Politics

The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan has worsened the terror situation in the country. In 2021, terror incidents increased by a massive 42 percent over the last year according to the Islamabad-based Pak Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS), reported The New York Times on Tuesday. A significant surge in incidents was recorded...

Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, exchanging views on the current Ukrainian situation. Xi stressed China supports Russia and Ukraine to solve the issue through negotiation. Noting the recent situation in eastern Ukraine has changed dramatically, causing great concern in the international community, Xi told Putin...

Burundi and China have agreed to renovate and modernize Melchior Ndadaye International Airport the country’s only airport located in Bujumbura. “Delighted to proceed this morning with the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China in Bujumbura to the exchange of letters on the realization of the project of rehabilitation, extension and modernization of Melchior...

The East African Community Legislative Assembly (EALA) suspended the sitting on Thursday after the East African Community ministers didn’t show up for the sitting that was expected to table bills including  the East African Community Financial Services Commission bill 2022.  “There is a tendency from either the council or whoever responsible that is trying...

Journalists in Pakistan have vowed protests, including a sit-in outside parliament on March 1 against a recently promulgated ordinance introducing controversial amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA). The Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) announced a protest outside the Parliament House on March 1 against the PECA amendments, reported The Express...

Australia is demanding China investigate the alleged use of a laser to "illuminate" an Australian jet in waters off the country's north coast in an incident that threatens to worsen relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Monday he'd called on the Chinese government to explain the "dangerous" and "reckless" act allegedly carried...

India has rejected as “baseless and unwarranted” allegations of judicial harassment of journalist Rana Ayyub, saying that the country upholds the rule of law and “no one is above the law”. Reacting strongly, the Permanent Mission of India in Geneva said in a tweet that India expects Special Rapporteurs of the Office of the...

U.N. human rights Chief Michelle Bachelet will be visiting Xinjiang after China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced earlier on Saturday despite UN Human Rights Chief unwelcome to carry out investigations. The UN Human Rights Chief had sought access to western China’s region to investigate accusations of abuse against ethnic Uyghurs. The...

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned of the effects of terrorism in Afghanistan, blaming it on a power vacuum. Guterres who spoke at the Munich Security conference said terrorists were exploiting power vacuums and subverting fragile states. "The risks of terrorism spillover out of Afghanistan, as well as the...

While Burundi’s president attended the 6th European Union and the African Union summit in Brussels that took place from 17th to 18th February, 2022, the European Union announced a support of 214 million Euros to Burundi with 20 million Euros of the amount appropriated for diversity. The support from EU comes as the European...