(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A US judge has ordered former vice president Mike Pence to testify about his conversations with Donald Trump leading up to the 2021 assault on the Capitol, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday. Washington’s Chief Judge James Boasberg reportedly ruled that Pence should have to provide answers to a federal grand jury […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, has enjoined world leaders to put aside their differences and work toward eliminating terrorism in Africa. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Laolu Akande, Osinbajo’s spokesperson, stated that the vice-president made the call during a lecture delivered at King’s College, London. Osinbajo stated that there was turmoil in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rescuers searched Monday for nearly 50 people reported missing after a landslide triggered by months of heavy rain killed at least seven people in southern Ecuador. The mudslide happened overnight Sunday into Monday, burying dozens of homes and injuring 23 people in the village of Alausi in Chimborazo province, some 300 kilometers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Beijing on Friday, rejected allegations that private companies were being compelled to release personal data to Chinese government authorities. This was in response to a drawn-out and tense hearing of TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew before the US Congress. Neither companies nor individuals had ever been forced to pass on data […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday called on all nations to invest in better access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) for all. The UN agencies made the call in a joint statement coinciding with the 2023 UN Water Conference in New York. Some two billion […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has acknowledged a loss of trust in the agency following a devastating report on the culture within London’s police force. Sunak, in a BBC interview on Tuesday, said the trust in the police force was severely damaged, given what has happened over the last years. Asked afterwards […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – America readied itself Monday ahead of the possible historic indictment of Donald Trump over a hush-money case, with the former president calling for mass demonstrations if he is charged. Trump supporters were scheduled to protest in New York later Monday as Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg weighs charging the ex-president over a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For the sixth year running, Finland was named the world’s happiest country in an annual UN-sponsored index Monday that saw acts of kindness grow in Ukraine despite the Russian invasion. With thousands of lakes and near endless forests, the Nordic country is known for its extensive welfare system, high trust in authorities […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nine Chinese mine workers were killed in an attack in the Central African Republic, sparking a rare call on Monday from China’s President Xi Jinping for the perpetrators to be “severely” punished. The attack by “armed men” happened at about 5:00 am near Bambari, said the central town’s mayor Abel Matchipata. Matchipata […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Most of Britain’s passport office workers will go on strike for five weeks starting in April in a pay dispute, potentially disrupting the delivery of passports ahead of the summer holiday period. More than 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union working across most of the UK’s passport offices […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Pre-Trial Chamber of the UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC), on Friday issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin of Russia. ICC President, Piotr Hofmański, said that the arrest warrant is in connection with alleged war crimes concerning the deportation and “illegal transfer” of children from occupied Ukraine. “The contents of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British intelligence update on Tuesday said due to a shortage of ammunition, Russia is using outdated shells in the war against Ukraine. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) in London said in its daily update that the ammunition had previously been deemed unserviceable. “In recent weeks, Russian artillery ammunition shortages have likely worsened […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived late Tuesday in Moscow for a visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, al-Assad’s office said. Al-Assad and Putin will meet on Wednesday, state media in Syria and Russia reported. A Kremlin statement said the two would discuss mutually beneficial political, humanitarian, and economic cooperation. Russia has been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – China will once again start issuing a range of visas to foreigners as of Wednesday, the country’s foreign ministry said, in a major easing of travel restrictions in place since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The move marks the latest step towards reopening China to the outside world, as Beijing breaks […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States on Sunday denied claims by Iran that a prisoner swap agreement had been reached, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A NAN correspondent who monitored the news reports that the State Department spokesperson Ned Price told CNN that the claim of a deal is “a cruel lie”. “Statements […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The number of people killed by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey’s southeast has reached 48,000, with over 115,000 people injured, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.“The death toll has reached 48,000 and the number of injured has exceeded 115,000,” Erdogan said in a televised address to the nation from the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has described Malawi’s cholera outbreak as the largest in Africa. This came up as the country has so far contributed nearly 40 per cent of total cases recorded in 12 countries across the continent. WHO Regional Health Security Advisor, Ambrose Talisuna said this during his presentation in […]
The United Nations on Friday commemorated the first-ever International Day to combat Islamophobia with a special event in the General Assembly Hall at UN headquarters, New York. The wikipedia online dictionary says “Islamophobia is the fear of, hatred of, or prejudice against the religion of Islam or Muslim in general, especially when seen as a geographical […]
Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to resume diplomatic relations and re-open embassies within two months, state media in both countries reported on Friday. The Foreign Ministers will first meet to arrange the exchange of Ambassadors and discuss ways to enhance ties, according to a joint statement carried by state media in Iran and Saudi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Czech Republic has a new president as the newly elected Petr Pavel was sworn in as head of state on Thursday. The former NATO general took the oath of office before a joint session of both chambers of parliament in the Vladislav Hall of Prague Castle. Pavel was chosen as the […]
