THE United States is preparing to offer a massive $100 billion arms deal to Saudi Arabia, as regional tensions mount following Iran’s advancement in civil nuclear capabilities. According to sources familiar with the development, the proposal is expected to be…
UNITED States President Donald Trump is not happy with deadly Russian Strikes on Kyiv and said that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin must stop it. Overnight into Thursday, the attacks on the Ukrainian capital killed at least 12 people…
Apple Inc. has hinted at plans to shift assembly of all iPhones sold in the United States of America to India by as soon as next year in a pivot away from China, according to the Financial Times. The news…
UNITED States President Donald Trump said he expected to wrap up trade deals with US partners looking for lower tariffs in the next three or four weeks. Trump disclosed this in his first ‘100 days’ interview with Time magazine,…
SENEGAL is poised to be sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest-growing economy in 2025, with gross domestic product expected to expand by a robust eight point four percent, according to the IMF’s latest projections. This anticipated leap places the West African country ahead…
TANZANIA has halted all agricultural imports from Malawi and South Africa in a dramatic escalation of regional trade tensions, leaving lorries stalled at the border and exposing deep fractures in southern Africa’s economic ties. At the usually busy Kasumulu crossing,…
AT just 36 years old, Captain Ibrahim Traoré is not only Burkina Faso’s head of state but also the world’s youngest sitting president—a stark contrast to the continent’s average presidential age of 63. He seized power in September 2022 following a military…
POLITICAL tensions boiled over in Cote d’Ivoire on Thursday as supporters of opposition leader Tidjane Thiam took to the streets, protesting a court decision that disqualified him from the upcoming presidential election. The country’s main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Cote…
WHATSAPP is beginning to roll out a long-awaited in-app translation feature, offering hope to users struggling to follow group chats in unfamiliar languages. The new tool, currently available to select Android users in beta testing, allows messages to be translated directly…
PRESIDENT Donald Trump holds Africa in high regard despite sweeping aid cuts that have triggered humanitarian crises across the continent, according to his Senior Advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos. Speaking to BBC Newsday, Boulos defended the Trump administration’s decision to freeze foreign aid—a…
