Feds recommit to Africa strategy as observers anxious to see long-awaited plan

The feds say $230-million in funding for various diplomacy, development, and trade programs are the ‘first deliverables’ in what will become Canada’s Africa strategy.
Saint Kitts and Nevis mark independence anniversary

Slovakia throws national day party

We need to be ‘clear-eyed’ about Putin’s conflict with the West, says new German ambassador

In a wide-ranging interview, Tjorven Bellmann and Matthias Lüttenberg talk a new type of ambassadorial arrangement, the war in Ukraine, NATO co-operation, and allegations against India.
Nepal’s foreign minister joins national day fun

Chile hosts boisterous bash

‘Extremely strained’ Canada-India diplomatic ties unlikely to improve under Trudeau government, says analyst

As the Canada-Indian diplomatic relationship continues to collapse, the two countries vow to maintain economic links.
Switzerland throws national day party

Malaysia lays out breakfast spread

A new age for Canada-Saudi relations? Human rights concerns passed over for economic links

A former Canadian envoy praises Ottawa’s new approach to Saudi Arabia, as the NDP says Riyadh has bought Canada’s silence on its human rights record.