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The African Union, Qatar and the United States joined the oversight committee meeting in Washington.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have held the first meeting of a joint oversight committee, taking a step towards implementing a peace deal even as other commitments are yet to be fulfilled.

The African Union, Qatar and the United States joined the committee meeting in Washington on Thursday.

The committee “discussed progress on implementing the agreement”, among other…

President Donald Trump has unveiled new reciprocal tariffs on imports from dozens of countries, ranging from 10 percent to 41 percent, forging ahead with his efforts to reshape international trade.

On Thursday, the White House issued a statement entitled “Further Modifying the Reciprocal Tariff Rates”, in which some 69 trading partners and their respective “adjusted” tariff rates were listed.

These are changes to import levies since the tariffs announced on April 2 (and later paused…

President Donald Trump’s administration has unveiled a range of new tariffs to take effect in one week on most US trading partners.

Nearly 70 countries face Trump’s import duties that were due to come into force on August 1; most were delayed at the last minute and will begin on August 7.

Trump sees the tariffs as an economic tool of power that will put US exporters in a stronger position, by keeping out imports and encouraging domestic manufacturing.

While the situation remains dynamic,…

Pakistan continue West Indies’ woes after Australian trouncing with 14-run win in first T20 of series.

Mohammad Nawaz took three wickets in an over to propel Pakistan to a 14-run win over the West Indies in the series-opening Twenty20 cricket international in Florida.

Pakistan was sent in to bat and posted 178 for six, led by Saim Ayub’s 57 from 38 deliveries.

Debate about that being above or below a par target at this venue was partially answered when West Indies openers Johnson Charles…

On July 9, 2025, I was overwhelmed by a profound sense of despair and disappointment upon reading a report from Oxfam International, a globally recognised NGO, revealing that just four of Africa’s richest billionaires hold a combined wealth of $57.4bn. According to Oxfam, this figure exceeds the total wealth of approximately 750 million Africans, roughly half of the continent’s population.

Moreover, the top 5 percent of Africans now control nearly $4 trillion in wealth, more than…