President Donald Trump has warned thatcountries doing business with Iran would face a tariff rate of twenty-five per cent on any trade with the United States. Trump’s threat is coming as Washington weighs a response to the situation in Iran which is seeing its biggest anti-government protests in years. Although there was no official documentation from the White House of the policy on its website, nor information about the legal authority Trump would use to impose the tariffs, or whether they would be aimed at all of Iran’s trading partners but Trump confirmed the claims on Truth Social without providing any further detail.
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Finance ministers from the G7 and other major economies have met in Washington on ways to reduce dependence on rare earths from China, including setting a price floor and new partnerships to build up alternative supplies. The meeting, convened by United States Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, included finance ministers from G7 members Japan, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and the U.S. as well as officials from Australia, Mexico, South Korea and India. Meanwhile, Japanese Finance Minister, Satsuki Katayama told reporters that there was broad agreement on the need to swiftly reduce reliance on China for rare earths.
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President Yoweri Museveni is seeking a seventh term in office after nearly four decades of leading the East African nation. Earlier in 1986, he said the problem of Africa in general and Uganda in particular is not the people but leaders who want to overstay in power, a position that has become a valid point for his critics. Political analysts say that while victory for Museveni is all but certain, having won all six presidential elections he contested, the road ahead is clouded by uncertainty, with the president starting to show signs of frailty.
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United States President Donald Trump has said that leaders in Iran have reached out to the United States to discuss negotiations, even as he weighs possible military action in response to the country’s violent crackdown on protesters. Trump made the comments, stating that a meeting with Iranian officials is being arranged but adding that the U.S. may have to act before a meeting if the situation worsens. The comments come amid widespread protests in Iran, which rights groups say have left hundreds of people dead as security forces have moved against demonstrators. Trump has repeatedly warned Tehran against further violence and said the U.S. is considering strong options, including possible military measures if Iranian authorities continue to use lethal force.
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As Sudan marks 1,000 days of civil war, the country’s prime minister has announced the official return of the government to the capital, Khartoum. The government was forced to relocate to Port Sudan in April 2023 after Khartoum fell to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Following nearly two years of intense fighting, troops loyal to army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane gradually reclaimed the capital, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, declaring its liberation in March 2025. Two months later, appointed prime minister, Kamel Idris, has pledged to restore public services and rebuild critical infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, water supply systems, electricity, and sanitation networks, in a bid to revive a city devastated by war. Although more than one million people have returned to Khartoum, the United Nations warns that the conflict is far from over, with continued fighting between the army and RSF forces in the Kordofan region.
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China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday, pledging to deepen cooperation in areas including infrastructure, green industries, and the digital economy. During his annual New Year tour of Africa, Wang emphasized China’s readiness to align development strategies with Ethiopia to strengthen their “all-weather strategic partnership” and take it to new heights.
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Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been detained by US authorities, his lawyer confirmed on Wednesday. Ofori-Atta, who is in the United States for medical treatment, is wanted in Ghana on allegations of corruption. He was declared a fugitive in February and formally charged in November 2025. His detention stems from issues regarding his current immigration status in the US, according to his lawyer, who added that the matter is expected to be resolved quickly. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) database shows that Ofori-Atta is being held at a facility in Virginia. Ofori-Atta, 66, served as Ghana’s finance minister from 2017 to 2024 under former President Nana Akufo-Addo, during which time he managed controversial tax reforms and negotiations with the International Monetary Fund. CHINA’S TOP DIPLOMAT MEETS ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER, PLEDGES STRONGER BILATERAL COOPERATION China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday, pledging to deepen cooperation in areas including infrastructure, green industries, and the digital economy. During his annual New Year tour of Africa, Wang emphasized China’s readiness to align development strategies with Ethiopia to strengthen their “all-weather strategic partnership” and take it to new heights.
SPORTS AFCON 2025: ALGERIA’S KEY MIDFIELDER DOUBTFUL AHEAD OF CLASH WITH NIGERIA’S SUPER EAGLES Algeria’s midfielder Ismaël Bennacer is a doubt for the Desert Foxes’ quarter-final clash against Nigeria’s Super Eagles, DAILY POST reports. Bennacer was forced off in the second half of Algeria’s Round of 16 win over the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday and now faces a race against time to recover ahead of the showdown. The 28-year-old is a key figure for Algeria, and his potential absence would be a major setback for coach Vladimir Petković’s side. Bennacer was also named Player of the Tournament at AFCON 2019. The quarter-final clash between Algeria and Nigeria is scheduled to take place at Marrakesh Stadium on Saturday.
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Senegal’s oil production for 2025 hit 36.1 million barrels, significantly surpassing earlier projections, the Ministry of Energy, Oil and Mines has reported. Initial forecasts for the year had estimated output at 30.53 million barrels, which was later revised upward to 34.7 million barrels in June. Authorities credited the higher-than-expected production to “the good response of the reservoirs, proper maintenance of the wells, and strong operational performance.” The country’s oil comes from the Sangomar offshore oil and gas field, located about 100 kilometres off the coast of Dakar and operated by Australian firm Woodside Energy since 2024. According to the Ministry, three shipments of crude oil from Sangomar were exported in December 2025, totaling 2.94 million barrels on the international market. Senegal also exceeded expectations in liquefied natural gas (LNG) production, achieving record output in December 2025 with exports of 0.5 million cubic metres that month.
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Russia has launched overnight missile and drone attacks on Kyiv, killing six people, after Ukraine launched a counter-attack on Russia’s Rostov region, killing three people, according to authorities.
The heightened attacks came after US President, Donald Trump initially gave Kyiv until November twenty-seven, to respond to his proposal to end the fighting. Meanwhile, Russia’s defence ministry said it had also intercepted and destroyed two hundred and forty-nine Ukrainian drones overnight.
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, who welcomed the original US plan to end the fighting, has now threatened to seize more Ukrainian territory if Kyiv walks away from the negotiations.
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Taiwan Premier, Cho Jung-tai, has said that a return to China is not an option for the island’s twenty-three million people, after Chinese President, Xi Jinping, pressed his country’s sovereignty claims in a call with United States President, Donald Trump.
Xi earlier told Donald Trump, that Taiwan’s return to China at the end of World War Two was a key part of Beijing’s vision for the world order.
However, Taiwan’s democratically elected government strongly rejects China’s stance. Likewise, China offered Taiwan a one country, two systems model, but has also been rejected by President Lai Ching-te.
