Vladimir Putin visits ‘dear friend’ Xi Jinping in China

Putin is attending China’s Belt and Road summit for a third time but the meeting could be overshadowed by wars. Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing ahead of a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday. Xi invited his “dear friend” Putin to China’s third Belt and Road Initiative forum where the…

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Four children die in Burundi church collapse

Four children lost their lives when a church structure in Burundi collapsed during a fierce storm. State media reports that this incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, resulting in injuries to 15 other individuals. The catastrophic event unfolded in the southern region of the country, where the ill-fated church was situated. The area…

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World Bank to implement LGBTQ safeguards before new Uganda funding resumes

By Nakayima Ritah The government would need to revise its budget to reflect the suspension’s potential financial impact, a junior finance minister said at the time. The World Bank’s portfolio of projects in the East African country was $5.2 billion at the end of 2022. These have not been affected by the decision to suspend new financing….

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Norway closes embassy in Uganda

Norway shut down five missions in July last year, and the one in Uganda will follow suit by the end of July 2024. Norway has announced the closure of its embassy in Uganda next year as part of comprehensive reforms in its foreign services. A statement released by the embassy on Friday said that several…

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Israel wants 1.1 million Gazans to move in next 24 hours, says UN

Summary Posted at 7:497:49 Where is Wadi Gaza? As we’ve reported, the Israeli military has told the UN that everyone living north of Wadi Gaza should relocate in the next 24 hours – the UN says this amounts to about 1.1 million people. The Wadi Gaza is a river valley located around the centre of…

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Gabon: wife of deposed president Ali Bongo jailed

The Franco-Gabonese wife of Gabon’s ex-president Ali Bongo Ondimba, Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, under house arrest since a military coup at the end of August for alleged embezzlement of public funds, has been jailed, her lawyer said on Thursday. “I can confirm this,” replied her French lawyer, François Zimeray, when questioned by AFP about his…

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