US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who produced The Apprentice, as his special envoy to the UK. Trump expressed his “great honour” in selecting Burnett for the position, which is distinct from the US ambassador role. The president-elect stated that Burnett would focus on enhancing diplomatic ties, particularly in … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu has advised U.S. Presidential Envoy & Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Molly Phee, to ensure that U.S. policy is intentionally collaborative with independent African democracies at a time when they are under assault by anti-democratic forces within and outside of the continent. This online … Read more
Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has appointed Former President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as a special envoy to lead the sub-regional body’s mediation mission in Mali. Ikechukwu Eze, media adviser to Dr. Jonathan disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, the former President is expected to facilitate dialogue as … Read more
–President Cyril Ramaphosa agreed that the violence is disconcerting and embarassing -Special envoy and the South African government have agreed to work towards a permanent solution to put an end to the violence against Nigerians in South Africa President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received the report of the special envoy sent to South Africa on … Read more