Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1640 EAT on Friday 26 December 2025 The United States has launched airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in north-western Nigeria, targeting camps in Sokoto state near the border with Niger, where the group has been attempting to establish a foothold. The US military said an “initial assessment”…
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Trump’s New Envoy Signals Support for Incorporating Greenland into the US
Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 2127 EAT on Monday 22 December 2025 Donald Trump has sparked a fresh diplomatic row with Denmark after appointing a special envoy to Greenland, the vast Arctic island he has previously said he would like to annex. Trump announced on Sunday that Jeff Landry, the Republican governor of Louisiana, would…
US Military Launches New Vessel Attacks in Eastern Pacific, Killing Eight
Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 0905 EAT on Tuesday 16 December 2025 The United States says it has killed eight people in new attacks on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean, just days after US forces seized a Venezuelan oil tanker amid Washington’s expanding military presence in Latin America. In a statement posted on social…
Trump Threatens Strike on Country With Significant Oil Reserves
Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1359 EAT on Tuesday 2 December 2025 The United States appears to be on the brink of confrontation with Venezuela, a move President Nicolás Maduro this weekend blamed on America’s interest in the country’s enormous oil reserves. Washington has rejected that claim. The US State Department said oil is not…
US Designates Saudi Arabia a Major Non-NATO Ally, Clears Path for F-35 Deal
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1058 EAT on Wednesday 19 November 2025 During a state visit to Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump formally designated Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally of the United States, marking a significant deepening of military and strategic ties between the two countries. The announcement came as Saudi…
US Senate Passes Funding Bill, Paving Way to End Historic Shutdown
Updated by Faith Barabara N Ruhinda at 1109 EAT on Tuesday 11 Novemebr 2025 The US Senate has passed a long-delayed funding bill, paving the way to end a historic government shutdown that has crippled federal operations and left hundreds of thousands of workers without pay. The legislation, approved late Tuesday after days of negotiations,…
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By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi updated at 08:12 EAT Monday 16 June 2025 Elena Ramirez ran a small logistics company in Fresno, California. She didn’t wear suits or sit on government panels, but her company kept grocery shelves stocked from Bakersfield to San Francisco. She paid her taxes on time, employed fifty workers, and kept her…
First black Republican congresswoman Mia Love dies at 49
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 15:57 EAT on Monday 24 March 2025 Mia Love, the first US black Republican congresswoman, has died aged 49 in Utah, her family has announced. “She passed away peacefully” on Sunday, surrounded by family at her home in the town of Saratoga Springs, a statement said. Love, a…
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