Tag: USA
Trump hits South Africa with 30% tariffs – no African country has a higher rate
South African products exported to the US will be hit by a 30% tariff from 7 August, President Donald Trump has announced.
South Africa faces the h [...]
US Grammy winner Ciara becomes citizen of Benin under new slavery descendants law
US singer Ciara has become one of the first public figures to be granted citizenship of Benin, under a new law offering nationality to the descendants [...]
US deports five ‘barbaric’ migrants to Eswatini
The US has deported five people who it described as "criminal illegal aliens" to the southern African kingdom of Eswatini.
On board the flight were [...]
Is the world shutting its door to Nigeria? By Dakuku Peterside
For years, Nigerians have walked through the world with a quiet pride, knowing that their talent, resilience, and creativity were respected far beyond [...]
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 [...]
Chelsea crowned champions of the world after thrashing PSG 3-0
The MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, was in party mode as the world of football was entertained by the English side Chelsea.
In the [...]
‘Music is very personal to me’ – Moliy
23-year-old Ghanaian-American singer and songwriter Moliy Ama Montgomery is one of the artists across the globe whose song is being played everywhere. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]