Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Presidents of China and India meet in South Africa, holding “candid and in-depth” talks vis-a-vis the border tensions between the two Asian giants. Following a face-to-face conversation, on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in South Africa, between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Beijing said, on Friday, that the two leaders held “candid and in-depth” talks with the aim of easing tensions between the two countries that share a common border. According to China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, “President Xi stressed that improving China-India relations serves the common interests of the two countries and peoples,” adding that…

The United Nations warns that the war engulfing Sudan is set to consume the entire country amid chaos and violence. Sudan is facing an unprecedented crisis as a deadly combination of war and hunger threatens to plunge the nation into chaos, the United Nations said in a dire warning on Friday. The ongoing conflict between rival military factions could result in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of malnourished children and the potential collapse of the entire country, the United Nations highlighted. The conflict erupted on April 15 between the Sudanese Armed Forces, led by General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and…

The delegations confirmed their desire to fight terrorism and extremism together with Niger, ANP said General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the head of the Niger’s National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, signed an order authorizing defense and security forces of Burkina Faso and Mali to enter the territory of Niger in case of an attack against it, the Agence Nigerienne de Presse (ANP) reported. On August 24, head of the caretaker government Ali Lamine Zeine met with ministerial delegations from Mali and Burkina Faso, the news agency reported. The delegations confirmed their desire to fight terrorism and extremism together with Niger, ANP…

Nicaragua is congratulating the BRICS bloc on its expansion after the addition of several major countries to its roster. The government of Nicaragua has expressed its approval for the expansion of the BRICS group, recognizing its role in strengthening a more diverse global landscape and creating opportunities for enhancing the well-being of nations and their citizens. In an official statement published on the government website by the publication El 19 Digital, Managua said: “The government of reconciliation and national unity of the Republic of Nicaragua welcomes with recognition and joy the invitation extended by the founding BRICS countries to their counterparts…

Colonial Israeli settlers last night attacked a Palestinian truck driver and injured him near the town of Huwara, to the south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to family and Palestinian security sources. A group of Israeli Jewish settlers from the colonial Israeli settlement of Yitzhar, under the protection of Israeli forces, pelted stones at Munjid Jameel Al-Sheikh Ibrahim, 51, as he was driving his truck near Huwara, said the sources. The assault resulted in him sustaining injuries and bruises across his body. The truck driver is a resident of Kafr Ra’i town in the northern West Bank…

The former US president faces over a dozen charges over the alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 elections result in Georgia Former US president Donald Trump turned himself in at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, as he faces criminal charges for allegedly trying to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election. The billionaire-turned-politician was booked, arrested, and then quickly released thanks to a bail agreement secured earlier by his lawyers. Trump has agreed to a $200,000 bond as well as other conditions, including not using social media to target co-defendants and witnesses in the case.…

Inflation and COVID hit Asia quite hard as tens of millions of people were plunged into extreme poverty in the wake of the pandemic. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) released a report on Thursday saying soaring food and fuel prices and the Covid pandemic pushed nearly 70 million more people in developing Asia into extreme poverty last year. The report, titled “The State of Asian Development 2023”, defines extreme poverty as living on less than $2.15 a day based on inflation-adjusted 2017 prices. The ADB said that an estimated 155.2 million people, or 3.9% of the region’s population, were living in extreme poverty…

Maduro adds his country’s intent to establish a new financial architecture allowing transactions to occur via both physical and digital methods in multiple national currencies. During his speech at the BRICS summit in the South African capital of Johannesburg, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro reiterated his country’s interest in the BRICS membership, after applying for it earlier this month, and voiced his intent to contribute with Venezuela’s oil-rich economy while reaping benefits from its common goal with the bloc’s ambition to end the dependence on the dollar. “Venezuela joins the requests of countries wishing to join BRICS as we have recently confirmed,” Maduro…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed on Thursday that the BRICS group has taken a decision to invite Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Ethiopia and Argentina to become members of the group.South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the leaders of the BRICS countries  Adopted the final declaration of the fifteenth summit in Johannesburg. Ramaphosa pointed out that the full membership of the new BRICS countries will begin, on January 1, 2024, stressing that the admission of new members is the first stage of the expansion of the five countries, and other stages will follow. The third day…

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday at the BRICS summit that the group’s expansion is a historic stage and meets the expectations of the international community and the common interests of developing countries. Chinese President Xi Jinping said: “The current expansion of the BRICS is historic and in line with the expectations of the international community and the common interests of developing countries.” “China welcomes the new BRICS member states. “All BRICS countries have important influence and great responsibility for peace and development around the world,” Jinping said. “We can achieve a lot for the future of the BRICS countries…