Rwandan President Paul Kagame accused the international community of mishandling the eastern DRC crisis and failing to address its root causes, arguing that sanctions and outside interventions have compounded a conflict that has persisted for three decades.
Iran's new top security chief Mohsen Rezaei has threatened US economic interests and warned countries against joining Washington's drive to tighten pressure on Tehran, days after President Donald Trump announced what he called an 'economic D-Day' against Iran.
The European Union aims to adopt a new, 20th, package of sanctions against Russia next Monday, EU diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas said at a press conference earlier today.
The sanctions are aimed at causing serious damage to the Russian economy, limiting its ability to wage war.
The Sam Nujoma Foundation has condemned escalating United States of America sanctions on Cuba, including intensified oil restrictions and tariffs.
This has worsened the island's humanitarian and energy crisis under the 1962 embargo.
The Pan African Women's Organisation (PAWO) has strongly condemned the United States government's latest sanctions against Cuba, describing it as a deliberate attempt to destabilise Cuba.
The Namibia-Cuba Friendship Association (NAMCUFA) has expressed opposition to a U.S. executive order to impose tariffs on countries that supply or sell oil to Cuba.
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has called for the total lifting of economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe.
Speaking at the Bi-national Commission in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Friday, Hichilema argued that the sanctions on Zimbabwe are limiting the interregional trade.
This year, the United Nations General Assembly is again expected to overwhelmingly vote in favour of a resolution condemning the 63-year-old economic blockade against Cuba.
The UN Security Council (UNSC) has rejected a resolution put forward by Russia and China seeking to delay the reimposition of sanctions on Iran for 6 months.
The proposed resolution comes amid ongoing disputes between global powers and the UN over Iran's nuclear programme.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged former liberation movements in Southern Africa to resist external threats that undermine their independence and the gains they have made.
