Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi  is set to visit Russia for talks on security

Today on 18th September 2023 Wang Yi  will begin a four-day visit to Russia for security talks as the latest in a series of high-level visits and phone calls between the two countries.

This comes few weeks after President Putin said he is expecting president Xi Jiping but he did not say when.

Mr. Putin has not travelled abroad since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him over war crimes in Ukraine.

The 6.8 magnitude quake that struck a mountainous area southwest of Marrakech has claimed more than 2,100 lives and injured over 2,400, many of them seriously according to the most recent report.

In Moulay Brahim, a remote village located close to the quake’s epicentre, dozens of people have been confirmed dead and many more are still missing.

Moroccan rescue workers, backed by foreign teams, continued Monday in a race against time to find survivors and provide assistance to hundreds of homeless people whose homes were razed to the ground, more than 48 hours after the earthquake that killed more than 2,100 people.

Andry Rajoelina, the president of Madagascar, has resigned from his post after being officially confirmed as one of the candidates in the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for November.

Madagascar’s constitution requires a sitting head of state who wants to contest a presidential election to first resign.

Rajoelina sent his resignation letter to the court on Saturday following confirmation of his candidature in the elections, the High Constitutional Court said in a statement late on Saturday.

Ali Bongo release comes after his cousin General Brice Nguema Oligui sworn in as interim leader later on Monday.

Gabon’s deposed president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, has been released from house arrest and is free to leave the country for medical treatment, the military which removed him from power last month has said.

Bongo, who had been held under house arrest since a military coup on August 30, was toppled from power shortly after he was declared the winner of much-criticised elections that would have seen him exended his 14 year as president

President Andry Rajoelina Of Madagascar announced he will run for re-election in November.

Rajoelina made the announcement on this Wednesday at a grand ceremony held in the biggest stadium on the large Indian Ocean island, which is due to hold the presidential vote on November 9.

He first took power in 2009 on the back of a coup that ousted former president Marc Ravalomanana.

After not contesting in the 2013 election due to international pressure, Rajoelina was voted back into power in 2018.

East African Community (EAC) Heads of State on Tuesday extended the mandate of its regional force in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by a further three months to December 8 this year.

The decision arose after the leaders gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, for the 22nd Extra-ordinary Summit of the Community, agreeing that three extra months will bring certainty to the security situation as further discussions go on about the actual plan for the troubled eastern DRC.

On Tuesday -5th September 2023, President of The Republic of Rwanda Paul Kagame is in Nairobi, Kenya, where he attended the maiden Africa Climate Summit, co-hosted by the African Union Commission and the Government of Kenya, alongside African leaders, heads of Regional Economic Communities, and distinguished representatives from international organizations.

The three-day Summit, which is concurrent with Africa Climate Week, one of four regional climate weeks, and is held under the theme “Driving Green Growth and Climate Finance Solutions for Africa and the World,” seeks to address the growing vulnerability to climate change and its effects in Africa and around the world.

The head of the military junta in Gabon, Gen Brice Oligui Nguema, is due to be sworn into office as the interim president of the country today.

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The army toppled President Ali Bongo on Wednesday few hours after he was declared winner of a disputed election.

It is expected that Supporters of the military leadership in Gabon are attending the inauguration of Gen Nguema.

The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) signed an agreement today aimed at supporting African countries in their efforts to achieve the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the UN-Sustainable Development Goal 7 to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.

The agreement was signed on Monday 4th September 2023 by AUDA-NEPAD CEO Nardos Bekele-Thomas and IRENA Director- General Francesco La Camera on the margins of Africa Climate Week in Nairobi.

Rwanda has seen its tourism sector thrive through strategic collaborations with sports giants such as Arsenal, PSG and the Basketball Africa League. As of August 27, another football powerhouse has joined the ranks – Bayern Munich Football Club.

Inking a partnership with Visit Rwanda, the German-based football club has taken on the role of the official platinum and tourist**.** This significant partnership carries far-reaching implications for both parties, as elucidated by Clare Akamanzi, CEO of Rwanda Development Board.