Jacob Zuma resigns, how will South Africa respond?
South African President Jacob Zuma removed himself from office on Wednesday after years of failed attempts by the South African Ruling Party. The allegations of corruption around Mr. Zuma were unrelenting, and he was ordered to resign in efforts to circumvent any further leadership crisis’ which has dismantled government business in one of Africa’s largest […]
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Added Ibrahim Prize Award To Her Accolades
This week, 80-year-old Ellen Eugenia Johnson Sirleaf –Liberia’s first elected female head of state and 24th former president, was awarded the $5 million Ibrahim Prize for African Leadership. Sirleaf is also a previously renowned recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, along with her Liberian compatriot Leymah Gbowee, and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen, for their […]
African Migrants Face Deportation Or Incarcerated In Israel
Nearing the thousands; Eritrean and Sudanese migrants along with failed asylum seekers rallied in the city of Herzliya on Wednesday protesting against a government plan to deport them. A political firestorm brews in Israel as government authorities have begun distributing deportation notices to tens of thousands of African refugees. On Sunday 20,000 unmarried, male refugees were given two […]
Week in Review: American Government Is Shut-Down
The Federal government shut down on Friday after the last minute stop-gap passed in the House late Thursday. The vote failed 50-49 in the Senate sixty votes needed to pass. President Trump met with Democratic Majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in attempts to negotiate a deal, however, by voting time, Democrats cast firmly their refusal […]
House passes stopgap funding bill, showdown in Senate begins
After a day of meetings and lobbying to swindle votes, the House of Representatives tonight passed a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown on the one-year anniversary of Trump’s Presidency. The looming resolution to fund the government through February 16th passed 230-197. Senate Democrats, enraged by President Trump’s vulgar disparaging and lack of […]
Protests Erupt In Pakistan Over Rape And Murder Of 12th Child In One Year
The second day of protests in the Pakistani city of Kasur occurred on Thursday over the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl whose body was found dumped on a garbage pile, according to the Al Jazeera, CNN and the Guardian. Four security personnel who opened fire on an earlier demonstration were taken into custody […]
Bipartisan Efforts Elicit Racist Remarks From President Trump
Speaking behind closed doors; using racist, derogatory terminology on Thursday, Trump exhibited severe disgust for immigrants from Africa, Haiti, and El Salvador. Trump referred to immigrants from countries mentioned above as immigrants from “shithole countries,” according to The Washington Post. The meeting was held with a team of senators who met with him to compromise on […]
U.S Ends Temporary Protection Status For Nearly 200, 000 Salvadorans
Approximately 200,000 Salvadorans who have been allowed to reside in the United States for more than a decade have been ordered to the leave the country, government officials announced Monday, in what is the Trump administration’s latest reversal of years of immigration policies most consequential to date. Putting an end to a humanitarian program, known […]
Sources: Oprah Actively Considering A Presidential Bid For 2020
Twenty million people watched in baited breath on Sunday as Oprah Winfrey took to the stage at the 75th Annual Golden Globes to accept the Cecile B. DeMille lifetime achievement award; “A new day is on the horizon” — could have doubled as a campaign rallying cry. Winfrey knew her oratory would be taken and […]
War of Words, Trump says Bannon “Lost His Mind”
The gloves are off, and fists were flying inside the White House on Wednesday in an extraordinary war of words between President Trump and his ex-chief strategist Steve Bannon, who made abrasive statements about the president and his family in the tell-all book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, by Michael Wolff. Their […]