Trump-Ukraine: John Bolton ‘sounded alarm about Giuliani’s actions’
The former US national security adviser, John Bolton, was reportedly so alarmed at a back-channel effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Donald Trump’s political rivals...
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World bank asks Sudan to pay $16bn debt arrears
(Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.) Sudan faces a long road to integration in the global financial system after the World Bank said it will not...
3 share Nobel Prize in economics for ‘experimental approach’ to solving poverty by Jeff Stein
The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded Monday to three researchers — including the youngest-ever recipient — whose approach to alleviating global poverty has been...
‘Stunning in ugliness & tone’: Trump denounced for attacking Somali refugees in Minnesota by Allyson Chiu
For roughly six minutes Thursday night, President Trump predictably singled out Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) during his campaign rally in her home district of Minneapolis....
Trump’s hostility to refugees moves back to the center of his political rhetoric (Philip Bump)
It’s never entirely clear how many of the attendees at one of President Trump’s numerous political rallies are representative of the local area. He tends...
Kenya hoping for deal even as Somalia insists on ICJ route by Oliver Mathenge
On August 28, 2014, Somalia wrote to the International Court of Justice in an application to institute proceedings against Kenya with regard to “a dispute...
South Sudan to launch auction of licenses for eight oilfields (Reuters)
South Sudanese soldiers stand during President Salva Kiir’s visit to an oil refinery in Melut, Upper Nile State, South Sudan will kick-start an auction of...
Kenya’s Safaricom seeks to acquire stake in Ethiopia telco
Kenya telco Safaricom is considering buying a stake in Ethiopia’s State-owned Ethio Telecom, which has announced the sale of shares through a privatisation plan. Michael...
Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s prime minister, wins 2019 Nobel peace prize (Jason Burke & Jon Henley)
The prime minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, has won the 2019 Nobel peace prize, the Norwegian Nobel committee has announced. Berit Reiss-Andersen, the committee’s chair,...
Guterres warns U.N. may not have enough money to pay staff next month
The United Nations may not have enough money for staff salaries next month if member states don’t pay what they owe, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...