SA urges parties in Ukraine conflict to avoid provocative action
South Africa’s steered a carefully neutral course in the tricky debate on Ukraine at the United Nations Security Council. Its representative Jerry Matjila calls on both Russia and Ukraine to adhere to the conditions of the 2015 Minsk Agreements designed to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the region following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula […]
14 killed in stampede after President Muhammadu Buhari’s election rally in Port Harcourt
Several people have died in a stampede during Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari election campaign in the southern city of Port Harcourt. A local hospital reports 14 deaths with several injured. The stampede occurred when supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari tried to get through a locked gate at a football stadium he was leaving to campaign […]