World & Africa

Ex-Prime Minister David Cameron makes shock return to UK government as foreign secretary

By Associated Press LONDON: Former British Prime Minister David Cameron made a shock return to high office on Monday, becoming
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Over half of Sudan’s population needs humanitarian aid after nearly 7 months of war, UN

By Associated Press UNITED NATIONS: Almost seven months of war between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group have left a
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Biden and Xi will meet Wednesday for talks on trade, Taiwan and fraught US-China relations

By Associated Press WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Wednesday in California for talks on trade, Taiwan and fraught U.S.-Chinese
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Nigeria’s president approves spending millions on a presidential yacht and SUVs for lawmakers

By Associated Press ABUJA: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s approval of a supplementary budget earmarking millions of dollars for a presidential
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Bridging an ocean, Angolan king visits Brazilian community descended from slaves

By Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO: Residents danced and chanted Wednesday in a community descended from runaway slaves in Rio
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South Africa recalls ambassador and diplomatic mission to Israel and accuses it of genocide in

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s government has recalled Monday its ambassador and diplomatic mission to Israel in condemnation of
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King Charles III meets with religious leaders to promote peace on the final day of

By Associated Press NAIROBI: King Charles III met with religious leaders Friday to promote peace and security in Kenya during the
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Nigeria’s government budgets for SUVs and president’s wife while millions struggle to make ends meet

By Associated Press ABUJA: Nigeria’s lawmakers on Thursday approved the new government’s first supplemental budget, which includes huge allocations for
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Protest marches from US to Berlin call for immediate halt to Israeli bombing of Gaza

By Associated Press WASHINGTON: From Washington to Milan to Paris, tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched Saturday, calling for
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Rwanda announces visa-free travel for all Africans as continent opens up to free movement of

By Associated Press Rwanda announced Thursday that it will allow Africans to travel visa-free to the country, becoming the latest
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