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By Ebi Kesiena Dozens of African media figures on Friday called on the new military regime in Niger to respect press freedom, citing increasing threats and restrictions. According to Reporters sans frontières, RSF, or Reporters Without...

By Ebi Kesiena Zimbabwe’s election foreign observers on Friday noted that the presidential and legislative elections failed to conform to regional and international standards, thereby indicating that it fell short of standards. The regional and international...

By Ebi Kesiena Lebanon’s Interim Central Bank Governor, Wassim Mansouri has stated that the bank will not print money to lend the state or cover the crisis-hit economy’s projected deficit. Mansouri while addressing a press conference...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Authorities in Japan on Thursday appealed to China to withdraw its blanket ban on the importation of fishery products from Tokyo, in protest for the release of treated water from the crippled Fukushima...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has placed a ban on the importation of used clothing into the east African country, saying it stifles the development of local textile industries. Yoweri who has attracted condemnation...

Russian President, Vladimir Putin on Friday dismissed rumours that he ordered the assassination of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. Prigozhin died in an aeroplane crash after leading an uprising against Russia’s military leadership. “There is a lot...