Like Mother’s Day, Father’s Day is a traditional day of celebration around the world. Not every country celebrates, but more than 40 do so each year. The most popular date globally for the holiday is the third Sunday in June, though many countries celebrate at other times of the year. Throughout the world, a common…
The international Group of Twenty forum will hold its next summit in July under the presidency of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is making a point of including African nations into the G20 framework despite South Africa being the only member of the bloc. Hamburg will be the host city of the next G20 summit; however, Chancellor…
Uber, the personal transportation service that seems to attract controversy in just about every country it enters, has named a new Chief Brand Officer who could possibly turn things around for the company’s battered image. Bozoma Saint John, one of the most respected names in marketing and branding, has stepped down from her incredibly successful…
In the wake of the controversial 2016 presidential election that she was widely expected to win, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been staying busy even though she currently does not hold a political post. A few months after the election, Clinton embarked on a speaking tour to thank her supporters and to share…
United States President Donald Trump is a liar and a clumsy politician unable to orchestrate Machiavellian plots; such was the characterization that can be inferred from the testimony given by James Comey, the ousted former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, before the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 8. Although Comey had prepared a lengthy…
What was supposed to be a landmark interview between Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and a major American news media network turned out to be a disenchanting exercise in denials and obfuscation. The interview between the controversial President of the Russian Federation and Megyn Kelly, a journalist and television personality who developed her career at the Fox…
The former first couple is putting down some roots in DC. Since leaving office, the Obamas have been renting a home in the Kalorama neighborhood. The family plans to stay in DC until 15-year-old Sasha finishes high school. They recently bought the house they’d been renting for $8.1 million. Keven Lewis, a spokesman for the Obamas,…
The World Health Organization (WHO) hasn’t exactly been viewed in the most positive light as of late and many have accused the organization of failing to respond quickly and effectively enough to the most recent Ebola outbreak—a charge that WHO officials eventually admitted to. There was also the questions as to whether the organization was…
Donald Trump’s campaign for the US presidency contained few specific foreign policy suggestions; Africa was hardly mentioned at all. Since taking office in January, Trump has been heavily embroiled in political scandal, and has had difficulty achieving his major goals as rapidly as he had hoped. Africa has been mentioned very little in these first…
Lucy Gichuhi has recently become the first African elected to the Australian Parliament. Born in Hiriga village in Nyeri County, Kenya, she eventually moved to Nairobi and studied at the University of Nairobi. After working at various accounting firms for a few years, she moved to Australia with her three children and her husband William.…
