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UK defends Brexit deal despite economic woes
UK defends Brexit deal despite economic woes
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday defended the UK's post-Brexit trade deal with the EU, despite growing criticism about its economic impact, and rejected claims he was pushing for closer European ties. - Tough going - Former UK prime minister Theresa May proposed a similar deal, which was roundly rejected by lawmakers, and which contributed to her downfall in 2019.

Ecuador: a new nerve center for global drug trade
Ecuador: a new nerve center for global drug trade
World
by  AFP

Ecuador has become an unlikely hub for the global drug trade, flooding the world with Colombian cocaine while bloodshed rages between a complex tapestry of local gangs backed by Mexican and European mafia. The Mexican and Balkan cartels have alliances with Colombian armed groups who organize the transport of drugs to Ecuador.

DR Congo and Rwanda in fresh talks in Angola, Kagame absent
DR Congo and Rwanda in fresh talks in Angola, Kagame absent
World
by  AFP

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta met in Angola on Wednesday amid a surge in tensions triggered by militia violence in eastern Congo. Tshisekedi and Biruta were received at a hotel in the capital Luanda by Angolan President Joao Lourenco, acting as a mediator between the two neighbours, an AFP correspondent saw.

Namibia pulls down statue of German coloniser
Namibia pulls down statue of German coloniser
Africa
by  AFP

Authorities in Namibia's capital Windhoek on Wednesday took down and relocated a statue of a controversial German colonial officer following pressure from local activists. The monument commemorated Curt von Francois, a German army commissioner who has been credited with founding Windhoek -- something local campaigners and historians dispute.