Trump To Visit UK In July
US President Donald Trump is to visit the UK on Friday 13 July, after previously cancelling a trip amid claims he would face mass protests. It will not be the full-blown state visit Mr Trump was...
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Rawlings Writes: The Deceit of Western Propaganda
Is the world not in a frame of mind to express gratitude to Putin and Russia for not firing back at those Western vessels? I have spent many hours pondering over what to say to Macron and Theresa...
France’s Ex-President Sarkozy To Face Corruption Trial
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to face trial for corruption and influence peddling, prosecutors say. The case centres on an alleged attempt by Mr Sarkozy to get a judge to reveal...
French Police ‘hero’ Dies of Wounds
A French police officer who swapped himself for a hostage in a supermarket siege on Friday has died, officials say. Lt-Col Arnaud Beltrame, 45, “fell as a hero” and showed “exceptional...
Akufo-Addo In India For Summit
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Accra on Thursday for New Delhi, India for the International Solar Alliance (ISA) summit. The president is attending the summit at the invitation of...
Attackers Strike Burkina Faso Capital
Gunmen have launched attacks in the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, with the French embassy and a military HQ among the apparent targets. Burkina Faso’s government said security personnel had...
I Inherited A Broke Country, Says George Weah
Liberia’s new President George Weah on Tuesday pledged to fight corruption as he spoke about conditions in his “broke country” on the first day of an official visit to Paris. The former...
Africa Can Finance Its Education
Africa cannot depend on others to finance education on the continent, when it has the wherewithal to do so, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. He said Africa has the resources and...
Nana Addo’s Speech On Absolute Independence Shocks France’s Macron
Nana Addo’s speech – AFRICA must stop relying on Europe for handouts – summed up President Akufo-Addo’s speech when he hosted France President Emmanuel Macron last week. The pair had met to...
Dutch Prime Minister Arrives In Ghana
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is in Accra for a two-day visit from November 30 to December 1. As the first of a Dutch Prime Minister to Ghana, Mr Rutte is hopeful of reaffirming and further...
European Support For Sahel ‘mutually Reinforcing’
French and German support for a regional Sahel force to battle jihadists will persuade other European nations of the benefits of backing the regional counter-terror measure, Germany's defence...
UN Security Council Backs Plan Agreed By Libya Rivals
The UN Security Council on Thursday endorsed a plan agreed by Libya's rival leaders for a ceasefire, political talks and elections, in the latest attempt to put an end to six years of chaos in the...
France Will Set Up ‘hotspots’ In Libya To Find Genuine Asylum Seekers
French president Emmanuel Macron has announced his country will set up processing 'hotspots' in Libya for asylum seekers trying to reach Europe across the Mediterranean. He said France will 'go to...
France Announces Plan To Vet Asylum-Seekers In Libya
France will set up processing centres in Libya for asylum seekers trying to reach Europe across the Mediterranean, President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday. "The idea is to create hotspots to...
France To Conduct Asylum Seeker Checks In Libya
France will set up processing centres this summer in Libya for asylum seekers trying to reach Europe across the Mediterranean, President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday. "The idea is to create...
Priest’s Killers Failed To Divide France, Says Macron
Two teenagers who murdered an elderly French priest a year ago, after pledging loyalty to the Islamic State group, failed to sow religious division, President Emmanuel Macron told a memorial service...
Rival Libyan Leaders In France To Seek Way Out of Chaos
Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj holds French-brokered talks Tuesday with Khalifa Haftar, the rival military commander who controls the east, to try to end the chaos in the...
UN-Backed Libya PM To Meet Eastern Strongman Near Paris
Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj will hold talks near Paris on Tuesday with Khalifa Haftar, the powerful military commander based in the country's east, the French presidency said....
Libya’s Rival Leaders Due In Paris For Talks
The heads of the opposing sides in Libya's crisis are planning to meet in Paris on Tuesday for talks to find a way out of the impasse, according to reports. Khalifa Haftar, who controls the east of...
Morgan Stanley To Shift Jobs To Frankfurt Due To Brexit
Morgan Stanley has picked Frankfurt as a new temporary hub to operate in the European Union when Brexit takes effect, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday. The New York investment bank...