Section: Africa
- Angola (92)
- Ghana (31)
- Kenya (410)
- Liberia (28)
- Libya (187)
- Morocco (51)
- Nigeria (1,369)
- South Africa (2,850)
- South Sudan (18)
- Sudan (12)
- Swaziland (1)
- Tanzania (552)
CPJ Calls on Ukraine Authorities to Stop Harassing Radio Vesti Reporters
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — “We call on Ukrainian authorities to cease harassing Radio Vesti journalists and to cease violating the integrity of their communications with sources,” CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon said in the release. Earlier on Friday, Radio Vesti said the Ukrainian special services were conducting searches in its offices in Kiev...
New Life for Chernobyl? Ukraine, France Might Build Giant Solar Park at the Site
According to a recent Bloomberg report, Ukraine is in talks with one of France’s largest energy companies, Engie SA, about building a giant, billion-euro ($1.25 billion) solar park in the uninhabited radioactive zone surrounding the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Ukraine’s Minister of Ecology, Ostap Semerak, said that Engie SA...
What are Russia’s Zapad war games?
Russia’s military is preparing to hold its biggest war games in several years, dubbed Zapad-2017. NATO’s eastern members are alarmed by these plans, and claim similar drills preceded clashes in Georgia and Crimea. …read more Source:...
Politics: Paul Manafort was in the Russian lawyer meeting with Jared Kushner and Donald Trump Jr. — here’s what you need to know about him
Who is Paul Manafort? And what does he have to do with investigations into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia? Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, is in the center of a Russia controversy yet again as he was revealed to have been in a meeting with a Russian lawyer that has come under scrutiny. More details...
Knife attacker kills two Ukrainian tourists in Egyptian resort – sources
The attacker had swum from a nearby public beach to access the holiday resort in Hurghada, some 400 km south of Cairo. …read more Source: Eyewitness...
NATO’s Attitude Toward Ukraine Contributes to Deadlock Over Situation in Donbas
BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — NATO’s actions in Ukraine are possibly aimed at encouraging Ukrainian authorities to continue its rigid policy and preventing the situation in Donbas of overcoming the impasse, Russian Permanent Representative to NATO Alexander Grushko said Thursday. “There is a danger that steps taken by NATO members in Ukraine for the...
Politics: Here’s how many countries buy military equipment from Russia
The figures are based on a newly released Defense Intelligence Agency report. In late June, the Defense Intelligence Agency released a lengthy unclassified report on the Russian military for the first time since 1991, and it contained an interesting detail about Russian military-hardware exports. Russia sells military hardware to about 70...
NATO voices skepticism over size of Russia’s Zapad military exercise
NATO has welcomed recent dialogue with Russia, but the alliance has serious doubts Moscow is revealing the true extent of their military exercises. Last time this training took place was just before Crimean invasion. …read more Source:...
Poroshenko Calls for Elaborating Roadmap of Ukraine’s EU Integration
KIEV (Sputnik) – It is necessary to begin the elaboration of a roadmap on further rapprochement of Ukraine and the European Union, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Thursday. “We must make efforts so that the European integration ceases to be an abstract concert and becomes closer, tangible and more understanding for the people … Today it...
News24.com | Teary-eyed Malaysian MH17 families demand justice
Teary-eyed families of Malaysians killed when a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine on Thursday demanded those responsible be brought to justice, ahead of the third anniversary of the disaster. …read more Source:...
