South Africa has failed to leverage its presidency of the G20 countries to strike beneficial trade deals, commercial partnerships, bring new direct investments to the country and boost economic growth.
A street market in a Buenos Aires working-class neighbourhood bustles with desperate Argentines who have taken to hawking their belongings to make ends meet as the economy sputters.
Announcing the sanctions in an earlier statement, Starmer noted there was "a criminal route through the Western Balkans bringing illegal migrants to the UK, and we're determined to shut it down by working with European partners.
Four opposition candidates are in the running for Ivory Coast's presidential election on Saturday, vying to rattle incumbent President Alassane Ouattara and face him off in a second round.