Africa summit
By: News24Wire 27th July 2023 International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor says the Africa-led peace mission to war-ravaged Ukraine and Russia is the genesis of a process to... →
Putin promises African leaders free grain despite 'hypocritical' Western sanctions
By: Reuters 27th July 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday told African leaders he would gift them tens of thousands of tons of grain within months despite... →
Putin hosts African leaders as grain deal collapse threatens food security
By: Bloomberg 27th July 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting a summit with African leaders that’s intended to demonstrate Russia’s growing influence on the... →
Skea confirmed as new IPCC chair in election involving SA candidate
By: Terence Creamer 26th July 2023 The UK’s Jim Skea has been confirmed as the new chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), following an election that included... →
Kremlin accuses West of trying to sabotage its showcase Russia-Africa summit
By: Reuters 25th July 2023 The Kremlin on Tuesday accused the West, and in particular the US, of trying to sabotage its showcase Russia-Africa summit later this week by... →