Category: Africa and the rest of the world

Donald Trump was reportedly left “shellshocked” and “subdued” after becoming the third US president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives. In a vote on Wednesday, the Democratic-led House passed two charges against the 73-year-old, accusing him of an abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. This followed an impeachment inquiry into […]

President Donald Trump was impeached for abuse of power in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years. By a 230 to 197 vote in the Democratic-majority House, the 45th US president became just the third occupant of the […]

US President Donald Trump faced his ultimate political crisis Wednesday in a historic congressional vote to impeach him for abuse of office, forever staining the billionaire’s record and supercharging the nation’s divides. The House of Representatives opened its session with a prayer for “wisdom” by its chaplain, before debate on the resolution regarding “impeaching of […]

A Pakistan court Tuesday sentenced former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in absentia to death for treason, state media reported, an unprecedented move in a country where the armed forces are often considered immune from prosecution. “Special Court Islamabad has awarded death sentence to former President Pervez Musharraf in a high treason case,” Radio Pakistan tweeted. […]

Twitter said Wednesday it would bar political advertising globally on its platform, responding to growing criticism over misinformation from politicians on social media. Chief executive Jack Dorsey said in a tweet that the company took the action to head off potential problems from “machine learning-based optimization of messaging and micro-targeting, unchecked misleading information, and deep […]

A sympathiser gazes at the portrait of Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe during his burial at his home village in Kutama, on September 28, 2019. His remains were taken to his village for a wake on September 16. He died a week ago aged 95 in Singapore, nearly two years after he was ousted in […]

kicks off with violence-hit Mozambique Pope Francis arrives in Mozambique on Wednesday at the start of a three-nation tour of Indian Ocean African countries hard hit by poverty, conflict and natural disaster. He is expected to be welcomed by tens of thousands during his visit, which will culminate with a mass on Friday at the […]

Taiwan on Tuesday says its population has reduced for the first time in the first six months of 2019, which may affect the island’s economic prospect and social structure. The latest reports showed a total of 88,098 people died in Taiwan from January to June in 2019 while only 86,961 infants were born. Local media […]

A military court in Cameroon on Tuesday handed a life sentence to the head of the country’s anglophone separatist movement, Julius Sisiku Ayuk Tabe, in a move that analysts said could inflame the 22-month-old revolt. Ayuk Tabe, a charismatic leader widely deemed as a moderate in the separatist movement, was convicted with nine others of […]