It might be shorter to list those who were not critical of international election observers in Kenya. Following the historic decision of Kenya’s Supreme Court to nullify the August 8 presidential elections, international election observation missions (EOMs) have been pummelled.

Boris Johnson, the UK foreign secretary, has been spectacularly offensive lately, even by his usual standards. Fresh from reciting a colonialist poem that mocked Buddha during a visit to the most sacred temple in Myanmar, he did at least as much damage to British diplomacy during a discussion about Libya at a Conservative Party conference fringe event on Tuesday October 3.

Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif will address a gathering at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington today (Thursday), Dunya News reported. Asif will deliver remarks on Pakistan’s reaction since the announcement of the new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia. He will discuss the dynamics between Pakistan and its neighbours, the role of regional players such as China, Iran and Russia, and the future of US-Pakistan relations.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, after meeting Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said Pakistan is critical for the long-term stability of South Asia. “Not just Afghanistan, but it is the importance of Pakistan and Pakistan’s long-term stability as well,” he remarked while speaking about US’s policy towards South Asia.

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday the United States would try “one more time” to work with Pakistan in Afghanistan before President Donald Trump would turn to options to address his apprehensions with Islamabad.

A billionaire alumnus of the University of Maryland has donated more than $200 million in scholarship funds to his alma mater, marking the largest philanthropic gift the university has received and one of the largest donations to a public research institute. State officials and university administrators announced the donation Wednesday in a special event at the university’s flagship campus at College Park.

Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif flew to the United States on Tuesday on a three-day visit to hold talks with his counterpart Rex Tillerson as Islamabad and Washington aim to normalise ties. Since August, the two uneasy allies have been blaming each other for non-cooperation in the war on terror.

Africa’s leaders, along with everyone else interested in US-Africa relations, have waited eight months for US President Donald Trump’s administration to explain its Africa policy. We aren’t there yet. But in recent weeks Trump has indicated the level and extent of his interest. And, senior African affairs officials at the State and Defence Departments are at last attempting publicly to outline US goals and objectives toward Africa. This, apparently without much guidance from their president.