Tag: Sanctions

The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution that renews an arms embargo and other sanctions imposed over violence in Sudan’s western Darfur region that began in 2004. Thirteen of ...

Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida averred on Friday, February 24, 2023, that he plans to present to other Group of Seven countries a set of “new ideas” for sanctions against ...

Six television channels in Moldova have had their broadcast licenses suspended over accusations of misinformation, inaccurate coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine, and “attempts to manipulate public opinion.” The decision ...

Pan-African cryptocurrency leader, Yellow Card, has made another significant stride in the industry, becoming the first cryptocurrency company on the continent to be granted a Virtual Asset Service Provider license ...

Russia’s current account surplus hit a record of $70.1 billion in the second quarter of the year, as skyrocketing revenues from energy and commodity exports helped offset the impact of ...

Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted the economic and financial sanctions imposed on Mali, after its military rule. ECOWAS Commission President, Jean Claude Kassi ...

The UK has announced its newest wave of sanctions targeting Russian President, Vladimir Putin's inner circle, including his cousin. The Foreign Office said Anna Tsivileva, Putin's cousin and President of ...

China and Russia vetoed an effort to tighten United Nations sanctions on North Korea after a wave of missile launches this year (2022), in the first split among the five ...

The UK Government has imposed sanctions on Russian President, Vladimir Putin’s former wife and his alleged current girlfriend over the ongoing invasion in Ukraine. Lyudmila Ocheretnaya, who was married to ...

Russia has responded with fresh retaliatory sanctions, including travel bans on the United States Vice President, Kamala Harris, Facebook Chief, Mark Zuckerberg, the Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, as well ...