World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the seventh Director-General of the WTO. She took office on 1 March 2021, becoming the first woman and the first African to serve as Director-General. Her term of office will expire on 31 August 2025. Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a global finance expert, an economist and international development professional […]
UN International Year 2022 Every year, the United Nations chooses several topics that will become a focus area for one year. In 2022, these topics are glass and artisanal fishery. The spotlight on glass is meant to highlight how a traditional product can be a part of sustainable development. The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2022 as: International Year […]
Nagorno-Karabakh refers to Armenian Artsakh, a region of southwestern Azerbaijan. It refers to an autonomous oblast (province) of the former Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (S.S.R.). The Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh later became a self-declared country but its independence was not internationally recognized. Nagorno-Karabakh. The old autonomous region occupied an area of about 1,700 square miles (4,400 square km), while the forces of the self-proclaimed Republic […]
Ukraine was part of erstwhile Soviet Union which collapsed in 1989. Ukraine gained its independence in 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Following its independence, Ukraine declared itself a neutral state; it formed a limited military partnership with Russia and other CIS countries while also establishing a partnership with NATO in 1994. Neutral […]
Sudan is a resource rich country in Africa. Its capital is Khartoum. The country is on boil since 2018 protest against price rise and austerity measures by the government to avoid collapse of the economy and cutting of bread and fuel subsidies. The economic problems brought Sudanese from all walks of life to the streets, […]
