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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These statements could lay the basis for a rejection of the election results according to several independent analysts moves reminiscent of Donald Trump's 'stop the steal' campaign after he lost the US presidential elections in November...
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Vol 62 No 16 |
- ALGERIA
- MOROCCO
Hopes the Biden government might overturn Donald Trump's decision to reverse decades of support for a UN-sponsored solution have not been realised...