Tag: sanction

Sudan’s ‘crisis of epic proportions’ fueled by weapons from foreign supporters, UN warns

April 24, 2024

The year-old war in Sudan has triggered “a crisis of epic proportions” fueled by material support from foreign supporters who continue to flout United Nations ... Read More

ECOWAS risks losing US$1bn in investments due to withdrawal of its three coup-hit members

April 7, 2024

Trade between Nigeria and neighboring Niger has bounced back since the West African bloc ECOWAS lifted sanctions on the latter coup-hit country, just as the ... Read More

Ties with Africa are a “priority” for Moscow, Putin says, in a bid to evade sanctions

March 23, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he gives a "priority" to relations with African countries, as Moscow was looking for new partners in the face ... Read More

After Somalia, South African Islamic State-linked firms also targeted by US sanctions

November 8, 2022

The United States on Monday (7 November) imposed its second round of sanctions in less than a week on people and firms, this time targeting ... Read More

Somalia: US imposes sanctions on 14 men to sap al-Shabaab finances

October 18, 2022

The United States government on Monday (17 October) imposed sanctions on 14 men, including six it said were part of a network that has engaged ... Read More

Morocco’s competition council delivers its first sanction against Swiss Sika Ag

May 6, 2022

Morocco’s competition council fined Switzerland’s Sika Ag for its non-compliance with local competition law, the first sanction delivered by the regulator since its creation. Sika ... Read More