With the US president now warmer to Moscow than to Ottawa, it’s little surprise Canadians I met rolled their eyes at the decline of the special relationship As wealthy but lightly defended countries have often learned, being close to a much more powerful state – geographically or diplomatically – can be a precarious existence. All…
President directs DoJ to pause prosecutions under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and issues pardon to Rod Blagojevich Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday directing the US justice department to halt prosecuting Americans accused of bribing foreign government officials to win business. The order instructs the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, to pause prosecutions…
Loudly making threats doesn’t amount to a foreign policy.
Joe Biden’s first and last trip to Africa as president wrapped up in a port city in Angola. It’s the end of an 800 mile train line connecting the port to massive mineral deposits in Central Africa. The U.S. and other Western countries are raising billions to upgrade the rail line, a move that is…
Kolwezi has some of the world’s largest copper and cobalt reserves and that makes it a key location at the heart of the U.S. and China’s jostle for mineral supremacy on the African continent. (Image credit: Junior Kannah)
The Russian mercenary group operated with little pushback in the West African nation — until it launched one of its most ambitious missions.
The historic fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman is still revered as a cherished moment in the central African country’s troubled history and has spurred an enduring love of boxing. (Image credit: -)
Abuja — A U.S. advisory council on African diaspora engagement is in Nigeria on a mission to discuss diaspora-led investments across sectors including education, health, technology and the creative industries. Analysts weigh in on the purpose of the visit. Delegates to the 12-member President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement were in Nigeria’s economic center, Lagos, Monday…
Two men claim to be the emir of Kano, an ancient kingdom in northern Nigeria. Their struggle for power and influence is feeding into a wider competition ahead of the country’s next election.