Liberia’s former President William Tolbert is having a symbolic reburial, 45 years after he was murdered during a coup and his body believed to be dumped in a mass grave. Ten days after the president’s killing, following trials by a kangaroo court, 13 of his cabinet were stripped, tied to stakes and then executed by…
US President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum which will impose tighter restrictions on Cuba. The move is aimed at reversing some of the measures introduced by the Biden administration which eased US pressure on the Communist-run country. The White House said it would enforce an existing ban on American tourists going to Cuba more…
President Donald Trump’s move to cut most of the US funding towards foreign humanitarian aid could cause more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030, according to research published in The Lancet medical journal. A third of those at risk of premature deaths were children, researchers projected. Low- and middle-income countries were facing a shock…
Three people have been killed and 35 taken to hospital following an attack by Ukraine on a factory in the city of Izhevsk – more than 1,000km (620 miles) from the border, Russian authorities say. Of those injured ten had suffered serious injuries, the governor of Udmurtia Aleksandr Brechalov said, adding he had briefed President…
More than 130 charities and other NGOs are calling for the controversial Israeli and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) to be shut down. Over 500 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid since the GHF started operating in late May, following Israel’s three-month blockade of Gaza, the organisations said. Almost 4,000 have been injured. The…
US President Donald Trump has suggested that Doge, the cost-cutting agency Elon Musk helped set up, could be used to hurt the billionaire’s companies – as the former allies continue their public dispute over Trump’s budget plans. “Elon may get more subsidy than any human being in history, by far,” he wrote on social media….
Both Portugal and Spain recorded their hottest June ever as scorching temperatures continue to grip Europe. Spain’s national weather service Aemet said the country’s “extremely hot” June 2025 “has pulverised records”, surpassing the normal average for July and August. The Portuguese meteorological service said 46.6C was the highest temperature recorded in June. Elsewhere on the…
omrade Oyekan Oluwadare Aderibigbe has described his emergence as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Club, Ikoyi, Lagos as a call to duty. Aderibigbe emerged as the Chairman of the club in an election that took place on Friday, June 27. Also elected into the executive of the club were Uwemedimo Menim Eyo…
The Government of Saint Lucia has conferred one of its highest national honours, the Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia, KCOSL, on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. A post on the official X handle of the Office of the Prime Minister of Saint Lucia said the Government of Saint Lucia was pleased to announce…
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has completed upsizing its reserve-based lending facility for Oando Oil Limited to $375 million. The company had paid down the original $525 million facility to $100 million in 2024, creating significant headroom for refinancing and enhancing Oando’s financial flexibility. The upsizing, led by Afreximbank with support from Mercuria Asia Resources PTE…
