FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, whom US President Donald Trump has frequently criticised, abruptly stepped down from his position Monday ahead of his planned retirement this coming March. A 22-year veteran of the FBI, McCabe has been publicly and repeatedly lambasted over the past year by Trump, who has accused him of bias because of his wife’s political connections and an FBI investigation that produced no criminal charges against Hillary Clinton.

President of the United States has said he deeply respects Africans and would soon dispatch the country's top diplomat to the continent to strengthen bilateral relation between the US and Africa. The US President stated this last week in a letter to the African Union. The letter is said to have been informed by the reactions that greeted his purported description of Africa as 'shithole' countries.

Oprah Winfrey told a US magazine InStyle that she does not “have the DNA” to be US president. Winfrey was touted as future democratic contender for the 2020 elections after she delivered a rousing speech at the Golden Globe Awards earlier this month it rekindled longstanding speculation over the billionaire’s political ambitions — and a possible run for the Oval Office.

The President of the United States, Donald Trump says he is not aware of any invitation to attend the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry and Meghan Markles but hinted that he could attend to make the couple happy. According to Al Jazeera, when Trump was asked if he had received any official invitation to attend the wedding he simply responded "not that I know of".

US President Donald Trump is to meet Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, who is also the current Chairman of the Africa Union (AU), at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

It is the final day of the annual summit, which brings together global political leaders, businesspeople and economists.

Some African attendees have threatened to boycott President Trump's speech later today over comments he made earlier in the month when he reportedly used the word "shithole" to describe African nations. Trump has however denied using the phrase.

President Donald Trump threatened to withhold aid if they did not pursue peace with Israel, saying the Palestinians had snubbed the US by not meeting Vice President Mike Pence during a recent visit. Trump, speaking on Thursday in Davos, said that Palestinians had “disrespected” the United States and that he would withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in aid until they agree to US-brokered peace talks.