A man crosses near a destroyed truck on a road leading to the town of Abi Adi, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia on May 11, 2021. (BEN CURTIS / AP) NAIROBI – The African Union has invited Ethiopia's government and rival Tigray forces to peace talks in South Africa this weekend aimed at […]
A letter from acting archivist of the United States Debra Steidel Wall to former President Donald Trump's legal team is photographed on Aug 23, 2022. (JON ELSWICK / AP) WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump's administration has not turned over all presidential records and the National Archives will consult with the Justice Department on whether […]
Tibor Navracsics, Hungarian Minister of Regional Development and Utilization of EU Funds, addresses a press conference at the ministry building on Sept 18, 2022 in Budapest. (ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP) BUDAPEST – The Hungarian government is committed to fulfilling its promises made to the European Commission (EC) in order to gain access to billions of […]
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson speaks during a press conference after she presented her resignation to the speaker of the Swedish Parliament on Sept 15, 2022, in Stockholm. (JONATHAN NACKSTRAND / AFP) STOCKHOLM – Sweden's outgoing Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has handed in her resignation to the speaker of parliament, she said on Thursday, paving […]
A woman walks next to election posters of Ulf Kristersson, leader of the Moderate Party in Sweden, and leader of the Social Democrats and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in Stockholm on Sept 8, 2022. (JONATHAN NACKSTRAND / AFP) STOCKHOLM – The head of Sweden's Moderate Party, Ulf Kristersson, said on Wednesday he would begin […]
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama speaks during the Wine Vision fair, part of the "Open Balkan" economic forum for regional cooperation in Belgrade, Serbia, Sept 1, 2022. (DARKO VOJINOVIC / AP) TIRANA – Albania has decided to terminate diplomatic ties with Iran after authorities found that Iran was behind the July 15 cyberattack on Albania's […]
In this file photo dated Jan 9, 2022, demonstrators march with a dog on their shoulder and the Czech national flag as they take part in a protest against compulsory vaccination against the COVID-19 in Prague. (MICHAL CIZEK / AFP) PRAGUE – An estimated 70,000 people participated in a rally in Prague, the capital of […]
A young man walks past a tank said to have belonged to Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels near Debre Tabor, on Dec 6, 2021. (SOLAN KOLLI / AFP) NAIROBI – Ethiopian and Eritrean government forces launched an attack in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray on Thursday, targeting Tigrayan forces, a Tigrayan military spokesperson said, […]
Pedestrians use the Simon Bolivar International Bridge to cross between San Antonio, Venezuela (behind) and Cucuta, Colombia at sunrise on Aug 8, 2022, along the border which Venezuela partially closed in 2015. (MATIAS DELACROIX / AP) CARACAS – Colombia's new ambassador-designate to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti, arrived here on Sunday for normalizing diplomatic relations between the […]
Ethiopian government soldiers ride in the back of a truck on a road near Agula, north of Mekele, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia on May 8, 2021. (BEN CURTIS / AP) NAIROBI – Fighting flared for a second day in northern Ethiopia, residents said on Thursday, an outbreak of violence that has shattered […]
In this May 8, 2021 file photo, Ethiopian government soldiers ride in the back of a truck on a road near Agula, north of Mekele, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. (BEN CURTIS/AP) NAIROBI – Fighting between forces from Ethiopia's rebellious northern region of Tigray and central government forces has erupted around the town […]
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio arrives for an EU Africa summit at the European Council building in Brussels on Feb 17, 2022. (JOHN THYS / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) FREETOWN – Sierra Leone's president, Julius Maada Bio, said on Friday that this week's anti-government protests, which led to the deaths of six police officers […]
Washington, DC, Aug 12, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) has trained its inaugural class of Blockchain Maturity Model (BMM) experts. These GBA BMM professionals will do Blockchain consulting and participate on Blockchain enterprise appraisals. GBA’s first class of blockchain experts mean Blockchain Maturity evaluations are now underway. Why […]
Indian soldiers from MONUSCO, the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, attend a ceremony honoring peacekeepers who died during violent protests against Monusco, in Goma, on Aug 1, 2022. (ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP) KINSHASA – Democratic Republic of Congo has asked the spokesman of the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, to leave the country, […]
French Minister for the Economy and Finances Bruno Le Maire addresses Members of Parliament during a session of questions to the government at The National Assembly in Paris on July 19, 2022. (CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP) PARIS / WASHINGTON / MEXICO CITY – The French Parliament adopted on Tuesday a bill ending the state of health emergency and […]
A demonstrator throws a tire on a fire during a protest over economic conditions, in Khartoum, Sudan on June 30, 2021. (MARWAN ALI / AP PHOTO) While funding under agreements signed with the Government of Sudan remains paused, development partners are pleased to provide direct support to the Sudanese people during this critical time Ousmane […]
FREDERICTON, N.B., Jul 22, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Gray Wolf Analytics announced that it has joined the ranks of the Government Blockchain Association (GBA), a professional association promoting international collaboration between government and blockchain solutions providers. Comprised of over 5,000 leading industry experts, the GBA represents a large consortium of blockchain technology […]
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon delivers a speech during a press conference to launch a second independence paper, at the Bute House, in Edinburgh, on July 14, 2022. The paper is titled "Renewing Democracy Through Independence" and will set out the Scottish Government's view that people living in Scotland have the right to choose how […]
Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas addresses media representatives during a press conference at the NATO summit at the Ifema congress centre in Madrid, on June 30, 2022. (GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP) TALLINN – The members of Estonia's new government coalition of the Reform Party, the conservative Isamaa (Fatherland) Party and the Social Democratic Party (SDE) […]
An employee wearing a face mask and gloves disinfects samples of cosmetics in a shopping center in Moscow, Russia, on June 2, 2020. (ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO JR / XINHUA) The law authorizes the Russian government to determine the list of goods that are subject to the new legislation MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a […]