The sad thing about the 2016 U.S. Election is not that Donald Trump was elected president of the United States; it is that the new administration may be abandoning the African continent. And the damages caused by the new U.S. administration continue. The other news is that China and other big powers have stepped in…
This week we learned the Trump administration has proposed a budget that would cut foreign aid drastically. The issues, facts, and implications of decisions made under the administration are inescapable. The State Department, including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), would be greatly impacted by these cuts. If you are not aware, the State…
https://gdb.voanews.com/b8aae636-32d1-4583-aa6d-cbba1fd91c8f_w800_h450.jpgnairobi, kenya — In a vibrant Nairobi community center, American citizens living in Kenya gathered with palpable excitement early Wednesday to watch the U.S. election results unfold. The atmosphere buzzed with anticipation as expatriates shared snacks and stories, their eyes glued to screens displaying real-time updates. As the results of the U.S elections trickled in, a…
Harrison Poku drove to Pennsylvania in a last-minute dash to get African Americans and African migrants who have become citizens, to vote for Kamala Harris in the upcoming US election. It’s one of the key battleground states in the electoral race and a razor’s edge currently separates the Democrat and Republican presidential nominees. BBC Africa’s…
https://gdb.voanews.com/8f568b4d-b369-4ac7-a831-fc5b9f62f8fd_w800_h450.jpgNEW YORK — You’ve heard the horror stories: Someone casting multiple ballots, people voting in the name of dead relatives, mail-in ballots being intercepted. Voter fraud does happen occasionally. When it does, we tend to hear a lot about it. It also gets caught and prosecuted. The nation’s multilayered election processes provide many safeguards that keep…
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/afe3a27e4c9ce875bcc8dedd98782eb19f9242f0/0_31_4000_2401/master/4000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=fcf306f4de9418ce65b6e1c8c1b488c9Hamas killing is further snub to Biden administration, which does not share methods or objectives of Israeli leader Standing alongside Donald Trump in Florida a week ago, Benjamin Netanyahu was vague on the latest prospect of a ceasefire in the war in Gaza. “I hope we are going to have a deal. Time will tell,” the…
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https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/trump-shooting-GettyImages-2161923146.jpgThe attempt to kill Donald Trump should be a chilling reminder of how easy it is to trigger a lethal U.S. tradition.
One of the enduring themes of President Joseph Biden’s public life has been intense ambivalence about the elite institutions of American life and the well-credentialed, well-spoken, well-paid careerists who occupy them. There is resentment, from the so-so student with a stutter who grew up in Scranton and small-town Delaware and didn’t have the economic and educational…
The Trump verdict is the latest prompt for deploying a meaningless comparison. All that does is reflect poorly on the United States.