U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday pledged continuing cooperation with Tanzania as she met with the country’s president, the only female head of state in Africa, in the middle of her first official visit to the continent. Tanzania’s president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, took office when former President John Magafuli died in 2021. She is […]
Twice impeached though not convicted, Donald Trump has become the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges. In a move without precedent in U.S. history, a grand jury in New York voted Thursday to indict Trump on charges related to paying off a porn star during his 2016 presidential campaign. The highly anticipated charges […]
In March 2022, Daniele Darlan, then-president of the Central African Republic’s Constitutional Court, faced intense pressure to modify her country’s constitution to allow the president to run for a third term in office. The pressure came from local politicians and Russian diplomats, but she was unwavering in her belief that the constitution could not be undermined. […]
The man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” and was freed by Rwanda last week from a terrorism sentence returned Wednesday to the United States, where he will reunite with his family after being held for more than two years. Paul Rusesabagina’s arrival back in the United States was announced Wednesday by White House national […]
On the eve of her meeting with Africa’s only female head of state, Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that having more women in power is a key ingredient for a healthy democracy. Her meeting comes as the White House hosts its second-ever Summit for Democracy in Washington. Harris said that in a vibrant democracy, […]
The visiting United States Vice President, Kamala Harris, has condemned the crime and atrocity of slave trade, which dehumanised and killed many Africans. In a mournful demeanour, she said: “The horror of the slave trade is one that should not be forgotten but must be taught and learned.” She made the remarks after a tour […]
China has threatened to “resolutely fight back” if US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during her planned transit through the United States. The warning on Wednesday came as Tsai was due to depart for a trip to Guatemala and Belize, which will see her transit through New York and California in […]
The visiting Vice-President of the United States (US), Kamala Harris, has given an assurance that her country supports Ghana’s engagement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and will continue to push for all bilateral creditors to provide meaningful debt reduction for Ghana. “I recognise the challenges Ghanaians are facing, especially in the wake of a […]
The United States (US) says its partnership with Africa is for mutual benefit. “Our partnership with Africa is guided not by what we can do for Africa, but what we can do with Africa,” Kamala Harris, the US Vice-President, told a press conference, at the Jubilee House, Accra, on Monday. The conference, addressed jointly by […]
The government of Botswana said Monday it will buy a 24% stake in Belgian diamond company HB Antwerp. The deal comes amid uncertainty over Botswana’s long-standing sales agreement with industry giant De Beers. Officially opening HB Antwerp’s cutting and polishing plant in Gaborone, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said Botswana must gain more from its diamond resources, […]
