Thirty-one members of the United States Congress have endorsed President Donald Trump’s decision to classify Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” over alleged religious persecution. The lawmakers said the designation offers “a sign of hope” for millions of Christians facing attacks in the country. The chairman of the US House foreign affairs Africa subcommittee,…
The US military has submitted contingency plans for potential strikes on Nigeria, following a directive from President Donald Trump to prepare for possible action over a false claim of Christian genocide. The New York Times reports that the US Africa Command has drawn up and sent its options to the Department of War this week…
The United States House of Representatives has urged the Departments of State and Treasury to impose targeted sanctions on individuals and organisations, including Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, over alleged violations of religious freedom in Nigeria. This is contained in a resolution introduced before the House on Tuesday…
United States lawmaker, Riley M. Moore, has rebuked China over its reported warning to Washington against plans for military intervention in Nigeria over alleged genocide against Christians, declaring that the Asian country would not dictate America’s foreign policy. In a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday, Moore expressed support for the…
More than 700 demonstrators have reportedly died during three days of protests in Tanzania following the country’s presidential election, which saw the increasingly authoritarian incumbent, President Samia Suluhu Hassan, run unopposed after her main challengers were jailed or barred from standing Reacting to the crisis, Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chadema, said the death toll had…
The United States President, Donald Trump, has defended Israel’s renewed strikes in Gaza, saying the country has the right to respond to attacks on its soldiers. “As I understand it, they took out an Israeli soldier,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Wednesday as quoted by RT. “They killed an Israeli soldier. So…
Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state, has been declared the winner of Cameroon’s election, granting him an eighth term that could keep him in office until he is nearly 100. The country’s constitutional council said Biya won 53.66% of the vote, while his former ally turned challenger, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, got 35.19%….
At least 40 migrants, including children, have died after their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia, in one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the region this year, authorities say. The boat sank off the Mediterranean port of Mahdia in central Tunisia while carrying about 70 migrants, an official said. All the people on…
The US government will impose a “substantial pickup” in sanctions against Russia as the fighting in Ukraine continues, according to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Bessent’s comments came just before Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte was due at the White House, in which he said he hopes to discuss “how to deliver” Trump’s “vision of peace”…
A cargo plane veered off the runway during landing at Hong Kong International Airport early Monday, striking a security patrol vehicle and skidding into the sea, killing two men in the vehicle, authorities reported. The Boeing aircraft, arriving from Dubai, left the tarmac at around 4 a.m. local time (2000 GMT Sunday), crashing through a…