Amid escalating tensions between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday dodged three times when asked whether Ukraine is an ally of the United States. “We provide the three different things … to Ukraine, so that’s what you do for an ally. We’re not providing those to Russia,”…
Mr Morgan Ayawine, General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU-Ghana), has been honoured among Africa’s 100 Most Influential Persons for 2026 in recognition of his leadership and contributions to trade unionism, corporate governance and public policy. The award was announced at a gathering of distinguished African leaders in Kigali, Rwanda. His selection…
VP Shettima also justifies President Tinubu’s reforms in bilateral talks with the Queen of the Netherlands on deepening ties. Just before returning to Nigeria, the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, met with the Costa Rican candidate for the position of the United Nations Secretary-General, Rebeca Grynspan. During his interaction with Ms Grynspan, Mr Shettima said Nigeria…
The Trump administration is looking into whether implementing a diesel export ban would ease record high prices for the critical fuel, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday. “We’re examining whether it’s feasible in terms of the overall refining capacity and whether a full or partial ban would work,” Bessent said at a bilateral meeting between…
GOP Representative has emerged as outspoken critic of war on Iran and overseas military interventions. Published On 15 Sep 202615 Sep 2026 United States Republican Representative Thomas Massie, an outspoken critic of the Trump administration’s war on Iran, has sought to force a long-shot vote in the US Congress on the impeachment of Secretary of…
Senator Thom Tillis accuses Pentagon chief of ‘inept mismanagement’ as US military is strained by war on Iran. United States Senator Thom Tillis has called on President Donald Trump to fire Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth for creating a “leadership void” within the military amid the ongoing war with Iran. In a social media post…
The US announced a host of sanctions against Iran and threatened its supporters in what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said was “the single greatest financial offensive ever”. Labelling it an “economic D-Day” for Iran, Bessent said the US would sever all economic ties with the country and added that any nation financially partnering with Iran…
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Addis Ababa — Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, Tibor Nagy rebuffed Cairo and Asmara’s repeated statements that only littoral states hold authority over Red Sea maritime security and governance. Ambassador Nagy argued that if as Egypt and Eritrea say only littoral states have anything to say…
