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  he United States has delivered a consignment of military equipment to Nigerian security agencies as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen security operations across the country. The disclosure was made on Tuesday by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) in a post on its verified X (formerly Twitter) account, highlighting the deepening defence cooperation between both nations. According to …

gandan military and police have deployed both motorised and foot patrol personnel on major streets in the country’s capital city Kampala ahead of the general elections scheduled for Jan. 15. Insp. Gen. Abas Byakagaba told election observers earlier on Monday that the deployment aims at maintaining peace and security before, during, and after the elections. Byakagaba said the security is …

UN independent investigators on Monday called for immediate release of all political prisoners in Venezuela, stating that more than 100 political prisoners had been released in the country. The independent UN human rights investigators,, in a statement said, the government had announced the release of more than 100 political prisoners. This was coming just over a week after the seizure …

The appeal trial of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen against her conviction in a case involving the alleged misuse of European Union funds is set to begin on Tuesday. A Paris court will reopen the case against Le Pen, 11 other defendants and her National Rally party. It is a make-or-break moment for the popular politician, as the outcome …

President Donald Trump said any country doing business with Iran would face a tariff rate of 25 per cent on any trade with the U.S.. Trump’s threat is coming as Washington weighs a response to the situation in Iran which is seeing its biggest anti-government protests in years. “Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran …

When Yoweri Museveni seized power in Uganda in 1986, he said “the problem of Africa in general and Uganda in particular is not the people but leaders who want to overstay in power.” The 81-year-old president and former rebel is seeking a seventh term in office on Thursday after nearly four decades leading the East African nation, the vast majority …

The U.S. Government says it has revoked more than 100,000 visas within the past one year of President Donald Trump’s second term in office. This is contained in a statement posted by the U.S. State Department on its official X handle on Monday. It explained that the visa revocation affected about 8,000 student visas and 2,500 specialised work permits. The …

The message Mr Trump has very clearly sent across the world is that powerful countries can bully their weak, hapless neighbours without scruples. he unexpected abduction of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, and his wife, Cilia Fores, by the United States in an invasion on 3 January, has sent shock waves around the world. It is a grave assault on …

Rep Randy Fine, who is introducing the bill on Monday, says he wants the US to acquire Greenland voluntarily House Republican is pushing for Greenland to become the country’s 51st state as President Donald Trump publicly pushes for the Danish territory to come under U.S. rule. Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., is introducing a bill on Monday aimed at authorizing Trump …

Amid ongoing mass protests across Iran in which hundreds of people have been killed, the country has asked the United States to open new negotiations, U.S. President Donald Trump has said. Speaking aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump told reporters the Iranian leadership had called him “to negotiate” a day earlier. He added that a meeting with Iranian representatives …