Burkina Faso junta chief confirms coup attempt
Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the interim leader of Burkina Faso, announced on Monday that he was the target of a coup attempt the previous week.
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Kremlin: EU war crimes tribunal plans illegitimate
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that the EU would try to set up a special court with the help of the UN to investigate and prosecute any possible war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine.
Russia says it will focus on building nuclear arms infrastructure in 2023
Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday that the country would prioritise constructing nuclear forces’ infrastructure in 2023.
Moody’s downgrades Ghana to further junk status
The long-term issuer ratings of the Government of Ghana have been lowered by Moody’s from Caa2 or further junk status to Ca, with a stable outlook.
Angola’s Isabel dos Santos charged with embezzlement of public funds
Attorney-General Helder Pitta Groz has stated that Angola has filed an arrest warrant for Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, according to reports on the Angola24Horas and Angop websites.
Ex-Comoros president gets life over passport scandal
A former president of the East African nation of Comoros, Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, has been given a life sentence for “high treason,” according to reports from local media and the AFP news agency.
Ghana’s central bank raises interest rates as inflation hits 20-year high
Addison, who is also the bank’s monetary policy committee chairman, has predicted that inflation will reach its highest point in the first quarter of 2023.
World’s largest volcano erupts for first time in decades in Hawaii
US authorities reported early Monday that the largest active volcano in the world, Mauna Loa in Hawaii, has erupted for the first time in nearly 40 years, prompting the activation of emergency response teams.
UN panel accuses South Sudan officials of gang rapes
The Commission for Human Rights in South Sudan stated on Monday that there were credible suspicions that a county commissioner in the oil-rich state of Unity in the country’s northern region was responsible for planning and coordinating a series of gang rapes at a military facility.
China seeks to quell national protests
As officials in China attempted to quell growing calls for political freedoms and an end to Covid lockdowns on Monday, security officers detained individuals and appeared to stop a planned protest.