Media Freedom In Africa ‘not Great’
Media watchdogs are voicing concern about curbs on press freedom. DW looks at the media in Africa where restrictions range from subtle forms of censorship to imprisonment for journalists just doing...
Tag: United States
US Embassy Finding It Difficult To Grant Ghanaians Visas – Fennell
The United States Embassy in Ghana has revealed that the disregard for US immigration laws by some Ghanaians has made it difficult for visas to be issued to regular respectable travellers. According...
Indians Throng Temple To Crack Trump’s Visa Curbs
Hundreds of Indians gather daily at a 500-year-old Hindu temple in southern India where they pray for a single wish -- an increasingly elusive US visa. The Chilkur Balaji temple dedicated to Lord...
Ghana Flag Turned Upside Down During Barrow’s Visit
There was an apparent gaffe at the Flagstaff House on Friday, April 29, 2017, when the President Nana Akufo-Addo sat for a photo op with the visiting President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow after...
North In Another ‘failed’ Missile Launch
North Korea has test-fired another ballistic missile, South Korean and US military officials say. The missile exploded shortly after take-off, they said – the second failed launch in the past...
China Deports US ‘spy’ Sandy Phan-Gillis After Conviction
An American businesswoman convicted of spying by China is back in the US, after a Chinese court ordered her deportation. Sandy Phan-Gillis was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on...
Is the Middle East Trump’s New Playground?
As the United States marks 100 days since President Donald Trump assumed office, analysts say his sporadic policies in the Middle East have only made the region a more volatile place. During his...
Europe’s Uncertainty After Trump’s First 100 Days
Saturday marks the 100th day since Donald Trump took office as president of the United States. European observers say his foreign policy positions remain unclear, even if he has shifted position on...
Turkey, US Can Turn Raqa Into ‘graveyard’ For IS
Turkey and the United States can join forces to turn the Islamic State group's defacto capital of Raqa in Syria into a "graveyard" for the jihadists, the Turkish president said on Saturday. "The huge...
Southeast Asia Faces ‘massive’ Drugs Menace
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned Southeast Asian leaders Saturday they were facing a "massive" illegal drug menace that could destroy their societies, as he called for a united response....
ASEAN Meets Amid Korea Tension and South China Sea Row
Southeast Asian leaders are meeting in the Philippines for a day-long meeting where tensions on the Korean Peninsula and in the South China Sea are expected to be high on the agenda. The 10-nation...
Hamas To Amend Controversial Charter In Bid To Ease Ties
Hamas is to unveil a new version of its controversial founding charter which called for the destruction of Israel in a bid to ease its international isolation, party officials said. Leaders of the...
North Korea Carries Out Missile Test In Defiance of UN
North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile, according to the South Korean and US military, defying pressure from the US and the North's main ally, China. US and South Korean officials said...
China Deports US Woman Convicted of ‘spying’
An American woman convicted of espionage this week has been deported by China, a human rights group that campaigned for her release said Saturday, removing a source of tensions between Washington and...
US Marines Return To Afghanistan’s Volatile Helmand
US Marines returned to Afghanistan's volatile Helmand province Saturday, the first to be deployed in the war-torn country since NATO forces ended their combat role in 2014. Commander of US and NATO...
‘I Won’t Run For Office’ For My Children
Former First Lady Michelle Obama appeared to rule out running for elected office during her first public remarks since leaving the White House. The Q&A at an architecture convention in Orlando came...
Patrick Swayze’s Dirty Dancing Jacket Fetches $62,500
A leather jacket that the late US actor Patrick Swayze wore in Dirty Dancing has sold for $62,500 (£48,270) at an auction in Los Angeles. Hundreds of other items belonging to Swayze - including a...
US Growth Rate Hits Three-Year Low
The US economy slowed dramatically in the first three months of the year, according to official data. GDP expanded at an annual rate of 0.7% in the first quarter - the slowest rate since the first...
Trump Eyes Embrace of Base As He Marks Tough First 100 Days
Donald Trump faced the sober realities of his office Saturday as he marked the 100th day of a presidency stamped by chaos and confusion, but he will also take political succor in a campaign-style...
A Chaotic Discovery of Power
From his resounding setbacks in Congress to his stunning policy flip-flops, Donald Trump has faced a steep learning curve in his opening months at the White House. Although the new US president has...