Category: Africa and the rest of the world

The United States on Monday will adopt an aggressive posture against the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, threatening sanctions against its judges if they proceed with an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Americans in Afghanistan. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, is to make the announcement in a midday […]

– jails 600 others An Egyptian court on Saturday issued death sentences for 75 people, including prominent leaders of Muslim Brotherhood of former President Mohamed Morsi, and jailed more than 600 others over a 2013 sit-in which ended with the killing of hundreds of protesters by security forces. The sentencing concluded the mass trial of […]

China wil invest N2.16 trillion ($60 billion) in Africa in the next three years. This was disclosed by the Consul-General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos, Chao Xiaoliang in a post-summit article entitled “FOCAC Beijing Summit: A New Milestone in China-Africa Relations.” He said the new investment drive is one of the outcomes […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has implored the government of China to facilitate visa for businessmen and women, and students from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) who seek to visit the country. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the high-level dialogue between Chinese and African leaders and business representatives on Monday in Beijing, he […]

– Country in recession for first time since 2009 South Africa entered recession in the second quarter for the first time since 2009, data showed on Tuesday, in a stinging blow to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s efforts to revive the economy after a decade of stagnation. Statistics South Africa said the economy contracted by 0.7percent in […]

President Xi Jinping Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced that his country is going to channel an additional $60 billion into the African continent in aids, investment, and loans. The country had made a similar announcement in 2015. However, Jinping, who stressed that there were no strings attached to the funds, warned that they should […]

Lawmakers in California have sent three bills to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk that call for stricter restrictions on firearms in a state that has one of the toughest gun laws in the country. The bill was sent to Brown’s desk one day after a gunman opened fire at a gaming event in Florida, killing two […]

North and South Korea are planning another round of reunions at the end of October for families separated since the 1950-53 Korean War as the rivals’ diplomatic ties continue to thaw. Millions of people were swept apart by the 1950-53 Korean War, which separated brothers and sisters, parents and children and husbands and wives “The […]

– Obama, Bush to deliver orations Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush have been asked to give eulogies at Senator John McCain’s funeral, but President Donald Trump has been banned from attending the ceremony. Two Republicans familiar with the funeral arrangements told New York Times that, under initial plans, Vice President Pence has […]

US President Donald Trump lashed out at his former lawyer Michael Cohen on Wednesday after the lawyer implicated him in campaign finance violations. Trump accused him of making up “stories” to get a plea deal. The president’s longtime lawyer dealt him a bitter political blow on Tuesday as he admitted to felony charges in New […]