Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta will on Thursday meet with his US counterpart, Joe Biden, to discuss a range of subjects including financial transparency, security and human rights, the White House said on Tuesday. The meeting, which will be the first time Joe Biden is hosting an African President, will come …
Read More »US president ‘deeply concerned’ over Tigray crisis
US President Joe Biden is “deeply concerned” about the crisis in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, White House press secretary Jen Psaki has said. “The president is deeply concerned and highly engaged on this issue,” Ms Psaki told reporters on Thursday. She said the president also recognised the humanitarian crisis in …
Read More »Biden to debut at G7 with vaccines, economy and China in focus
The new American President Joe Biden will attend his first meeting with Group of Seven leaders on Friday to discuss plans to defeat the coronavirus, reopen the battered world economy and counter challenges posed by China. The COVID-19 pandemic has not only killed 2.4 million people but also trigged an …
Read More »U.S.-China bickering over COVID continues as WHO’s Wuhan probe ends
China called on the United States on Wednesday to invite the World Health Organization to investigate origins of the COVID-19 outbreak there, as sparring over the pandemic continued after the WHO wrapped up its field work in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Hours after the WHO team revealed preliminary findings …
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