Tag: Summit

African and European leaders have agreed to push wealthier nations to reallocate $100 billion in International Monetary Fund(IMF) reserves to ...

France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures next to Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou and Chad's President Idriss Deby during a news conference as part of the G5 Sahel summit on the situation in the Sahel region in Pau, France, on January 13, 2020.

West African instability risks gains against militants: French official

by SABC Digital News

29 June 2020, 3:39 PM

Mali and Burkina Faso must guarantee at a summit this week that their domestic political problems do not reverse fragile ...

Cyril Ramaphosa says the conflicts in Libya and South Sudan are pressing issues.

Ramaphosa commits to ensuring peace, security in Africa

9 February 2020, 1:54 PM

President Cyril Ramaphosa has committed to ensuring peace and security on the continent. He was speaking at the African Union ...

Cyril Ramaphosa is the new Chairman of the African Union Committee on Climate Change.

Africa must unite in support of Paris Agreement, Kyoto Protocol: Ramaphosa

8 February 2020, 12:52 PM

President Ramaphosa says Africa must speak with one voice in support of the Paris Agreement and the Kyoto Protocol on ...

Last Sunday, foreign powers backing opposing camps fighting over Libya’s capital Tripoli agreed at a summit hosted by Germany.

Several countries breach arms embargo

by Bomkazi Malobola

26 January 2020, 7:00 AM

Several countries backing rival factions in Libya have violated an arms embargo which they had agreed to uphold a week ...

Talks were scheduled to conclude on Friday, but lurched into a second extra day as major economies and smaller states struggled to resolve outstanding issues under the 2015 Paris Agreement to tackle global warming.

Negotiators work through the night to salvage climate summit

15 December 2019, 9:59 AM

Negotiators worked into the early hours of Sunday to try to salvage a strong global commitment to fight climate change ...

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says that the October 17-18 EU summit is where Britain hopes to seal a deal.

Britain says contours of a Brexit deal are now clear

16 September 2019, 10:25 AM

The contours of a possible Brexit deal are now clear so divorce talks between Britain and the European Union are ...

Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations will discuss global trade woes at their annual summit on Sunday.

Squabbles erupt as G7 leaders open summit in French resort

25 August 2019, 6:38 AM

Squabbles erupted among G7 nations on Saturday as their leaders gathered for an annual summit, exposing sharp differences on global ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa is accompanied by International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni and Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel.

Ramaphosa in Niger to participate in AU Summit

by Bomkazi Malobola

6 July 2019, 9:35 PM

President Cyril Ramaphosa is in Niger to participate in the Africa Union Summit which starts on Sunday.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (front L) and China's President Xi Jinping (C) arrive for the welcome banquet for leaders.

Trump says he welcomes China, Russia help over NKorea

26 April 2019, 7:32 PM

President Donald Trump welcomed the roles of Russia and China in nuclear negotiations with Pyongyang on Friday, after a first ...

(File photo) US President Donald Trump (R) and South Korean President Moon Jae-in shake hands after signing a trade agreement.

Trump, Moon to meet in Washington in April: Seoul

30 March 2019, 6:26 PM

US President Donald Trump will host his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in next month, Seoul said Friday, after the latest ...

Scientists have linked global warming to accelerating sea-level rise, shrinking sea ice, glacier retreat and extreme events like heat waves.

‘Come with a plan,’ UN chief tells states ahead of climate summit

by Paballo Lephaka

29 March 2019, 8:29 AM

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told governments to come to a September summit with concrete plans to boost climate action, ...

The department has gathered stakeholders together at the summit in Bloemfontein, aiming to draft strategies to develop agriculture to contribute to the economic growth.

Free State Agriculture concerned about slow growth of sector

20 March 2019, 5:52 AM

The Free State Department of Agriculture says it is concerned that the agricultural sector is not growing to its full ...

US President Donald Trump (R) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un hold a meeting during the second US-North Korea summit at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi.

No deal, no problem at Trump-Kim summit: analysts

28 February 2019, 8:09 PM

Donald Trump summoned the world's media to Hanoi for a meeting with Kim Jong Un, travelled the long way around ...

(File photo) North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) walking with US President Donald Trump (L) .

Trump and Kim: from insults to two summits

25 February 2019, 5:48 AM

18 February 2019, 2:57 PM

From mutual threats and insults to a second summit in Hanoi, US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim ...

Poland’s prime minister accuses Isreal foreign minister of racism

by Chuma Nobanda

Poland's prime minister on Monday cancelled Warsaw's participation in a summit in Jerusalem, accusing Israel's foreign minister of "racist" comments ...

UNSG urges African approach to dealing with refugees

10 February 2019, 2:04 PM

Leaders meeting to discuss how to boost finance for the sector say private investors should be encouraged to commit more ...

Egypt will take over six years after its suspension from the AU in 2013 after the country's army ousted the then President Mohammed Morsi.

Egypt takes over AU for two years

10 February 2019, 6:54 AM

Egypt will take over the leadership of the African Union (AU) for a two-year term when African Heads of State ...

Mike Pence insisted America's commitment to the region was "steadfast and enduring".

Pence says Trump-Kim meeting likely in New Year, won’t accept broken promises

15 December 2018, 6:36 AM