Category: Africa and the rest of the world

Sudan’s constitutional declaration which was signed on Saturday August 17, 2019 paves the way for a transition to civilian rule in the African nation and comes months after the ouster of autocratic President Omar al-Bashir AFP / Ebrahim Hamid Rapturous crowds filled the streets of Khartoum Saturday as Sudan’s generals and protest leaders signed a […]

Law enforcement agents deployed in response to a mass shooting at a Wal-Mart in El Paso, Texas; Photo: AFP / Joel Angel Juarez The United States was in mourning Sunday for victims of two mass shootings that killed 29 people in less than 24 hours as debate raged over whether President Donald Trump’s rhetoric was […]

A gunman armed with an assault rifle killed 20 people Saturday when he opened fire on shoppers at a packed Walmart store in El Paso, Texas. Less than 13 hours later, a lone shooter killed nine people in Dayton, Ohio early Sunday before being shot dead by responding police officers. “We have nine victims deceased… […]

In his first Commons speech as prime minister, Johnson said the withdrawal agreement was unacceptable to the country. Photograph: Jessica Taylor/UK parliament/EPA Brussels has roundly rebuffed Boris Johnson after he laid down tough conditions for the new Brexit deal he hopes to strike over the summer. Speaking to the House of Commons for the first time as […]

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, the North African country’s first leader elected in nationwide polls, died Thursday at the age of 92, his office said. The veteran politician, the oldest head of state after Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, came to power in 2014, three years after the Arab Spring uprising toppled longtime despot Zine El […]

ECOWAS Commission wants member states of the Commission to adopt policies that will enable it put in place regional mechanisms that will facilitate and enhance social integration and create decent jobs among member states that will discourage xenophobia and other forms of discriminations in the work place. Commissioner for Social Affairs and Gender of the […]

The United States is deploying troops in Saudi Arabia as tensions soar with its arch-rival Iran raising concerns over navigation in the Gulf’s strategic Strait of Hormuz. It will be the first deployment of its kind since 2003 when American forces withdrew from the kingdom after a 12-year presence and two US-led wars with Iraq […]

A train in northern India has derailed, killing at least 115 people and injuring dozens more. Indian Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, said the overnight express train travelling between the cities of Patna and Indore came off the tracks near Kanpur city. Fourteen carriages left the tracks, railway officials said. Two senior police officials in Kanpur […]

Donald Trump launched an extraordinary attack Monday on outgoing British premier Theresa May, following the leak of diplomatic cables highly critical of his presidency. London has been scrambling to stem the damage caused by the weekend release of confidential telegrams in which its envoy to Washington, Kim Darroch, described the US leader as “inept” and […]