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Africa: Guterres Calls for UN Security Council Reform, Makes Case for Africa

[ad_1] "How can we accept that Africa still lacks a single Permanent Member in the Security Council?" UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday questioned the lopsided representation at the UN Security Council. He also made a case for Africa to have a permanent seat on the council. "How can we accept that Africa still lacks a single Permanent Member in the Security Council?" he asked in a post on X. There has been increased questioning of the structure of the […]

todayJanuary 22, 2024

Entertainment

Africa: Prime Video Cuts Funding in Africa, Middle East

[ad_1] Stakeholders have described it as a sad development for the African film and television industry. Amazon Prime Video is undergoing a strategic shift in its international operations, directing its attention towards European original content, Variety is reporting. The platform has decided to downsize and reduce funding and resources allocated to Africa and the Middle East, concentrating on its European originals. By implication, the streaming platform would no longer fund original content from Nigeria and halt the commissioning of new […]

todayJanuary 22, 2024

Africa

Africa: Us Secretary of State Blinken Travels to Nigeria, Three Other African Countries

[ad_1] Secretary Blinken's goal is to strengthen ties with Cabo Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, and Angola. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicks off a week-long visit - 21 to 26 January - to some African countries Sunday, seeking to build on the December 2022 US-Africa Leaders' Summit and expand fast-growing economic, development and security partnerships across the continent. Mr. Blinken's first stop is Cabo Verde off Africa's western coast. The archipelago nation is a powerful example of fruitful US […]

todayJanuary 22, 2024

News

Nigeria/Cote d’Ivoire: Interview – Afcon 2023 Extra: ‘What Nigeria Can Learn From Cote d’Ivoire’s Leadership’

[ad_1] The Africa Cup of Nations has put Cote d'Ivoire on display as the best of African footballing talent dazzles the world with their skills. The Africa Cup of Nations has put Cote d'Ivoire on display as the best of African footballing talent dazzles the world with their skills. Apart from the football spectacle and grandeur linked with the AFCON tournament, Cote d'Ivoire seems to be a nation on an upward trajectory after a violent civil war. Though far from […]

todayJanuary 22, 2024

Japan

U.S. now pursuing ‘least bad’ option in confronting Houthis

[ad_1] U.S. officials acknowledge that airstrikes against Houthi militants in Yemen won’t deter the group from attacks that have roiled commercial shipping in the Red Sea. Yet that doesn’t mean the military campaign will stop anytime soon.U.S. President Joe Biden candidly described the dilemma Thursday when he was asked about the efforts to weaken Houthi capabilities after the Iran-backed group’s series of drone and missile strikes disrupted shipping in the […]

todayJanuary 22, 2024

Japan

As Japan makes major investments in wind power, some residents are pushing back

[ad_1] Ishikari, Hokkaido – About a 40-minute drive to the north from central Sapporo lies the Sea of Japan port of Ishikari, a city rich in biodiversity that now finds itself at the heart of a fierce debate over wind power as Japan scrambles to decarbonize its energy sector. In a sense, Ishikari represents the idealized version of Hokkaido for many Japanese as well as for foreign tourists: Its coastal […]

todayJanuary 22, 2024

Japan

In signal of closer ties, Putin to visit North Korea at ‘early date’

[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed a willingness to visit Pyongyang “at an early date,” North Korean state media said Sunday, as the two pariah nations forge ever-closer ties amid growing pressure from the U.S. and its allies.A visit by Putin would be his first since he traveled to Pyongyang nearly 23 years ago for talks with the current North Korean leader’s father, Kim Jong Il.“President Putin expressed deep […]

todayJanuary 22, 2024

Japan

Fixing China’s real estate sector

[ad_1] Project Syndicate – In the two decades since China’s State Council officially classified the real estate sector as a “pillar industry,” the sector has undergone rapid development, propelling gross domestic product growth and inspiring in millions of Chinese the dream of owning their own home.But the sector is now plagued by problems, from high prices to massive debts, and threatens to undermine growth at a time when China can […]

todayJanuary 22, 2024

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