Ramaphosa Sworn In As South Africa’s President For Second Term
Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second term as South Africa’s president, hailing his broad coalition government as the “beginning of a new era”. Cyril Ramaphosa, whose inauguration took place on Wednesday in Pretoria, now faces the challenge of appointing a cabinet featuring his weakened African National Congress party and coalition partners. Lawmakers voted […]
Nvidia Becomes World’s Most Valuable Company, Dethroning Microsoft
Nvidia edged ahead of other tech companies on Tuesday to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company in the latest sign of the might of artificial intelligence. The chip company, which has enjoyed a monumental ascent over the last 18 months amid enthusiasm over generative AI, jumped 3.4 percent near 1:25 pm, giving it […]
Netanyahu Slams US For ‘Withholding’ Weapons To Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticised the administration of US President Joe Biden for “withholding weapons” to Israel in recent months as it presses its war on Gaza. Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement on Tuesday that it was “inconceivable” that the United States had been “withholding weapons and ammunitions to Israel” in […]
Putin To Visit North Korea For First Time In 24 Years
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea this week for the first time in 24 years, the two countries say, a rare trip that underscores Moscow’s burgeoning partnership with the nuclear-armed state. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un extended an invitation to Putin when Kim visited Russia’s Far East in September. North Korea’s state […]
Gaza Fighting Continues Despite Israeli ‘Pauses’ Announcement: UNRWA
Israeli forces battled with Palestinian groups in Rafah and elsewhere in southern Gaza despite the Israeli military’s announcement on Sunday of tactical pauses in operations to allow humanitarian aid to enter. This was disclosed by the Commissioner general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, Philippe Lazzarini. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
Israeli PM Scraps War Cabinet After Key Departures
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved his six-member war cabinet, a widely expected decision that follows the departure of centrist opposition leader Benny Gantz and his ally Gadi Eisenkot. A government spokesman said the pre-existing security cabinet and the larger full cabinet would make decisions about the war with Hamas in Gaza. Since Benny […]
Eight Dead, Dozens Injured As Bus Catches Fire In Zimbabwe
Eight people died and dozens were injured in Zimbabwe when a bus carrying churchgoers caught fire on its way back from an annual gathering, police said on Monday. The bus was carrying dozens of Anglican pilgrims when the blaze occurred, causing eight people to be “burnt beyond recognition”, police spokesman Paul Nyathi told AFP. Nyathi […]
African Union Condemns Rebel ‘Massacres’ In DR Congo
The African Union on Monday condemned “massacres” in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo that killed 150 people in June. African Union Commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat said he had learned with “dismay of the increasing massacres of innocent civilians” by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), in Beni and Lubero in North Kivu […]
Senegal Joins Oil-Producing Countries, Achieves First Oil
Senegal has achieved its first oil as it officially joins the list of oil-producing countries in West Africa. The country began producing oil for the first-time last week, with the Sangomar deep-water project aiming to produce 100,000 barrels of oil per day. President Bassirou Faye assured the nation that profits from the sale of the […]
Netanyahu Opposed To Israeli Military ‘Tactical Pauses’ For Gaza Aid
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is opposed to plans announced by the military to hold daily tactical pauses in fighting along one of the main roads into the besieged and bombarded Gaza Strip to facilitate aid delivery into the Palestinian enclave. The military had announced the daily pauses from 05:00AM until 4:00PM in the area […]