Section: Africa&ME
Obama to pass torch to Merkel on farewell visit
On the last leg of his final European tour as president, Barack Obama will underline shared values and try to ease fears about the future of the transatlantic partnership/AFP BERLIN, Germany, Nov 17 – US President Barack Obama pays a farewell visit Thursday to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, widely seen as the new standard bearer of liberal...
Obama to pass torch to Merkel on farewell visit
US President Barack Obama pays a farewell visit Thursday to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, widely seen as the new standard bearer of liberal democracy since the election of Donald Trump. On the last leg of his final European tour as president, Obama will underline shared values, try to ease fears about the future of the transatlantic...
Sudan welcomes Russia’s withdrawal from war crimes court
November 16, 2016 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese government on Wednesday has welcomed Russia’s decision to withdrawing its signature from the founding statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Russian Foreign Ministry made the announcement on Wednesday on the orders of the president, Vladimir Putin, saying the tribunal had failed...
Donald Trump: No better US ambassador for Prague than Trump’s ex-wife, says Czech President
Ivana had told the New York Post that she would suggest to her ex-husband that she becomes ambassador to the Czech Republic. Czech President Milos Zeman has thrown his support behind a bid by Ivana Trump, the ex-wife of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, to become the next ambassador to the country of her birth.”They could not send a better...
Sources: European leaders and Obama to discuss Russia sanctions in Berlin
A German official said the plan was to agree a rollover of EU sanctions against Russia, which are due to expire at the end of January. …read more Source: Eyewitness...
Russia withdraws from International Criminal Court
President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order today removing Russia’s signature from the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) founding treaty, piling pressure on a court that is already reeling from withdrawals by some African countries. Moscow never ratified the treaty, which it signed in 2000, meaning it never became a member...
Ukraine calls for visa-free travel as EU drags its feet
Ukraine has been the heart of a dispute between the West and Russia …read more Source: Gulf...
Urusi yajitoa ICC
Moscow, UrusiVladimir Putin ametoa amri kwa Urusi kujitoa rasmi katika mkatabawa Roma ulioanzisha mahakama ya kimataifa ya makosa ya kivita ya ICC. Picha: Mikhail Metzel/TASS Urusi imesema kwamba inaondoa rasmi saini yake kutoka kwenye sheria inayounda mahakama ya kimataifa ya uhalifu wa kivita, ICC, siku moja baada ya mahakama hiyo kuchapisha...
Trump denies transition in disarray
Donald Trump denies his White House transition is in disarray © Getty/AFP/File / Mark WallheiserNew York, United States, Nov 15 – Donald Trump denied Wednesday that his White House transition is in disarray amid reports of a backstabbing purge of mainstream Republican aspirants as he puts together his new administration. In a burst of tweets,...
Russia withdraws from International Criminal Court
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree declaring that his country will not become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC). In his decree, Putin ordered Russia’s Foreign Ministry to inform the UN of his decision. Earlier this week, the court released a statement saying it was considering Russia and Ukraine...
