Joseph Kabila’s Friend With Benefits
Let’s be honest: being president, of anywhere, doesn’t look like much fun. The pressure is intense, the workload relentless.
Congo State Miner Handed Royalties To Israeli Billionaire Dan Gertler
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s state mining firm has signed away royalties from one of the country’s most lucrative mining projects to a company owned by a close friend of President Joseph Kabila, Global Witness said on Tuesday, allegations that were swiftly denied.
Jared Kushner Finally Wreaked His Revenge on Chris Christie For Jailing His Father Charles Kushner
While the disjointed and contentious Trump transition has mostly focused on the atrocious potential picks for high level offices, one story nearly slipped under the radar: the targeted and dish-served-cold ruthlessness of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s termination as leader of the presidential transition.
Ukraine Government Defends Minister Anastasia Deeva Over Naked Photos
UKRAINIAN politicians have defended their appointment of a young female minister after X-rated images were allegedly found of her on social media.
IAF Holds First Exercise In French Skies
Israel has held a joint air exercise with France on the island of Corsica for the past two weeks.
Gaddafi ‘Gave Nicolas Sarkozy €50M For Presidential Campaign’
A French-Lebanese businessman has publicly repeated claims that the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi gave €50m (£43m) to fund Nicolas Sarkozy’s successful 2007 campaign for the French presidency.
Pro-Russia Rumen Radev Wins Bulgarian Presidency
Voters in Bulgaria and Moldova elected pro-Russian populist presidents on the weekend, adding to mounting concern about Western unity following Donald Trump’s victory in the US election last week.
Russian Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov Arrives In Syria
Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov arrived in the eastern Mediterranean, off the Syrian coast, a naval commander told Russian television.
Iranian General Reveals Information About Arming of Hezbollah
An Iranian senior military official on Friday confirmed that the Islamic Republic is manufacturing weapons in the war-torn city of Aleppo, according to London-based Arabic daily Asharq al-Awsat.
Meet The Mystery Man Who Turned Rio Tinto’s African Dream Into A Nightmare
If you want to do business in the west African nation of Guinea it seems there is a good chance you will bump into Francois de Combret.