Russian forces struck two U.S bound cargo ships on Friday, January 9, killing one seafarer and injuring a second crewmember, according to Ukrainian officials. It comes as Ukraine continues to accuse Russia of “deliberately targeting civilian facilities, international shipping, and…
When Yoweri Museveni seized power in Uganda in 1986, he declared that “the problem of Africa in general and Uganda in particular is not the people but leaders who want to overstay in power.” Now 81, the former rebel leader…
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Iran’s leadership had called him seeking “to negotiate” after he repeatedly threatened to intervene militarily if Tehran killed protesters. For two weeks, Iran has been rocked by a protest movement that has swelled…
Authorities in Nicaragua have arrested at least 60 people for reportedly celebrating or expressing support for the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a human rights watchdog group and local media outlets said on Friday. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and…
In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times published on Thursday, United States President Donald Trump signalled that the US could undertake multiple military strikes in Nigeria if violence against Christians persists. Trump, asked whether the December 25 military…
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will be in Washington next week, indicating he planned to meet with the Nobel Peace Prize winner. “I understand she’s coming in next week sometime, and…
Ghana’s former finance minister, who is wanted at home on suspicion of corruption, has been detained by US immigration, his lawyers said. Ken Ofori-Atta, 66, has been in the United States since January last year to receive medical treatment, including…
US President Donald Trump says Republicans must win the 2026 congressional midterm elections or risk Democrats moving to impeach him. ABC News stated that Trump made the assertion on Tuesday while addressing Republican lawmakers at a retreat in Washington. “You’ve…
The military government of Burkina Faso says it has foiled a plot to kill the president, Ibrahim Traore, and destabilise the country. The security minister, Mahamadou Sana, said the plot was hatched by a former national leader, Paul-Henri Damiba, who…
Guinea’s junta leader, Mamady Doumbouya, will be sworn in as president on January 17 following his electoral victory last month, the presidency announced Tuesday on social media. Doumbouya, who has not been seen publicly since voting in the election, will…
