E.U ready to support Tunisia

Štefan Füle, Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy, has become the first highly positioned European Union (EU) representative to visit Tunisia and have a discussion with the new government. At the end of his visit, he said the EU will support the country’s transition period after signing an agreement to finance social programs aimed […]

Zambia in talks with Saudi Arabia to secure “cheap oil”

Zambia had launched talks with Saudi Arabia to secure “cheap oil” supplies, while also seeking support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Zambian Minister of Energy Peter Kapala noted an attempt at a deal with Saudi Arabia by the previous government, but said there was a change of approach. Rather than buying the petroleum goods […]

UN warns Congo’s M23 rebels war could spill over to region

UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that the ongoing war between the central government of DR Congo and the M23 rebels in the east could spiral into a regional war. Guterres rang the alarm bell as 178,000 people were forced to displace amid a surge in M23 insurgency in the past two weeks. Tutsi-led M23 is […]