Mali foreign minister discusses security situation with U.S. official
State Department official Christopher Landau said Tuesday he spoke on the phone with Mali's foreign minister to discuss security developments in the country. The call comes in the wake of a U.S warning against travel to Mali. Last week, Washington ordered non-essential embassy staff and citizens to leave Mali over security risks. A blockade by Islamist insurgents has seen Mali's capital suffer widespread fuel shortages, prompting fears that the junta's control may be slipping
South Sudan: Food security experts warn of worsening hunger crisis
International food security experts have warned that South Sudan continues to face a severe food and nutrition crisis that is likely to worsen without urgent humanitarian aid. More than half the country's population — about 7.56 million people — is expected to face severe hunger in 2026, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said in new report released on Tuesday. More than two million children are also expected to suffer from acute malnutrition. Experts are
T&T PM Has Warning For Fisherfolk Amid US War on Drugs in the
SCARBROUGH, Tobago - Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is warning members of the fisherfolk community not to venture beyond the territorial waters of Trinidad and Tobago, reiterating the country’s support for the United States war on drugs in the region. “I saw some international media said that Trinidad and Tobago is a nation of fishermen. Nothing is further from the truth. We have fishermen but we have industries and other forms of income. “The impression is being made
