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Seventeen African countries were among over 100 nations invited to the first Democracy Summit organized by the Joe Biden administration. The summit held virtually, took place on On December 9 – 10, 2021, as the Biden administration brought together leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector to discuss …

• Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong has been nominated a judge in US • When confirmed, she will be the first Black to hold such a high judicial position • Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong was born to Kwaku Ewusi-Mensah and Theodora Ewusi-Mensah Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, a Ghanaian American, has been nominated as a …

US Catholic bishops are on a potential collision course with President Joe Biden after voting to commission a document that may call for him to be barred from Holy Communion. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) clashed online over whether to draw up a teaching document on politicians who …

The Biden administration has waived sanctions on a company building a controversial gas pipeline between Russia and Germany. The US also lifted sanctions on a Russian President Vladimir Putin ally who leads the firm behind the Nord Stream 2 project. The move came in a report on Russian sanctions delivered …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionPresident Biden is facing a record surge of immigrants at the US-Mexico border President Joe Biden has lifted the US annual refugee cap, bowing to outrage from his party after he initially opted to stick by the Trump-era figure. The Democratic president is raising the cap from …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERSimage captionJoe Biden, who visited the demilitarised zone between the two Koreas as vice-president in 2013, wants a “calibrated” approach to the North North Korea has hit out at the Biden administration as it prepares to unveil its strategy for dealing with Pyongyang and its nuclear programme. The foreign …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionPresident Biden will try to build support for two massive spending packages US President Joe Biden is expected to call for free pre-school and community college in his first speech to a joint session of Congress. Speaking on the eve of his 100th day in office, the …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERSimage captionThe decision is said to have been influence by problems at the US-Mexico border President Joe Biden has reversed course hours after signing an order to keep the number of refugees admitted annually to the US at Trump-era levels. Mr Biden drew ire on Friday as he held …

Despite his unflinching loyalties, President Akufo Addo has been totally ignored by the new US President Joe Biden, when he invited 40 world leaders to a climate change summit. The virtual summit will be held on April 22 and 23 and would be live-streamed for public viewing and President Akufo …

President Joe Biden stumbled three times and fell on the steps of Air Force One on Friday, prompting fresh questions about his health. The 78-year-old – the oldest president in US history – appeared to struggle as he boarded the presidential plane. It was not immediately clear what tripped Mr …