Global South

  On April 3, 2026, a meeting was held in Moscow between the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Nurlan Yermekbayev, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov. According a statement from the SCO Secretariat, the parties held a substantive and engaged exchange of viewsContinue Reading

  Samuel Ababu, 22, is one of 100 electric bike riders working for Klik, a delivery company specializing in transporting food, groceries, medicines and parcels across Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. For the young man, e-bikes not only provide a source of income but also a sense of freedom, sparingContinue Reading

  (Xinhua Silk Road) — The 2026 Global South Financiers Forum is scheduled to be held from March 25 to 26 in Beijing. Themed “Illuminating Global South,” the event this year will focus on the core topic of “leading green liquidity of international capital.” It will bring together leaders ofContinue Reading

  China has decided to offer emergency humanitarian assistance to Iran, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq in the hope of easing the humanitarian plight faced by local people, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday. “The ongoing conflict has inflicted excruciating humanitarian disasters on people of Iran and otherContinue Reading

  Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Tehran has information the United States and Israel are launching attacks from certain locations against Arab states in the West Asia region. He made the remarks in an interview with pan-Arab news outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, parts of which were published Sunday, questioningContinue Reading

    Iran’s new supreme leader has warned the US to close its Gulf bases immediately or face further attacks, in his first message since taking power. Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Ali Khamenei, had not been seen or heard from since the US-Israeli strikes killed his father and otherContinue Reading

  Ethiopia is taking remedial measures to address the fuel crisis caused by the war in the Middle East, a senior official has said. Ahmed Shide, Ethiopia’s minister of finance, told reporters on Wednesday that the government has increased its subsidies to ensure that the fuel supply remains reliable andContinue Reading

  — Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei urges for continuation of Strait of Hormuz closure Mojtaba Khamenei has called for the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz and pledged to open new fronts in his country’s conflict with the United States and Israel. In his first message as supremeContinue Reading

  By Lawal Sale Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has reaffirmed China’s commitment to the Global South, describing the developing world as a rising force shaping the future of the international order. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday in Beijing on the sidelines of the fourth session of the14thContinue Reading