Revealed: WikiLeaks lays bare how USAID bankrolled Internews Network, with regional headquarters Kenya, to suppress media freedom
WikiLeaks is a multinational organisation founded by Julian Assange that specialises “in the analysis and publication of large datasets of censored or otherwise restricted official materials involving war, spying and corruption.”
US President Trump says he expects Musk to find billions in Pentagon spending on defence, education
National Security Adviser Mike Waltz suggested in a separate interview on Sunday that the Pentagon’s shipbuilding processes could be an area of particular interest for the Department of Government Efficiency, and he characterized the Pentagon in general as full of unnecessary bloat.
Racist undertones: Why Trump, world’s richest man Elon Musk oppose South Africa’s new land law
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Councillor Malefetsane Mokoena meets with a family residing on Meyerskop farm, owned by a wealthy white farmer, with whom they are quarrelling over grazing rights in Free State province, South Africa, on February 6, 2025. Credit: Reuters
Trump’s foreign funding freeze exposes how USAID bribed leading media houses to censor news, peddle smear campaigns
Ji said this is concerning given that BBC has expanded its influence through projects like the Trusted News Initiative (TNI), a self-described “industry partnership” that worked with Big Tech forms to identify “misinformation” and “disinformation” on their platforms.
After revoking Biden security intelligence access, Trump adds Antony Blinken and Jake Sullivan on the list
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth last month revoked the personal security detail and security clearance for Mark Milley, a retired Army general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Ruthless gangs step up sexual violence in Haiti as 200 Kenya police contingent arrives, US dithers
The US State Department said it approved waivers for $40.7 million in foreign assistance to help the mission and Haitian police, including contracts to support forward operating bases, medical services and vehicle maintenance.
Trump cuts funding for South Africa citing land policy and Pretoria’s war case against Israel
US President Donald Trump holds a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the East Room at the White House in Washington, US, on February 7, 2025. Credit: Reuters
US District judge stays Trump orders to send home 2,700 USAID workers
A US judge on Friday temporarily allowed roughly 2,700 US Agency for International Development employees put on leave by President Donald Trump’s administration to go back to work, pausing aspects of a plan to dismantle the agency. US District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington, who was nominated by Trump during...
Rwanda President Kagame risks US sanctions and ban over Congo war as EAC, SADC presidents meet in Tanzania
A high-stakes summit of Eastern and Southern African leaders beginning on Friday in Tanzania could bring together Congolese President Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Kagame, who is accused by Congo, the United Nations and other Western partners of arming and supporting the rebels.
US President Trump imposes economic and travel sanctions on International Criminal Court
The 125-member ICC is a permanent court that can prosecute individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression against the territory of member states or by their nationals. The United States, China, Russia and Israel are not members.
