It's conceivable that Abiy would try to use Tigray's volatility combined with the uncertainty created by United States President Donald Trump's uprooting of the international order to try to dethrone Issayas and reclaim Assab...
IncautiousLulled by the perception that the government in Mogadishu was consumed by internal battles election preparations and the consequences of President Donald Trump's aid cuts Al Shabaab exposed its troops and their leaders too far and too early...
When US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared Ebrahim Rasool Pretoria's ambassador to Washington DC persona non grata on 14 March for criticising Donald Trump and his ‘Make America Great Again' movement Ramaphosa's office described the move as ‘regrettable' – with no obvious hint of retaliation...
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In line with his opposition to renewable energy projects President Donald Trump's decision to revoke and rescind the United States International Climate Finance Plan will mean cancelling over US$1...
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The 90-day freeze on almost all United States aid imposed on 20 January by President Donald Trump together with swingeing cuts in assistance by other rich western economies will have immediate socio-economic effects and may also drive radical political change in several developing economies as governments struggle to replace the funds and expertise (Dispatches 28/1/25 Rubio deals hammer blow to US aid)...
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It seems the RSF calculates that the new US administration under President Donald Trump is unconcerned about its operations...
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The move is a cost-cutting measure which officials say has been driven by US President Donald Trump's suspension of foreign aid (Dispatches 28/1/25 Rubio deals hammer blow to US aid) for an initial 90 days but could morph into a permanent shutdown...
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Vol 66 No 5 |
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Tshisekedi's government had increased its engagement in Washington prior to Donald Trump's election in November...
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President Donald Trump's ‘America First Trade Policy' executive order issued on 20 January just hours after he took office tasked the US Trade Representative the Treasury department and the Commerce department with reviewing all US trade deals by 1 April...
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Boakai's government already has BGR Group an established pro-Republican firm which has secured a series of new contracts with foreign governments since President Donald Trump's election last November on retainer for $210 000 a year (AC Vol 66 No 3 Washington lobbyists win African clients as Trump consolidates power)...