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File photo: Mechanics work on a machine installed at Arcadia Lithium mine in Goromonzi, Zimbabwe. Photo by Tafadzwa Ufumeli/Getty Images

African leaders plan to safeguard the continent’s ‘green’ minerals

African countries are developing policies to control the exploitation and export of minerals used in clean energy

Screening of US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry message during the closing day of the C40 World Mayors Summit Buenos Aires 2022 on October 21, 2022 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Gustavo Garello/Getty Images)

US COP27 envoy: Get African countries the money they need to fight climate change

But some African countries plan to push for investment in oil and gas exploration at COP27 in Egypt this month

Displaced blame: John Kerry Called on Africa to reduce emissions, even though the US and China re the biggest polluters. Photo: Bloomberg

Africa is the recipient of collateral damage in the politics of climate change wrangling

The EU, US and China wield the most carbon emissions, yet Africa is left paying the price, again. The continent needs to build its own resilience to combat a declining economy.

Competitive instincts: The US and China, together responsible for 40% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, must cooperate to reduce them – but traditional US diplomacy isn’t working on a China intent to be seen to make changes on its own terms. (Jimmy Beunardeau/Hans Lucas)

The next big global race is the race for green tech

The great powers such as US and China will compete to be first with climate targets, but climate crises will spur their populations to demand change too

Coalface: Countries around the world are finding ways to assist coal workers transition into other jobs. (Vincent Mundy/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Climate envoys visit South Africa to plan for the end of coal ahead of COP26

Climate envoys from the UK, US, and the EU are in South Africa to discuss a possible coal retirement plan

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on the media to stop their “endless hostility” and “false attacks”. (Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

Ex US senators warn of ‘constitutional crisis’ under Trump

​Forty-four former US Senators said the convergence of events made for highly precarious political waters

President Donald Trump insists CNN has “been exposed” for peddling “fake news” and “garbage journalism.”

Trump’s ‘madman’ rhetoric may have scared North Korea to talks — analysts

Washington has held several joint exercises with allies South Korea and Japan this year, and deployed three aircraft carriers to the area

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Africa’s solidarity is a major pillar in the Palestinian struggle

With renewed energy, the continent needs to assert its role in the fight against Israeli apartheid

If, on the other hand, the courts rule against holding new elections, an outcome that seems more likely, there shall be a swearing-in ceremony for Kenyatta and Kenya will go back to business as usual, we hope

Comic relief in petitions and re-election contests

Raila Odinga’s National Super Alliance will contest Kenya’s recent election results after all

US Secretary of State John Kerry.

Two-state solution to Middle East conflict in serious jeopardy – John Kerry

Kerry said Israel "will never have true peace" if it doesn’t reach an accord based on Israelis and Palestinians living in their own states.

The poll was initially published in a free newspaper owned by one of Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s biggest backers.

Netanyahu says ‘no doubt’ US behind UN vote on settlements

The opposition blames Netanyahu’s policies, stoking calls to topple him.

Iran’s long-term nuclear ambitions survive deal

Despite accepting a nuclear agreement, Iran has not abandoned atomic research and long-term uranium enrichment plans.

A Palestinian firefighter walks amid the rubble of a house which witnesses said was hit by an Israeli air strike on Wednesday

Israel says meeting heavy resistance within Gaza

Israeli forces say they were met with heavy resistance from Hamas when they pounded multiple sites across the Gaza Strip.

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri

US says Muslim Brotherhood poses no threat to Egypt

US Secretary of State John Kerry will press Egypt President President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi over a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood.

Troops in Crimea have opened fire around the Black Sea

Pro-Russia forces open fire in Ukraine

Pro-Russia troops have used gunfire in seizing a Ukraine military base, while Nato has declared early-warning flights around the east.

US duplicity on Ukraine is ‘beyond absurdity’

Neo-Nazis are in office for the first time in post-war Europe – but they are backed by the US and the West.

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Putin: Military force in Ukraine will be last resort

President Vladimir Putin says Russia has reserved the right to use all options in Ukraine, but that Moscow would use force only as a last resort.

Israel attacks Kerry over boycott warnings

Israel has been stung by comments from US Secretary of State John Kerry that it could face international isolation.

Kerry shifts tone, says Iran could help with Syrian peace talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry has held out the possibility of Iran playing a constructive role at talks in Geneva.

Kerry on Iran deal: US officials ‘have no illusions’ about risks

US Secretary of State John Kerry has sought to reassure sceptics in the US Congress who worry that Iran might not follow through on its obligations.