United States
The United States is a federal republic in North America, bordered by Canada to the north, Mexico to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Its capital is Washington, DC, and its largest city is New York. With a population exceeding 330-million, the US has the world's largest economy, measured by nominal gross domestic product, and is a leading centre for technology, finance, manufacturing and services. The country operates as a constitutional democracy with a presidential system, comprising 50 states and several territories. Its currency is the US dollar, which serves as the dominant global reserve currency and is widely used in international trade and finance. The US is a founding member of the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and it plays a central role in global economic and security affairs. Major exports include aircraft, machinery, pharmaceuticals, petroleum products and agricultural commodities such as soybeans and maize. The economy is characterised by high levels of innovation, a large consumer market and significant foreign direct investment flows. Key sectors include information technology, healthcare, energy, aerospace and financial services. The US is also a major source of development assistance and health research funding, supporting programmes in HIV treatment, vaccine development and disease surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions.
United States Updates
Kenyan police fire tear gas during protest against US Ebola quarantine facility
By: Reuters Updated 3 hours ago Kenyan police fired tear gas on Tuesday to scatter protesters in the central town of Nanyuki opposing a quarantine centre for Americans exposed to... →
Central African Republic to accept third-country deportees from US, sources say
By: Reuters 8th June 2026 Central African Republic has agreed to take in migrants from other countries deported by the United States, two sources with knowledge of the... →
Oil prices climb more than $4 after Israeli strikes on Iran, Lebanon
By: Reuters 8th June 2026 Oil prices jumped more than $4 on Monday, with investors spooked by fresh Israeli strikes on Iran as well as renewed attacks on Lebanon a day... →
Sakeliga proposes AGOA changes to preserve trade access for eligible businesses
8th June 2026 Sakeliga has proposed amending the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) to allow US-friendly firms and subnational jurisdictions across... →
Rights groups file complaint against Equatorial Guinea over Trump deportations
By: Reuters 5th June 2026 Advocacy groups representing deportees sent by the US to Equatorial Guinea filed a complaint on Friday with the main human rights body of the... →
US domestic treatment centres ready for Ebola even as Kenya plans persist
By: Reuters 5th June 2026 Most of the 13 US treatment centres in a government-funded hospital network for severe infectious diseases are ready to handle patients, including... →
Daily Podcast – June 04, 2026
By: Thabi Shomolekae 4th June 2026 Making headlines: South Africa to send envoys to other African countries after xenophobic attacks; Business leaders demand government step in to... →
Ruto says allowing US to build Ebola facility in Kenya is the 'right thing'
By: Reuters 4th June 2026 Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday said his government was doing "the right thing" by allowing the United States to set up an Ebola... →
US equipment, experts arrive at Kenya Ebola facility despite court order, protests
By: Reuters 4th June 2026 Around 20 flights carrying medical equipment and specialist staff have landed at a base in Kenya where the US government is continuing to build an... →
Somali military and opposition-allied militias trade fire ahead of anti-government protests
By: Reuters 4th June 2026 Government troops and militias allied with the opposition exchanged fire overnight and on Thursday morning in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, damaging... →
