BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President – elect Mr. Donald Trump has described the late Cuban President Fidel Castro as “brutal dictator”. In a statement, Mr. Trump who declared that Cuba remained “a totalitarian island, said he hoped Castro’s death marks a move away from the horrors endured for too long, and toward a […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari said he received with profound sadness the news of the death of Cuba’s longest serving President and revolutionary icon, Fidel Castro. Castro died Saturday at age 90. Mr. President in a statement issued in Abuja by his SA on media and publicity, Mr. Femi Adeshina stated he […]
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 70 Shia pilgrims were Thursday killed in a truck bomb attack at a road block in Iraq. The eruption occurred at a gas station and restaurant near al-Hilla, some 100km (60 miles) south of Baghdad, the Iraqi capital. Officials said the road stop was full of people returning […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President-elect Mr. Donald Trump has named South Carolina Governor Mrs. Nikki Haley as the US ambassador to the United Nations UN. Mrs. Haley who is the daughter of Indian immigrants and a vocal critic of Mr. Trump during campaign, is the first non-white female cabinet-level official appointed by Trump. The […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President-elect Mr. Donald Trump has declared his country will quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal on his first day in the White House. Trump made the declaration in a video message which highlighted what he intends to do first when he resumes in January 2017. The Republican pledged […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – German Chancellor Mrs. Angela Merkel has declared her intention to re-contest for the fourth term in office. Merkel made the declaration Sunday while speaking at the headquarters of her centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU). She clarified that she would re-contest for the position of party leader, as well as Chancellor. […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Syrian Government has rejected a UN proposal to end heavy fighting in the city of Aleppo. The rejected plan provided that the rebel-held eastern Aleppo would remain under opposition control, provided the rebel fighters withdrew. Syrian Foreign Minister Mr. Walid al-Muallem, who met the UN envoy to Syria on […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The US President-elect Mr. Donald Trump has nominated three of his close allies, including Alabama Senator, Mr. Jeff Sessions as the attorney general and other top security. Mr .Sessions, who is a former prosecutor elected to the Senate in 1996, was rejected for an appointment as a Federal judge in […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has confirmed that many of its Turkish officers have requested for asylum in other countries. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed that, despite their request, the officers did not give names, numbers or reasons for their action. It is said that the countries involved will […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The US Director of National Intelligence Mr. James Clapper has submitted his resignation letter. The 75-year-old top American spy told the House Intelligence Committee that “it felt pretty good”. His resignation had been expected, as President-elect Mr. Donald Trump prepares to unveil his officials. “I submitted my letter of resignation […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kosovo police said they have averted terror coordinated attacks in Kosovo and the Balkans, targeted at Israel’s national soccer team and fans during the Albania vs. Israel match on November 12. Following this, the security agency in a statement Thursday, disclosed that they had arrested 19 people, suspected to […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For the first time, Mrs. Hillary Clinton has expressed disappointment at her loss to Mr. Donald Trump in the last week US Presidential election. Speaking at a children’s charity, the Democratic candidate said she had wanted to “curl up with a good book and never leave the house again”, still, […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A mayor of a town in the US State of West Virginia, Beverly Whaling has resigned after being caught in a controversy over racist comments against the outgoing First Lady Mrs. Michelle Obama. Whaling was caught to have applauded a Facebook post referring to Mrs. Obama as an “ape in […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite attaining victory through the system, US President-elect, Mr. Donald Trump has decried ‘’Electoral College’’ and declared he aligns with a simple vote. Mr. Trump claimed he could have won the popular vote against his rival, Mrs. Hillary Clinton, if he had campaigned differently. Speaking during an interview Sunday, Mr. […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ron Dennis has ended his 35-year tenure as the boss of McLaren. The 69-year-old Dennis, quit Tuesday, after being told by fellow shareholders that he must give up his position as the Chairman and chief executive of McLaren Group. Reluctant McLaren boss failed last week in a High Court, in […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Russia’s Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev has been accused by the country’s main anti-corruption body, the Investigative Committee (SK), of taking a bribe $2 million to endorse a state takeover. Mr. Ulyukayev is the highest-ranking Russian official, the position he has held since the 1991 coup attempt when the country was […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President-elect Mr. Donald Trump has announced the Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), Mr. Reince Priebus as his Chief of Staff (COS). Similarly, Trump has named Mr. Stephen Bannon, from the Breitbart News Network, as his Chief strategist. Priebus in his role will set the tone for the […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 30 people have been killed, while over 70 wounded, including women and children, in an explosion which hit Sufi Muslim shrine in Balochistan, Pakistan. Worshippers at the Shah Noorani shrine were performing dhamal – a trance-like dance – when the eruption occurred Saturday. Sufism, has large followers […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unlike his pronounced opposition to some of his policies during the campaign, US President-elect Mr. Donald Trump has begun to reverse himself, as he pledged he will leave key parts of his predecessor, President Barack Obama’s healthcare bill, when get to the office. Mr. Trump who during campaign vowed to […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Outgoing US President Mr. Barack Obama is playing host to his successor Mr. Donald Trump at the White House to discuss transition, being considered to be ‘’awkward’’. White House Spokesman Josh Earnest said Mr. Obama is sincere about ensuring a smooth handover when he meets with Mr. Trump, adding “I’m […]
