United States President Joe Biden didn't reverse Donald Trump's recognition of Morocco's disputed territory in Western Sahara while Rabat deepened ties with Israel and other ‘Abraham Accords' signatories led by the wealthy and powerfully armed United Arab Emirates (AC Vol 61 No 25 King reaps Saharan dividend)...
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It may have been a calculated but low-cost snub to Egypt's Abdel Fattah el Sisi and Morocco's King Mohammed VI both close allies of defeated President Donald Trump...
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Ruto is trying his 'hustler nation' message emphasising his humble roots combined with cash handouts at mass rallies reminiscent of Donald Trump's populist tactics in the United States...
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After four years under President Donald Trump of the US showing a declining interest in Africa regional leaders are demanding a more ambitious agenda on trade and political relations...
Vol 62 No 22 |
- NORTH AFRICA
General-turned-President Abdel Fattah el Sisi was called 'my favourite dictator' by US President Donald Trump...
The PJD has lost grassroots support because it was unable to prevent the government's promotion of Berber and French languages or the December 2020 recognition of Israel in a deal brokered by United States President Donald Trump which offered US recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara...
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The US administration has also pledged a similar 'catch-up' contribution after Donald Trump's administration pulled the country out of the UN Climate accord in 2016...
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Biden's predecessor Donald Trump showed little interest in Africa beyond trying to boost trade and political ties with Egypt Kenya and Morocco...
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At the same time President Donald Trump nominated Malpass as President of the World Bank...
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In excluding the Afghan government from his negotiations with the Taliban former US President Donald Trump effectively told the militants that the elected administration in Kabul did not matter...
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