Politics

The United States has imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, escalating the Trump administration’s campaign against the Hague-based court. The sanctions were announced on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, by US Secretary of

Russia’s Supreme Court has upheld a decision barring the country’s only officially registered political party that openly opposes the war in Ukraine from taking part in September’s parliamentary elections. The court on August 17 rejected an appeal by the liberal Yabloko party,

SADC Deputy Executive Secretary for Regional Integration, Ms Angele Makombo N’Tumba, met with Ms Tatiana Dovgalenko, Director of the Department for Partnership with Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, on 16 August 2026 in Durban, South Africa,

US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump announced the decision ahead of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises, which

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Developments (EBID) has approved five financing operations worth more than €269.55 million and $200 million to support infrastructure, healthcare, renewable energy and private-sector development projects across West Africa. The approvals were made during the bank’s 100th