Bloomberg South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe agreed in their first meeting in 14 months to ease tensions, according to the South Korean presidential office. Moon and Abe shared the view that the relationship between South Korea and Japan is important and re-affirmed in principle that issues between the two nations should be resolved via ...

Bloomberg The death toll from last month’s protests in Ethiopia has risen to 86 people, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on national television. “There would be no need for these differences if we solved our quarrels through reconciliation,” he said. “Our unity, co-existence will benefit our growth, prosperity and greatness.” Violence, mostly amid rival groups, broke out in parts of ...

Bloomberg A Burkina parliament member, who was also one of the last authorities in a region ravaged by militants, was killed in a suicide bomb attack in the northern Djibo region, security and government officials said. The lawmaker, Oumarou Dicko, who had gone to officiate the launch of a Red Cross programme to tackle youth employment, was travelling back to ...