Category: World
Trump threatens Russia with tariffs while unveiling new Ukraine weapons plan
US President Donald Trump has announced the US will send "top-of-the-line weapons" to Ukraine via Nato countries, while also threatening Russia with s [...]
Body of former Nigerian leader Buhari to be flown home for simple burial
The body of Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died aged 82 in a London clinic on Sunday is being flown home to be buried in his hom [...]
Nigeria has ‘enough problems’ and can’t take deportees from US, minister says
Nigeria will not bow to pressure from the Trump administration to accept Venezuelan deportees or third-country prisoners from the US, foreign minister [...]
Mahama missing at trump’s West African presidents meet-up
President John Mahama’s conspicuous absence from this week’s high-profile summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and five West African leaders has [...]
Britain faces another round of potentially record-breaking heat
In the coming days, the Met Office said, most of England, eastern Scotland and eastern Northern Ireland are likely to meet the official heat wave crit [...]
US cuts visa validity for applicants from three African countries
The United States has announced sweeping changes to its non-immigrant visa policy for Cameroon, Ethiopia and Nigeria, cutting the duration and conditi [...]
Trump names Sean Duffy as interim head of NASA
Mr. Trump said this week that it would have been inappropriate for Mr. Isaacman to lead NASA because of his friendship with Mr. Musk and SpaceX’s [...]
Lesotho declares state of disaster amid US tariff uncertainty
The declaration, in line with the country's Disaster Management Act, allows the state to "take all necessary measures to... minimise the eff [...]
Ghanaian-Russian fighter imprisoned in Ukraine
After eight long months of anguish and silence, the family of Joshua Nkrumah, a Ghanaian man imprisoned in Ukraine, has finally learned the truth: he [...]
Mali junta chief granted five-year term in power, renewable ‘as many times as necessary’
Mali's military authorities on Thursday granted the junta chief a five-year presidential mandate, renewable "as many times as necessary" and [...]