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United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other senior leaders, denouncing what it said was a campaign of rights abuses and corruption. The sanctions, which will block any US-based property and block any unofficial travel to the United States, replace a broader, two-decade-old sanctions programme against Zimbabwe. “The changes we […]
Continue ReadingEconomic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has resolved to lift economic sanctions on Niger Republic, Mali and Guinea. The resolution was taken at the extraordinary summit on the peace, political and security situation in the ECOWAS sub-region in Abuja on Saturday. The sanctions are to be lifted with immediate effect. The regional bloc, however, […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday, the United States has condemned voter intimidation and increased violence that marred the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections on Saturday. The rescheduled Governorship and Houses of Assembly elections were held in 28 states and 36 states, respectively, amid increased violence and voter intimidation when […]
Continue ReadingSwitzerland will adopt all the sanctions that the European Union has imposed on Russian people and companies and freeze their assets to punish the invasion of Ukraine, the government said in a sharp deviation from the country’s traditional neutrality. “We are in an extraordinary situation where extraordinary measures could be decided,” President and Foreign Minister […]
Continue ReadingRussia currency, the Ruble has crashed by 30% against the US dollar, after the US and its allies announced new sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The new record low for the Russian currency is coming after some of the country’s major banks were banned from using the Swift international payment system over […]
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