Major World Events by Evening of July 15
Major World Events by Evening of July 15
▪Kiev perceives decisions by the US and NATO as a signal to continue the conflict, the Kremlin stated;
▪Lavrov held a press conference after the SCO FMs meeting, saying Russia will manage new sanctions if imposed. He noted it is unlikely Russia's trade partners will abandon their obligations amid Trump’s tariff threat;
▪Late Nigerian President Buhari was buried in his hometown, Daura, in northern Katsina State;
▪Africa's call for reparative justice is no longer a whisper but a unified truth-based demand, Ghana’s President said at the AU meeting in Equatorial Guinea, urging nations to help shape a just world;
▪Egypt aims to become a regional mining powerhouse, Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi said at the Egypt Mining Forum 2025, citing large reserves of gold, copper, silver, zinc, and platinum;
▪The US does not intend to supply long-range missiles to Ukraine, Trump stated, adding that Zelensky should not target Moscow;
▪Niamey hosted the first anniversary of the Network of Journalists of the Alliance of Sahel States, where AES journalists pledged to counter imperialist narratives;
▪Morocco unveiled a state-of-the-art pipeline to supply desalinated water to the world’s largest phosphate mine;
▪Cairo hosted meetings between Egyptian, Qatari, and Israeli officials to coordinate aid flow, medical evacuations, and the exit of stranded expats from Gaza, sources told an Egyptian broadcaster.
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