Africans Excited but Nervous Ahead of Trump’s 2nd Term

Many Africans say President-elect Donald Trump is a man they can do business with, despite his tougher approach. JOHANNESBURG—Africa is set to feature “quite prominently” on the agenda of the second Trump administration, according to Ronak Gopaldas, an analyst for the Signal Risk firm in Cape Town, South Africa. “There was a sense that Trump

Republicans Could Have a Temporary Zero-Seat Majority in the House

The departures of Matt Gaetz, Mike Waltz, and Elise Stefanik will bring the majority down to zero seats. Any more could mean that Democrats take the majority. WASHINGTON–When the House of Representatives returns on Jan. 3, 2025, to begin the 119th Congress for a two-year term, Republicans will start out with a narrow majority. Though

US Condemns Hong Kong’s Targeting of Democracy Activists Abroad

The United States has urged Hong Kong to stop using its ‘national security laws to silence dissent.’ The United States has condemned the Hong Kong government’s issuance of arrest warrants and bounties for pro-democracy activists abroad and the cancellation of seven additional passports, calling the move a blatant attempt to stifle dissent and extend transnational