The Dutch government has stepped down after thousands of families were wrongly accused of child welfare fraud and told to pay money back. Families suffered an “unparalleled wrong”, MPs decided,
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says she remains hopeful that she will be announced as the next Director General of the World Trade Organisation after Joe Biden becomes the next president of
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine on Friday claimed victory in presidential elections, rejecting as a “joke” early results that gave incumbent President Yoweri Museveni a wide lead. The electoral commission
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has taken a significant early lead in the presidential race, according to preliminary results released by the electoral commission on Friday morning. Mr Museveni has garnered
US President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan for the coronavirus-sapped economy before he takes office next week. If passed by Congress, it would include $1tn for
The US House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump for “incitement of insurrection” at last week’s Capitol riot. [bc_video video_id=”6222641194001″ account_id=”6116119081001″ player_id=”CJdhmO46zo” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”autoplay” min_width=”0px” playsinline=”” picture_in_picture=”pictureinpicture” max_width=”640px”
Nigeria’s opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has ascribed the conversations in the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) about which zone in the country will produce the next president in 2023
Walmart Inc, the world’s biggest retailer and Walt Disney Co joined other major companies in indefinitely suspending donations to U.S. lawmakers who voted against President-elect Joe Biden’s election certification. The
US President Donald Trump has dismissed as “ridiculous” efforts by Democrats in Congress to impeach him for inciting insurrection at last week’s deadly riots on Capitol Hill.He said the impeachment
President Donald Trump’s acting head of the Department of Homeland Security abruptly resigned Monday, leaving the post ahead of schedule as the nation faces a heightened terrorism threat from extremists
Germany and France attacked Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. after US President Donald Trump was shut off from the social media platforms, in an extension of Europe’s battle with big
President Donald Trump enters the last days of his presidency isolated and shunned by former allies and members of his own party as he faces a second impeachment and growing
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has called on Nigerians to take responsibility for their survival and of rectifying the huge gaps in the President Buhari administration, which has shown “outrageous nepotistic
US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is preparing to resign, citing Wednesday’s events as the impetus for her resignation in an email to staff, becoming the first Cabinet secretary to leave
Discussions are ongoing among some members of the Trump Cabinet and allies of President Donald Trump about the 25th Amendment, which would be a vehicle for members of the cabinet to
The Democratic Party of US President-elect Joe Biden has won control of the Senate – and of Congress overall – with two victories in the state of Georgia. Raphael Warnock
US President-elect Joe Biden has denounced the violence at the Capitol after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the building, calling the violent protests an assault on the most sacred
US Vice President Mike Pence was ushered out of the Senate as the U.S. Capitol Complex went into lockdown due to an external security threat, while Trump supporters rioted outside
US lawmakers are set to meet on Wednesday to confirm Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election amid protests from Trump supporters. A joint session of Congress will count and
The leader of the right-wing Proud Boys group was ordered to leave Washington, DC, on Tuesday until a June court appearance in relation to felony and misdemeanour charges, according to
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