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Seven presidents are leading the mission to attempt to mediate an end to the hostilities Exclusive News In a bold diplomatic move, seven African heads of state are preparing to embark on a journey to Ukraine and Russia later this week, as they bid to engage their counterparts in both countries in peace talks. Coordinated by the Brazzaville Foundation, a renowned non-governmental…

The bloc’s push for de-dollarization has attracted Egypt Exclusive News Egypt has officially applied to join BRICS, Russia’s ambassador in Cairo told reporters on Wednesday. The Arab Republic of nearly 100 million people would be a significant addition to the bloc of the largest developing economies that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, according to RT…

A bipartisan group is demanding that Pretoria be prevented from hosting a US-Africa trade forum, over its ties to Russia Exclusive News Four American lawmakers say they are “seriously concerned” that South Africa is set to host a planned US-Africa trade summit later this year and are urging the White House to move it to another country, citing Pretoria’s “deepening” ties with…

Armed men slaughtered 46 people with knives and firearms, and burned others in their homes in Ituri, local authorities say Exclusive News Militants attacked a camp for displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province early on Monday, killing at least 46 people, according to RT News. Local authorities blamed the Lala camp attack on the Cooperative for the…