The US Congress has decided not to renew its support for the AIDS Emergency Plan, one of the world's main programs to fight the disease. At issue are internal controversies over abortion issues. During the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, African heads of state expressed concern...
South Africa wants all African leaders to attend the BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - summit in Johannesburg in August. According to a senior government official in Pretoria, which is hosting the meeting, President (Cyril) Ramaphosa has decided to invite all African leaders as part of...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is already in Ukraine for a peace mission between Moscow and Kiev. According to the international press, the South African President arrived in Ukraine this Friday leading a mission of African heads of state who will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and then travel to...
A peace mission led by six African leaders will leave "as soon as possible" for Ukraine and Russia to try to "find a peaceful solution to the devastating conflict", South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced today. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian head of state Volodymyr Zelensky "agreed to receive the...
President Cyril Ramaphosa says a group of African leaders is working on a continent-wide initiative to bring Russia and Ukraine to the dialogue table. Speaking to members of the African National Congress (ANC) in Durban, Cyril Ramaphosa said that, at this stage, the work is being done discreetly. Ramaphosa referred more...
African leaders attending Monday's United Nations meeting on desertification advocated the need for "large-scale" investments to fight environmental effects and stressed the profitability of such investments in restoring ecosystems. "Restoration of degraded land is doable, sometimes at low cost, and investments in repairing...