Biden begins sweeping away travel ban on African, Muslim-majority countries

By Reuters,

U.S. President Joe Biden signed half a dozen executive orders on Wednesday including immediately lifting a travel ban on 13 mostly Muslim-majority and...

Biden , DACA

15,000 troops set for Biden inauguration as U.S. braces for extremist violence

By CNN,

The National Guard has plans to have up to 15,000 National Guard troops to meet current and future requests for the inauguration, Gen. Daniel Hokanson...

Biden , Trump

FBI warns ‘armed protests’ being planned at all 50 state capitols and in Washington DC

By CNN,

The FBI has received information indicating "armed protests" are being planned at all 50 state capitols and the US Capitol in Washington, DC in the da...

Malawi President Chakwera saddened over coronavirus surge

By VOA,

Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera says he is saddened by statistics showing a recent spike in coronavirus infections in the country. Also Read: R...

chakwera , coronavirus , Malawi

US President Donald Trump orders all 700 American troops out of Somalia

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump has ordered nearly all American troops to withdraw from Somalia, U.S. officials said on Friday, part of a global pullback by th...

AL QAEDA , American troops , Joe Biden , President Donald Trump , President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed

Trump administration finally gives green light to proceed with Biden transition

By Reuters,

After weeks of waiting, President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday cleared the way for President-elect Joe Biden to transition to the White H...

Donald Trump , Joe Biden

Highlights from President Kenyatta’s State of the Nation Address

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has sought to reassure Kenyans that the State of the Nation is strong despite the economic disruptions brought about by the C...

President Uhuru Kenyatta

States bracing for possible violence as US election nears

By VOA,

Officials across the United States already charged with securing the upcoming presidential election are taking additional precautions, bracing for the...

US Elections

President Donald Trump criticized by his sister in secret audio

By CNN,

Maryanne Trump Barry bitterly criticized her brother, President Donald Trump, saying, "Donald's out for Donald," and appeared to confirm her niece Mar...

Donald Trump

A Russian ship’s cargo of dangerous ammonium nitrate was stranded in Beirut port for years

By CNN,

As Lebanon's investigation into the devastating blast in Beirut continues, officials have pointed to a possible cause: A massive shipment of agricultu...

Beirut blast , Lebanon , russia

U.S. to exempt foreign athletes from coronavirus-related entry bans

By Reuters,

The United States will exempt some foreign athletes who compete in professional sporting events in the United States from entry bans imposed because o...

athletes , Covid-19 pandemic , Donald Trump

US to accuse China of hacking COVID-19 vaccine research

By VOA,

For months, U.S. officials have been warning about a spike in cyberattacks during the coronavirus pandemic, but they’ve stopped short of pointing ...

china , coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine

US report assesses China intentionally concealed severity of the virus

By CNN,

The Chinese government intentionally concealed the severity of the coronavirus from the international community while it stockpiled imports and decrea...

coronavirus

How football legend Drogba, helped to halt civil war in his home nation

By Agencies,

Al-Merrikh Stadium, in Sudan's second largest city of Omdurman, is not one of the world's great gladiatorial arenas. Yet this small ground - known as ...

african cup of nations , Bouake , chelsea , Didier Drogba , Ivory Coast , Laurent Gbagbo , World cup

U.S becomes world’s worst coronavirus epicenter with over 82,000 cases

By CNN,

The United States now has the highest number of known cases of coronavirus in the world with more than 82,000, according to CNN's tally of cases repor...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , United States

Why are shoppers snatching up toilet paper yet it does not offer special protection against coronavirus?

By CNN,

Masks were the first to go. Then, hand sanitizers. Now, novel coronavirus panic buyers are snatching up ... toilet paper? Retailers in the US and C...

coronavirus , toilet paper

California declares emergency over coronavirus as death toll rises in U.S.

By Reuters,

The U.S. death toll from coronavirus infections rose to 11 on Wednesday as new cases emerged around New York City and Los Angeles, while Seattle-area ...

coronavirus

US kills terror leader behind Kenya attack

By Tonny Ndungu,

A US airstrike in Somalia killed an al-Shabaab leader who had a role in "planning and directing terrorist operations," including a January attack on M...

4 common Green Card online scams to avoid

By Paul Ombati,

People are often conned online when seeking information on how to apply for a Green Card to the U.S. According to the Homeland Security website, a ...

Green Card

Gunman kills 20, wounds 26 at Walmart store in Texas

By Reuters,

A man armed with a rifle opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, killing 20 people and wounding 26 others as panicked shoppers ...

El Paso Shooting , Walmart