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A southern African bloc of nations backed a $17 billion natural gas infrastructure plan to bolster energy supplies on a continent where almost half of the population lacks access to power. The 16-member Southern African Development…

The leaders of Niger's military coup said on Sunday they believed regional body ECOWAS was on the point of staging a military intervention in the capital of the Sahel country. Issued on: 30/07/2023 -…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Labourers work next to electricity pylons in Mumbai, India, October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo By Sudarshan Varadhan and Nidhi Verma BAMBOLIM, India (Reuters) -The Group of 20 (G20) major…

West African heads of state on Sunday chose Nigeria's new President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lead their regional bloc for the next year, replacing Guinea-Bissau's leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo, AFP journalists reported.…

In its efforts to reduce dependence on the US dollar, the Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has urged the leaders of South America to establish a common currency for the region and sought a more integrated bloc to address common…

The UK on Friday unveiled an agreement to join an 11-member Asia-Pacific trade bloc, with British prime minister Rishi Sunak claiming it proved his government was seizing “post-Brexit freedoms”.Talks on Britain becoming a member of…

Issued on: 03/02/2023 - 07:35 Ukraine will host a key summit with the European Union on Friday, with President Volodymyr Zelensky calling for fresh sanctions against Russia…

Issued on: 19/01/2023 - 08:26 Iran warned the European Union on Thursday against listing the Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, a day after EU lawmakers…

Presidential meetings of the South American Mercosur alliance were usually sedate affairs — until Uruguay decided to “open up to the world” under its pro-business leader Luis Lacalle Pou. Hard at work negotiating new trade deals…

Issued on: 15/12/2022 - 22:41 European Union leaders on Thursday granted Bosnia candidate status to join the union, putting the volatile Balkan nation at the start of a long…