Politics

By Enyichukwu Enemanna US President Donald Trump says his administration will impose an additional 10% tariff on countries aligning themselves with what he called the "Anti-American policies" of the BRICS group of developing nations, who kicked...

Gabon's transitional president, General Brice Oligui Nguema, formally entered civilian politics Saturday with the launch of his Democratic Union of Builders party, marking a symbolic shift from the military coup that brought him to power last...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The CEO of Tesla, an electric-vehicle manufacturing brand, Elon Musk says he has set up the America Party, positioning it to rival the Republican and Democratic two-party system. This came after his relations...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Both Russian and Chinese leaders are missing from the list of world leaders participating in the BRICS summit starting in Brazil on Sunday, in what analysts say may be a sign that the...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Mali's military leader has been offered a five-year presidential tenure by the transitional parliament, which is renewable without elections. Gen Assimi Goïta, who has seized power twice, had promised the return of democracy...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan says Russia has become the first country to officially recognise its rule, calling it a “brave decision”. The announcement was made after Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi,...