Section: Africa&ME
Putin opens new bridge to Crimea, provoking Ukraine, Western ire
US says the bridge opening was an attempt to solidify Moscow’s “unlawful seizure” of Ukrainian territory. …read more Source: Daily...
Conscience Convoy delegation meets Ukrainian patriarch
Head of Ukrainian Orthodox Church pledges support to all-women convoy’s projects during Kiev visit …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine raids Kyiv office of Russian news agency
Ukraine’s state security agency has raided the offices of a Russian state-owned media outlet in Kyiv. Security agents also arrested a Ukrainian born Russian journalist, accusing him of treason. …read more Source:...
Putin condemned as Crimea bridge opened
Russian president drives truck over bridge into region annexed by Moscow in 2014 …read more Source: Gulf...
AMAZING: Raila Odinga Speech At Cambridge University; AFRICA IN A CHANGING WORLD
“AFRICA IN A CHANGING WORLD:” SPEECH BY H.E. RAILA ODINGA AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY Tuesday, 15th May 2018. It is an honour to visit the city of Cambridge as a guest of the debating society of Cambridge University. The history of Cambridge University is deeply intertwined with that of Africa. Until the 1970s, the terminating examination for...
Raid on Kyiv offices of Russian state media
Ukraine’s security service raided the Kyiv offices of Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti news agency yesterday, detaining one journalist who was accused of treason.The searches took place with relations between Moscow and Kyiv already extremely strained over Russia’s 2014 seizure of Crimea and accusations that it fueled a rebel...
Ukraine raids Kiev offices of Russian state media
Kiev: Ukraine’s security service raided the Kiev offices of Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti news agency on Tuesday, detaining one journalist who was accused of treason. The searches took place with relations between Moscow and Kiev already extremely strained over Russia’s 2014 seizure of Crimea and accusations that it fuelled a...
‘Trucker’ Putin opens Russia bridge
THE KERCH STRAIT: Russian President Vladimir Putin, driving a truck, unveiled the auto section of a new road-and-rail bridge linking Russia to the annexed Crimean peninsula on Tuesday, defying Ukraine which said the move showed cynical disregard for international law. Putin, at the wheel of an orange heavy KAMAZ dump-truck, drove the full 19 km...
Offices of Russian media outlets raided in Ukrainian capital
Ukrainian security agencies raided at least two offices of Russian media outlets in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, media outlets said Tuesday. …read more Source: Iran...
Putin to open mega bridge linking Crimea to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to unveil on Tuesday a highly symbolic bridge linking southern Russia to the Crimea, four years after the peninsula was annexed from Ukraine. The Crimean Bridge, at 19 kilometres will be Europe’s longest, overtaking Lisbon’s Vasco da Gama Bridge. Built at a cost of 228bn roubles ($3.7bn), the...
