Ethiopia’s military said Thursday it was at “war” with the ruling party of the country’s northern Tigray region, as fighting continued for a second day and troops reportedly amassed at the region’s borders. Heated rhetoric from both sides and fresh violence in western Tigray suggested Africa’s second most populous country was heading for an extended […]

United States (US) 2020 campaigns cost some $14 billion, a record sum showing that parties are increasingly willing to spend big on races to express visceral opposition to their rivals — even when their chances are slim. The enormous cost of this year’s presidential and legislative elections is nearly double the cost of 2016’s races, […]

The Ethiopian government says operations by its defence forces are underway in Tigray its northern region The move comes after the government of prime minister Abiy Ahmed declared an “unexpected war” on it’s northern state, threatening the stability of one of the world’s most strategic regions, the Horn of Africa. Birhanu Jula Gelalcha, Deputy Chief […]

Every four years, an American tradition is to watch the presidential election results roll in on one of several news networks, which project the winner of each US state. But this year, as the battle between Donald Trump and Joe Biden tightens, the “decision desks” run by US media outlets have found themselves in the […]

Nigerians and other nationals (United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg, Philippines, among others) have been suspended from entering China.