African Stories in Perspective
African Stories in Perspective
United States President Donald Trump and hundreds of high-profile guests were evacuated Saturday night after gunfire erupted during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel in the U.S. capital. The incident, which unfolded during one of Washington’s most prominent media and political gatherings, triggered panic among attendees as tactical security […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — US President Donald Trump was rushed offstage on Saturday night after gunshots were heard near the venue of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, triggering panic among hundreds of guests gathered at the Washington Hilton. The incident occurred shortly after the black-tie event began at around 8:30 p.m., with attendees reporting multiple gunshots […]
Nairobi, Kenya — During his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, U.S. President Donald Trump singled out Minnesota as the focal point of what he described as widespread fraud involving members of the Somali community, vowing an aggressive federal crackdown. Trump alleged that “Somali fraud” in Minnesota has cost U.S. taxpayers at least $19 […]
Summary President Donald Trump says the United States has ‘captured’ Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and flown them out of the country after ‘large-scale’ strikes. Earlier, Venezuela’s government accused the US of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states, as it rejected “military aggression” by Washington. The government of President Maduro had declared a […]
Prime Africa News – U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that South Africa will not be invited to participate in next year’s G20 summit in Miami, escalating diplomatic tensions between Washington and Pretoria after the U.S. boycotted last week’s leaders’ summit in Johannesburg. Trump made the announcement on Wednesday through a post on his Truth Social […]
US President Donald Trump has threatened military action against Nigeria, accusing the government of allowing the killing of Christians. Trump vowed to stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria and take military action to “completely wipe out Islamic terrorists whom he accused of committing horrible atrocities.” However Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said his country […]
Summary U.S.-Australia rare earths deal aims to counter China’s supply control U.S. and Australia to invest $1 billion each in mining projects Trump backs AUKUS submarine deal despite prior review Trump tells Ambassador Rudd, a former PM: ‘I don’t like you either’ U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed a […]
As world leaders celebrate the newly announced Israel–Gaza Peace Deal, Kenyan journalist Bill Otieno has issued a bold open letter to U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, denouncing what he calls a “dangerous silence” surrounding the journalists killed during the Gaza war. In his strongly worded statement, Otieno welcomed the […]
Cairo, Egypt – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday declared that the world was witnessing the dawn of a “beautiful Middle East” as global and regional leaders gathered in Cairo to mark the end of the Gaza war and the signing of a landmark peace accord. Speaking at the Egypt Summit on Gaza, Trump said […]
Washington / Tehran– In a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East, U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday night announced that American forces had launched coordinated airstrikes on Iran’s major nuclear enrichment facilities, claiming they were “completely and totally obliterated.” The strikes, which hit Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan — key sites in Iran’s nuclear […]
