Category: Foreign

Bill Cosby’s 44-year-old daughter, Ensa, is dead. The spokesman for Bill Cosby, Andrew Wyatt said Ensa died on Friday in Massachusetts. Asides requesting for prayers for the family, he did not give further details of the cause of her death. However, TMZ reports that she has battled with kidney disease for a long time and was awaiting surgery. Ensa who was openly supportive of her father during his sexual misconduct cases is the second child of Cosby to die. The first was his son, Ennis, who was shot to death in 1997…

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Donald Trump, the United States president on Tuesday denied allegations of sexual misconduct by a woman who says he forcibly kissed her when she worked at Trump Tower in New York over a decade ago. Rachel Crooks, who initially came forward during the 2016 presidential election campaign, is one of over a dozen women who have accused Trump of sexual misconduct. Crooks came amid women speaking up about workplace harassment as part of the #MeToo movement. Trump tweeted in response to a newspaper report: “A woman I don’t know and,…

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Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected president of South Africa by a parliamentary vote less than 16 hours after the resignation of his rival Jacob Zuma, following days of defiant refusal to leave office. The appointment of Ramaphosa – who, as deputy president, became interim leader immediately after Zuma’s late-night resignation on Wednesday – as head of state was announced by South Africa’s chief justice in Cape Town who presided over the vote. Ramaphosa, wearing a dark suit and red tie, sat quietly while lawmakers from the ruling African National Congress…

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South Africa’s embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned his office with immediate effect. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening. Earlier, Mr Zuma’s governing ANC party told him to resign or face a vote of no confidence in parliament on Thursday. The 75-year-old has been under increasing pressure to give way to Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, the ANC’s new leader. Mr Zuma, who has been in power since 2009, faces numerous allegations of corruption. His resignation came at the end of a long…

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Legendary jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela, a leading figure in the struggle to end apartheid and “the father of South African jazz”, has died aged 78. In a statement, his family said he had “passed peacefully” in Johannesburg “after a protracted and courageous battle with prostate cancer”. Masekela gained global recognition with his distinctive Afro-Jazz sound and hits such as Soweto Blues. The 1977 song became synonymous with the anti-apartheid movement. In a statement, South African President Jacob Zuma said Masekela’s death was “an immeasurable loss to the music industry and…

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The UN’s flag and blue helmets no longer offer “natural protection” to its peacekeeping forces, who should not shy from using force if necessary, a high-level United Nations report says. UN peacekeepers should be prepared to take offensive measures to eliminate threats, according to the report. It said that force was the only “language” understood by attackers. Almost 200 peacekeepers have been killed in the past five years. Missions in Africa are among the most dangerous. This figure is more than during any other five-year period in history, and 2017…

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The United States has its first government shutdown in nearly five years after senators failed to reach a deal to keep the lights on. An effort by Republicans to keep the government open for one month was rejected in a vote on Friday night after they failed to address Democratic concerns about young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers. Republicans needed 60 votes to advance the bill but the legislation only received the support of 50 senators. The deadline came and went without a deal, causing funding for the federal government…

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