South Africa calls on Russia to withdraw forces from Ukraine
SA is dismayed at the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine and regrets that the situation has deteriorated despite calls for diplomacy to prevail.
SA is dismayed at the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine and regrets that the situation has deteriorated despite calls for diplomacy to prevail.
The United Nations General Assembly has elected South Africa to serve in the UN Security Council for the term 2019-2020 as a non-permanent member.
Political assassinations and other killings have become routine in Bujumbura, three months since President Pierre Nkurunziza regained office in a disputed election.
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir is the only head of state worldwide wanted for arrest by the International Criminal Court. The charge is genocide. For the past six years al-Bashir has stayed home or travelled only to other “friendly” countries.
Constantine Chiwenga, a close ally of Robert Mugabe, has been awarded a doctorate by the University of KwaZulu Natal, a diamond company revealed on Sunday.
Niger is set to send troops to Nigeria for the multi-national battle against Boko Haram after scores of people were killed in a fresh onslaught by the Islamist fighters in a key border town.