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Washington’s fixation with sanctions has little to do with their efficacy and everything to do with something else: American decline Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Washington has “become addicted to sanctions” like a 5-year-old child who “is addicted to candy,” a U.S. columnist has said. “If there is one tool policymakers …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maj Gen Abel Kandiho, the commander of Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), has been personally involved in the abduction and torture of government critics. This is according to the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control-OFAC. Gen Kandiho was on Tuesday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF has condemned the decision by the United States government to impose financial sanctions against Major. General Abel Kandiho, the Chief of Military Intelligence.   pic.twitter.com/JD0PIHphlX — UPDF Spokesperson (@UPDFspokespersn) December 7, 2021 In her brief statement issued on Tuesday, the UPDF …

Accra, Ghana | Xinhua | The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday imposed sanctions on the Malian transitional authorities in response to their claim of inability to meet the transition deadline of February 2022 for holding elections. A communique, issued after the Third Extraordinary Session of the Authority …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Head of the European Union (EU) delegation in Uganda, Ambassador Attilio Pacifici says he has called for sanctions for perpetrators who attack journalists. Pacifici was speaking during the EU-United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) event in commemoration of the International day to …

The US Treasury hit Iran’s drone program with sanctions on Friday, boosting pressure on Tehran ahead of the reopening of negotiations on the country’s nuclear program Washington, U.S | Xinhua | The United States on Friday imposed sanctions against companies and individuals related to Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programs. The …

Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | Zimbabweans on Monday marked the Anti-Sanctions Day with demonstrations around the country to urge the United States of America to remove sanctions it imposed on the southern African country about two decades ago. The Anti-sanctions Day was set aside by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) …

Havana, Cuba | XINHUA | The U.S. embargo on Cuba, which began in the 1960s, continues to make life difficult for the Cuban people, Cuba’s Prensa Latina news agency reported on Friday. In an opinion piece released on the news agency’s website, Por Xin Ping, a commentator on international affairs, …

Accra, Ghana | Xinhua | The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said late Thursday that it has slapped sanctions on the Guinea military coup leaders and their relatives. Addressing the media after a one-day extraordinary summit of heads of state in the Ghanaian capital over the political developments in …

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Ebrahim Raisi was sworn in on Thursday as the new president of Iran, a country now standing at a juncture with critical domestic and global challenges ahead. Talks between Iran and other related parties, which started in April in Vienna to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan …