France outlines diplomatic relations tweak with Africa from offering aid to ‘shared agenda’
President William Ruto of Kenya, which is co-hosting the summit with France, referred to sovereignty eight times in his speech on the summit’s final day. He reiterated that the days of European dependency were over for Africa in favour of mutual respect between cooperating nations.
Changing geopolitics are in focus as France’s Macron kicks off Kenya visit for an Africa summit
On Sunday, Kenya and France signed 11 agreements involving investments in various sectors, including an ambitious nuclear energy plant, modernised transport and sustainable agriculture.
Britain’s new car sales topped by Volkswagen rise up 24 per cent in April
Although April is usually a month with lower volumes, this was the strongest April performance since 2019 when registration reached 161,064.
Romanian parliament passes no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan
Romania’s bicameral parliament passed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan’s government on Tuesday, with 281 votes in favour and 4 against, bringing down the government, according to the parliament’s live broadcast of the vote. The joint sitting of Romania’s bicameral parliament started at 11 a.m., with 431 of...
World’s oldest gorilla, Faou, in supreme health as it celebrates 69th birthday in Berlin Zoo
To mark the occasion, the female gorilla was given lettuce, tomatoes, beetroot and broccoli. Fruit is no longer part of her diet because of its high sugar content and the risk of obesity and metabolic disorders, the press release said.
Transatlantic rifts: US allies tell Trump NATO ‘is not an interventionist alliance’ as they decline to join war against Iran
Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles told parliament that the United States and Israel “cannot be the ones who decide what rules apply in the world.” She described the military campaign against Iran as falling outside international law.
European Central Bank says it on high alert to adjust rates if tensions in Middle East persist
Although the central bank had been claiming for months that it was “in a good place,” it struck a different tone on Thursday amid renewed energy price spikes driven by the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Trump ‘very disappointed’ in British PM Starmer after London declines to take part in strikes on Iran
The negative comments from the president are a world removed from pomp, pageantry and backslaps of the unprecedented second royal visit Mr Trump was granted last year, according to LBC.
UK data agency fines social media platform Reddit $20m over children’s privacy failures
The move followed Britain’s recent considerations to tighten restrictions on children’s use of social media platforms.
IOM launches $91 million funding appeal to support migrants in Africa
IOM Director General Amy Pope stressed in a video message that sustainable financing is key to tackling the migration crisis in the Greater Horn of Africa and southern Africa regions, fuelled by climate change, instability, and poverty.
