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Russia Looks to Africa for Strategic Alliances Amid Western Sanctions

By Rachel Mohamed The Russia-Africa Summit is an annual event designed to strengthen ties between Russia and African nations—particularly significant at a time when the Russian Federation faces mounting international pressure over its actions in Ukraine. Speaking on VOC’s airwaves, Dr. Paul Kariuki, Director of the Democracy Development Programme at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and convenor of the African Policy Circle, outlined the broader implications of this evolving relationship. He […]

19 June 2025

International News

Trump Announces Syria Sanctions Lift, Secures $600 Billion Investment from Saudi Arabia

President Donald Trump kicked off his Gulf tour with a major announcement: the lifting of long-standing U.S. sanctions on Syria and the securing of a $600 billion investment commitment from Saudi Arabia into the American economy. This follows a prior agreement for a massive $142 billion arms deal, which the White House has described as the largest “defence cooperation agreement” in U.S. history. Reacting to the development, international relations scholar […]

15 May 2025

International

It has been 31 consecutive days and counting since 7 October (2023)

By Kouthar Sambo It has been 31 consecutive days and counting since the surprise attack launched by the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, on 7 October. So far, the ongoing aggressions by Israeli occupation forces have escalated at an exponential rate in the Gaza Strip. Hospitals, schools, places of worship, shelters, and homes of innocent Palestinian civilians consisting of women, elderly, and children have suffered immensely. What are the Latest Numbers? […]

7 November 2023

International

UN Security Council extends Yemen sanctions through November

The UN Security Council unanimously agreed, Wednesday, to extend its Yemen sanctions mandate through November, Anadolu News Agency reports. The increasingly rare Council unity allows for the asset freeze on Yemeni entities to continue, as well as an ongoing travel ban on designated individuals. The mandate for the Yemen Panel of Experts is also being extended through mid-December via the UK-submitted resolution. The sanctions were slated to expire 28 February after being […]

16 February 2023

International

Iran sends letters to EU urging against imposing sanctions

INTERNATIONAL Tehran sent letters to European Union ambassadors saying sanctions over Iran protests could rupture EU-Iranian ties. Iran has sent letters to European Union diplomats this week warning them to forgo issuing new sanctions on Tehran over its crackdown on protesters, saying the sanctions could result in the rupture of Europe's ties with the country. "If Europe misses taking the nuances of the current situation into consideration, the ramification will be […]

14 October 2022

International

US official says Washington ‘will continue sanctions’ on Iran after Mahsa Amini killing

INTERNATIONAL A US State Department official said on Tuesday that Washington will continue to impose sanctions on Iranian entities engaged in rights abuses following the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. "The United States strongly supports the human rights of all Iranian women, including the right to peacefully assemble and to express themselves without fear of violence," Jennifer Gavito, deputy assistant secretary for Iran and Iraq at the State Department, said during an event hosted […]

28 September 2022

International News

US sanctions NATO ally Turkey over Russian S-400 defence missiles

US President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday imposed sanctions on its NATO ally Turkey over its purchase of a Russian air defence system, setting the stage for a further confrontation between the two nations as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office. The move comes at a delicate time in relations between Washington and Ankara, which have been at odds for more than a year over Turkey’s acquisition from Russia […]

15 December 2020

International News

Most UN Security Council members oppose US bid for Iran sanctions

The United States was further isolated on Friday over its bid to reimpose international sanctions on Iran, with 13 countries on the 15-member United Nations Security Council expressing their opposition and arguing that Washington's move is void given it is using a process agreed under a nuclear deal that it quit two years ago. In the 24 hours since US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he triggered a 30-day […]

22 August 2020

International News

US envoy threatens to trigger return of all UN sanctions on Iran

The United States publicly threatened on Wednesday to trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions on Iran if the UN Security Council does not extend an arms embargo on Tehran that is due to expire in October under the Iran nuclear deal. US special envoy for Iran Brian Hook confirmed the strategy two weeks after a US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the US had told Britain, […]

14 May 2020

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