African Economic Conference calls for stronger political will to spur Africa’s industrialisation
African countries need to show stronger political will to advance industrialisation, including the adoption of new policies to promote improved productivity and harness the...
A war with high financial costs for Israel
The financial burden of the Israel-Hamas war is beginning to take its toll, sparking a political debate in Israel that will be tough for...
Malawi’s President Chakwera bans himself and his cabinet from foreign travel
Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has suspended with immediate effect all international travel for himself and his government in a bid to save money, according...
Xi, Biden talk on strategic issues critical to China-U.S. relations
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday, Nov.15, had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on strategic and overarching...
Boosting Agriculture and Food System Resilience is Critical for Reducing Poverty in the Central African Republic
Reviving agriculture is critical to fostering economic growth and tackling widespread extreme poverty in the Central African Republic (CAR), says the World Bank’s first...
Greece has acted to counter violence against women, but concerns remain -Council of Europe
The baseline evaluation report on Greece by the independent expert group (GREVIO) responsible for monitoring implementation of the Council of Europe’s Convention on Preventing...
Global Times: “Why can’t US and G7 even utter the word ‘ceasefire’?”
Faced with the heartbreaking humanitarian catastrophe occurring in Gaza every day, confronted with the cruel reality of over 100 Palestinian children losing their lives...
Besieged Gaza hospital misery continues while rainfall prompts new health scare
UN health agency WHO hailed on Tuesday the “heroic efforts” of staff at Gaza City’s besieged Al-Shifa hospital and expressed concern for hundreds of thousands...
Sudan: UNHCR warns Darfur atrocities of 20 years ago may reoccur
Escalating violence across the Darfur region in Sudan has sparked fears that atrocities committed two decades ago could be repeated, the UN refugee agency,...
UN honours 101 staff killed in Gaza conflict
From the hustle and bustle of New York City to the edge of the Karura Forest in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, offices across the global...