Africa

The EU notes a rapidly emerging consensus on preferred names for top EU leadership positions: naming Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as president of the European Commission, António Costa as president of the European Council, Roberta Metsola as head of the European Parliament and Kaja Kallas as head of EU diplomacy.

On June 12, everyone can join an event dedicated to the queen of flowers and celebrate Red Rose Day, which originated in the United States but has become popular all over the world.

The Center for Countering Disinformation reported that russia is spreading disinformation that Ukraine is allegedly recruiting mercenaries in Africa through its diplomatic missions in an attempt to discredit Ukraine on the eve of the Peace Summit in Switzerland.

Gold prices rose slightly on Monday after the strongest drop in the last three sessions amid disappointing data from China and the United States, which fell short of investors ' expectations.

Costa Rica has become the 50th country to join the project of the first lady of Ukraine "Ukrainian bookshelf". The National Library in San Jose will receive about 20 books by various Russian authors in Ukrainian, Spanish and English. This is the first Ukrainian bookshelf in Central America.

The number of Africans and Nepalis among the prisoners captured by Ukraine has increased dramatically, as Moscow increasingly threatens them and forces them to join the armed forces under pressure.

Poland is preparing to counter the new influx of illegal migrants from Belarus by restoring 200 meters to the buffer zone and sending new units to the border.

The United States has imposed sanctions on two organizations in the Central African Republic for supporting the destabilizing activities of the russian-backed Wagner group in Africa.

Ukraine will ban sugar exports to the EU until the end of 2023, as the quota of 262 thousand tons has already been exhausted.

Czech arms manufacturer Czechoslavak Group, the largest supplier of ammunition in Central Europe, said that due to quality problems quality problems, about 50% of the shells promised to Ukraine will not be shipped as quickly as planned, as some components require additional processing or replacement.

A Russian plant in Tatarstan plans to produce 6,000 Iranian Shahed strike and reconnaissance drones annually, involving students from Africa in the production process.

Russia may sign an agreement with Sudan to exchange weapons for the Russian logistics center in Port Sudan on the Red Sea.

Poland will impose restrictions on the movement of Russian diplomats, limiting them to the Mazovian Voivodeship, where Warsaw is located, and consuls to the respective provinces, citing evidence of the Russian state's involvement in subversive activities in Poland.

Russia has deployed units from its "African Corps" to join regular Russian troops and mercenaries in an offensive against Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.

Ukraine officially opened its embassy in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, expanding its presence and strengthening its position in Africa.

On World Turtle Day, activists raise awareness of the threat of extinction of 60% of turtle species due to habitat pollution, climate change, and poor captive conditions.

Ukraine exports grain to Mozambique, but is ready to share its rich experience in the agro-industry. Mozambique can also be an important logistics link in the supply of Ukrainian food to other African countries, Zelensky said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is using the threat of mass migration from Ukraine as a weapon to divide and weaken European unity in supporting Ukraine against Russian invasion.

Ukraine expects the participants of the Global Peace Summit to jointly develop an action plan on free navigation, nuclear and energy security, as well as the exchange of prisoners and the return of deported children.

President Zelenskyy discussed the consequences of russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and its impact on food security in Africa in a phone conversation with President Boakai of Liberia.

South Korean President Yun Seok-yol confirms to President Zelenskyy that South Korea will participate in the upcoming Peace Summit in Switzerland to discuss a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.

April 2024 was the warmest April on record in the world: the temperature was 0. 67°C above the 1991-2020 average and 0.14°C above the previous record set in 2016. At the same time, this was accompanied by extreme weather events around the world.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear threats are a bluff, and that he has nothing to gain from the use of nuclear weapons, but can lose everything.

President Zelenskyy has his first phone conversation with the new Prime Minister of Iceland, Bjarni Benediktsson, congratulating him, inviting him to the Peace Summit in Switzerland, and discussing preparations for the Ukraine-Northern Europe Summit and the bilateral security agreement.

Mahamat Idriss Deby, who seized power in Chad in 2021, won 61% of the vote in the presidential election, according to preliminary results.

Unprecedented heat waves in Asia and Africa have forced governments to close schools, highlighting how climate change threatens the education of millions of children.

Russia has deployed military biological laboratories in Africa, including near the border with Chad in the Central African Republic, probably to study and potentially use as weapons viral diseases not typical of Russia.

Over the past day, Ukrainian troops repelled 121 combat engagements in various sectors of the frontline, with the enemy conducting the most attacks in the Avdiivka and Bakhmut sectors and intensifying their activities in the Orikhivsk sector, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure.

During the two years of the full-scale war, the russian aircraft manufacturer Yakovlev imported about $420 million worth of its own products from foreign partners to be able to accelerate production of Su-30 fighters and other military aircraft.

Cape Verde became the first African country to confirm its participation in the Peace Summit initiated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, following a telephone conversation between Zelenskyy and Cape Verdean Prime Minister Ulysses Correia e Silva.