US’ latest proposals on Ukraine crisis not ‘constructive’- Russia’s Official Response
•Russian Foreign Ministry says latest US proposal failed to address central issues such as halting NATO’s eastward expansion By Elena…
Sahel: France, allies withdraw from Mali but fight against Jihadists continue
When they arrived in 2013 it was in a rush: 250 men from a base in Senegal; 950 from Chad; helicopters…
Infographic: Russia, Ukraine and the global wheat supply
•More than a quarter of the world’s wheat exports come from Russia and Ukraine. By Hanna Duggal and Mohammed Haddad Russia is the…
Russia has big plans for Africa
•America Must Push Back—Without Getting Dragged In By Samuel Ramani The day after the military staged a coup in Burkina Faso…
France withdraws troops from Mali after nine years
France announced Thursday that it was withdrawing its troops from Mali after a breakdown in relations with the country’s ruling…
ECOWAS, AU measures against military coup plotters not effective – Experts
Ngozi James Measures and sanctions put in place by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African…
Spanish envoy calls for deeper bilateral relations between Nigeria, Spain
Mukaila Ola The new Spanish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Juan Sell has said Nigeria and Spain needed to build on…
Ghana, Nigeria to invest in non-oil sector- Envoy
Mukaila Ola The Ghana High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Rashid Bawa on Thursday revealed plans by his country and Nigeria…
The crisis in Ukraine is not about Ukraine. It’s about Germany
By Mike Whitney “The primordial interest of the United States, over which for centuries we have fought wars– the First,…
Investigation: How FBI, U.S Prosecutors convicted Nigerian on frame-up charges (1)
By Abdallah el-Kurebe It is common perception that the US justice system is fair and just. This investigation, based on…