World

By Ebi Kesiena In a historic move, South Africa has appointed Angie Motshekga, the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, as the Acting President of the Republic. The announcement was made on Saturday, 17 August 2024,...

By Ebi Kesiena The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has disclosed plans to prevent a major disruption to the nation’s air travel as the country’s main aviation union threatens to strike. Set to begin on August 19,...

By Lucy Adautin Thailand's Parliament has elected Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of the controversial former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, as the country's new prime minister. She emerged as PM on Friday. Paetongtarn now becomes the third...

By Ebi Kesiena In Zimbabwe, a small village in Mashonaland West Province was thrown into turmoil after two government officials were arrested for allegedly diverting food aid intended for drought-affected villagers. The accused, Mutsa Sibanda, 36,...

By Lucy Adautin  A US appellate court has dismissed Nigeria's claim to sovereign immunity, allowing a Chinese consortium to continue its efforts to seize Nigerian assets abroad, deepening a crisis that President Bola Tinubu has been...

By Emmanuel Nduka A French court has authorised the seizure of three presidential jets linked to the Federal Government of Nigeria, PREMIUM TIMES reported on Wednesday. Out of the three seized jets, two are part of...