(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The executive board meeting of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday was set to take on an atmosphere of crisis as it grappled with the consequences of the looming withdrawal of the U.S. Since President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. to exit the WHO on his first day back in office, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President Donald Trump once again hinted at the idea of serving a third term, saying he was “not 100 percent sure” he was barred from doing so under the Constitution, which forbids it. Trump has repeatedly alluded to the possibility that he might go beyond the current two-term limit for US […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – China said Monday it was “extremely unlikely” Covid-19 came from a laboratory, after the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said it believed the virus had more likely come from a lab rather than natural transmission. “The conclusion that a laboratory leak is extremely unlikely was reached by the China-WHO joint expert team […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The U.S. Department of the Interior (DoI) on Friday said that the Gulf of Mexico is now to be known as the “Gulf of America” following an executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump. On Monday, Trump issued an order saying that the body of water on the south coast of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US authorities arrested 538 illegal migrants and deported hundreds in a mass operation just days into President Donald Trump’s second administration, his press secretary said late Thursday. “The Trump Administration arrested 538 illegal immigrant criminals,” Karoline Leavitt said in a post on social platform X, adding “hundreds” were deported by military aircraft. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mexican President pledges to defend the country’s independence and sovereignty amid U.S. President ‘s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. “For us, it is still the Gulf of Mexico, as it is for the rest of the world,” Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters at a regular press […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UK public borrowing jumped more than expected in December, official data showed Wednesday, adding pressure to the Labour government and Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they battle economic headwinds. Public-sector borrowing stood at £17.8 billion ($21.9 billion) last month, a £10 billion increase from December 2023, the Office for National Statistics said. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Catholic pontiff, Pope Francis, has expressed optimism that new American President, Donald Trump’s presidency will pursue opportunities for all as the former United States president prepares to return to the White House. The African Examiner writes that President Trump was inaugurated yesterday as the 47th president of the US after he defeated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Immigration advocates have sued the US President, Donald Trump following his move to end automatic citizenship for children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily in the country. According to a Bloomberg report, immigration advocates swiftly filed a lawsuit in New Hampshire on Monday evening, shortly after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday took gigantic steps to revoke immediate past U.S. president Joe Biden’s policies by signing executive orders. Trump signed a few other executive orders in front of the crowd at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., just a few hours after being sworn in as the 47th […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Donald Trump is set to be sworn in as president of the United States in Washington on Monday, returning to the White House for a second term four years after his initial re-election bid ended in defeat. Trump, a Republican, will replace outgoing President Joe Biden in the top U.S. political office […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) says Gaza ceasefire could boost aid deliveries to 600 trucks daily amid reports that Israel’s security cabinet has given the green light to a ceasefire deal with Hamas. Dr Rik Peeperkorn, WHO representative in the occupied Palestinian territories (OPT), expressed the optimism in a statement on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday the ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas would have never been reached without pressure from him and his incoming administration. The agreement, which would exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, awaits approval by Israel’s security cabinet before taking effect, after which the terms […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday said it was suing tech billionaire Elon Musk, alleging he failed to disclose in a timely manner his ownership of more than 5 per cent of Twitter stakes ahead of taking over the company in 2022. The SEC alleges that Musk began buying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government and the U.S. Government have signed agreement for the repatriation of not less than 52.88 million dollars forfeited corruption proceeds to Nigeria. Mr Kimiebi Ebienfa, Acting Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, Ebienfa stated that the agreement was signed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, has announced his resignation from office. Trudeau says he intends to step down as the country’s prime minister, after a new ruling party leader is chosen, the Agence France Presse (AFP) reported. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister,” Trudeau, who has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Japanese authorities began culling some 50,000 chickens Sunday after a bird flu outbreak at a farm in the northern Iwate region. It is the 19th bird flu outbreak of the season in Japan, the agriculture ministry said. The latest farm reported increasing deaths of fowl, and test results confirmed Sunday that bird […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz accused Lebanese group Hezbollah on Sunday of not meeting the terms of a ceasefire, warning that if the militants continued to breach the deal, Israel would “be forced to act”. Katz issued his warning after visiting the military’s northern command and it followed a similar accusation against […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The administration of US President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a planned $8 billion arms sale to Israel, a source familiar with the plan said on Saturday. The State Department “has informally notified Congress of an $8 billion proposed sale of munitions to support Israel’s long-term security by resupplying stocks of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – World food commodity prices declined by 2.1 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year, the FAO said on Friday, but they remain considerably higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s overall Food Price Index averaged 122.0 points — 2.6 points or 2.1 percent lower than the […]
