Uhuru: I will continue working with Raila on national reconciliation

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday said he will continue working with opposition leader Raila Odinga in ensuring that the country achieves sustaina...

Building Bridges Initiative , Chief Justice David Maraga , DP William Ruto , Kisii , President Uhuru Kenyatta , raila odinga

Trump warns Venezuelan military to abandon Maduro

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump, in a speech partly intended to be heard by members of the military of Venezuela, called for the end of socialism in that ...

Juan Guaido , President Donald Trump , President Nicolas Maduro , Venezuela

UK’s May to speak to every EU head in bid for Brexit deal changes

By Reuters,

Britain’s Theresa May plans to speak to every European Union leader and the European Commission chief to seek changes to her EU withdrawal agreement...

brexit , European union , Jean-Claude Juncker , Theresa May

Why Trump’s threat to declare national emergency freaks out Republicans

By CNN,

President Donald Trump has signaled to lawmakers he will sign the compromise border security legislation in conjunction with plans to declare nation...

Trump

As Amazon drops New York City project, progressives claim a major coup

By Reuters,

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wasted no time on Thursday in calling Amazon’s decision to scrap plans to build a major New York outpos...

Amazon

Trump’s big, beautiful shrinking wall

By VOA,

“I will build a great wall,” declared Donald Trump in announcing he was running for president in June 2015. “I will build a great, great wall on...

Donald Trump , shrinking wall

Nigeria in battle against fake news ahead of elections

By VOA,

In Nigeria fake news can be so outlandish, yet widely believed, that the president recently felt compelled to declare that he had not died and been re...

fake news , Nigeria election

Boat made of old sandals flies flag for cleaner African seas

By Reuters,

It was 6pm when an unusual rainbow-coloured boat, made of recycled plastic waste and discarded flip-flops (sandals) gathered from beaches and roadside...

Beaches and marine ecosystems , FlipFlopi’s expedition , UN Environment.

Former US President Bill Clinton cancels trip to Nigeria ahead of elections

By CNN,

Former US President Bill Clinton has canceled his trip to Nigeria ahead of Saturday's general elections, saying the visit could be "politicized." C...

Bill Clinton , Nigeria election

Defiant Iran taunts U.S. as revolution turns 40

By Reuters,

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians marched and some burned U.S. flags to mark the revolution’s 40th anniversary on Monday as Iran’s leaders showed ...

Iran , President Donald Trump , PRESIDENT HASSAN ROUHANI

‘This fight is madness’: Macron-Salvini spat threatens to boil over

By CNN,

After months of simmering tensions between Rome and Paris, the battle for the soul of Europe just got a lot uglier. On Thursday, France recalled its a...

Emmanuel Macron , Matteo Salvini

House Democrats weigh IRS ability to audit Trump taxes

By VOA,

Democrats in Congress raised questions Thursday about the Internal Revenue Service’s ability to effectively audit President Donald Trump’s tax ret...

IRS , Trump

Nigeria leader’s ally says foreigners who intervene in poll face ‘body bags’

By Reuters,

A key ally of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said people from overseas who sought to intervene in the country’s election to be ...

foreigners , Nigeria

Owino was not alone in Harambee Stars match fixing scam: Fifa

By Jacob Icia,

 Jacob Icia  The match-fixing scandal that has rocked Harambee Stars following the publication of Fifa's preliminary investigation, could have in...

Fifa investigation , George Owino Audi , Harambee Stars , kenya , Match-fixing

Senate breaks from Trump with Syria troop vote

By Reuters,

The Republican-led U.S. Senate backed largely symbolic legislation on Monday that broke with President Donald Trump by opposing plans for any abrupt w...

Syria , Trump

China just quietly wrote off a chunk of Cameroon’s debt. Why the secrecy?

By CNN,

When top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi met Cameroon President Paul Biya in the capital Yaounde last month and wrote off a chunk of the African country'...

China quietly writes off chunk of Cameroon debt. Why the secrecy?

By CNN,

When top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi met Cameroon President Paul Biya in the capital Yaounde last month and wrote off a chunk of the African country'...

cameroon china debt , Paul Biya

Turkey says countries supporting Guaido fuel Venezuela crisis

By Reuters,

Turkey’s foreign minister said on Sunday countries which have recognized Venezuela’s self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido were fueling Ve...

Juan Guaido , Turkey , Venezuela

Even some Republicans balk as Trump targets US spy chiefs

By CNN,

Even after two years, President Donald Trump's assaults on US spy chiefs are shocking coming from a commander in chief. The President's Twitter bar...

U.S. sees contours of peace accord with Taliban to end war in Afghanistan

By Reuters,

The United States and the Taliban have sketched the outlines for an eventual peace accord to end 17 years of war in Afghanistan, a U.S. special envoy ...