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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits  salmon-coloured house on an island off Senegal, the building most recognised symbols of the horrors of the Atlantic slave trade. Yellen, visit is part of a 10-day trip aimed at rebuilding economic…

The Governor of Anambra State, eastern Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has urged the United States Consul to partner with the state on the development of an export emporium. Governor Soludo made the call when the Consul General…

A United States hospital, the Jersey City Medical Center has appointed Ijeoma Akunyili as the new Chief Medical Officer of the heath facility. Ijeoma is the first daughter of the late Dora Akunyili, former director-general of the National…

The United States has dropped Burkina Faso from its AGOA trade preference program citing deep concerns over "unconstitutional change" in government in the West African country, the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) office said.…

Former US President Donald Trump's tax returns have been released, ending a six-year long battle to gain greater insights into his finances. The returns stretch from 2015 through 2020, covering Mr Trump's candidacy…

Two people were killed and at least a dozen others injured when a powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocked the extreme northern coast of California. The earthquake crumpled homes and roads, ruptured utility lines and left thousands of…

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says it intercepted 379m potentially deadly fentanyl doses in 2022 which is more than double what it seized in 2021. The drug agency said the amount of fentanyl seized this year was enough to…

An American couple has been charged in Uganda with "aggravated torture" of their 10-year-old adopted son, Ugandan police said on. The man and woman, both 32, were charged on Friday and taken to Luzira Prison, a high-security prison…

The United States says it will invite Russia, a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), to the bloc's meetings hosted by the United States next year.

The United States has vowed to disrupt Russian ties with Iran which a British envoy said involved Moscow seeking hundreds of ballistic missiles and offering unprecedented military support in return.