Five Takeaways From Thursday
Donald Trump stunned the political world with an impromptu White House news conference at which he vented at his critics and virulently defended the record of his tumultuous first weeks in power. But...
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US Sets Out Cautious Approach To Russia
Senior US officials have been setting out their position on Russia, in some of the new administration’s first diplomatic moves. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the US would consider working...
G20 Seeks To Tackle Poverty In Africa
Germany has been keen to improve conditions in Africa G20 foreign ministers will discuss ways to fight poverty in Africa, strengthen governmental institutions and better utilise the potential of many...
G20 Foreign Ministers To Tackle Fight Against Poverty In Africa
G20 foreign ministers will discuss ways to fight poverty in Africa, strengthen governmental institutions and better utilise the potential of many African countries, German ministry officials said on...
U.N. Secretary General Kicks Off Middle East Tour
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Istanbul on Friday for talks with Turkey's Prime Minister, Binali Yildirim, at the start of his first visit to the Middle East as the world...
U.S. Does $220B In Trade With Muslim Countries
President Trump's travel ban on the citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries has created confusion and concern across the Middle East and parts of Asia. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation,...
Guinean President Conde Takes Over From Deby As AU Chairperson
Guinean President, Alpha Conde, has been elected the new chairperson of the African Union (AU). He takes over from Chadian President Idris Deby who till today was AU leader. African Heads of State...
Photos Show President Obama and Angela Merkel Will Probably Miss Each Other A Lot
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the last time in his presidency. The two appeared to hit it off after Obama’s first visit as the newly...
Singles’ Day Sales Break Records, Again
Jack Ma, president of the nation’s e-commerce giant Alibaba speaks in front of a giant screen displaying total gross merchandise volume (GMV) of Alibaba’s online marketplace Tmall for Singles’...
The Many Troubles That Awaits Next US President
POTUS 45 won't have much time to celebrate. After a bruising brawl of a campaign, the next US commander in chief will inherit a world with the toughest array of foreign policy challenges in decades....
WTO Head Warns of Anti-Trade ‘catastrophe’ After US Election
If Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton impose anti-trade policies, the US and global economy would face a "catastrophe", putting the president out of office four years later, the head of the World Trade...
Of Mutum Banza And Incompetent President
Some equalizations border on absurdity if not sheer stupidity. Anytime I hear Koku Anyidoho making unsavory comments and casting aspersion on serious and respectable men and women in this dear...
The Evolution of Mobile Phone Banking Services
I do have a question for you. Is the use of Mobile Phone Banking making significant efforts in bridging the gap to universal financial inclusion? Come to think of it! Mobile banking is simply the act...
US, Russia In Outright Conflict
It's not a new Cold War. It's not even a deep chill. It's an outright conflict. US-Russia relations have deteriorated sharply amid a barrage of accusations and disagreements, raising the stakes on...
China-Ghana Trade Volume Hits Historic High US$6.6b
China-Ghana trade volume hit a historic high of US$6.6 billion in 2015, increasing by 18.2 per cent on year-on-year basis. China’s direct financial investment in Ghana reached US$174 million, the...
UK Backs French-Chinese Power Plant Deal
The government has given the go ahead for plans to build the first new nuclear plant in Britain for 20 years. The French and Chinese governments have been told that the £18bn Hinkley Point project...
Obama Chides Trump After Putin Jibe
Barack Obama has chided Donald Trump as "wacky" and "uninformed" after the Republican candidate said Russia's President Putin was a better leader. Speaking in Laos, Mr Obama said that every time Mr...
Turkey and US ‘ready To Hit IS Capital’
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested he and the US are ready to drive so-called Islamic State (IS) from its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa. Mr Erdogan said US President Barack Obama...
Obama Scraps Talks After ‘whore’ Jibe
US President Barack Obama has cancelled a meeting with controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who had earlier called him a "son of a whore". Mr Obama had said he would raise the issue of...
Obama Defends NFL Player’s Anthem Snub
US President Barack Obama has said NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who refused to stand for the US national anthem, was exercising his constitutional right to make a point. Speaking in China, Mr...