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Trump tariffs goods from Brazil at 50%, citing 'witch hunt' trial against Bolsonaro
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Trump also objected to Brazil's Supreme Court fining of social media companies such as X, saying the temporary blocking last year amounted to “SECRET and UNLAWFUL Censorship Orders.” Trump said he is launching an investigation as a result under...
Donald Trump Tariffs
The Times of India
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US President Donald Trump has escalated trade tensions by sending tariff letters to more than 20 countries, warning that higher import duties will take effect from August 1, 2025 if bilateral trade deals are not reached. The move marks a...
Leaders, friends, politicians unite in stately farewell for Buhari
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 16, 2025
• Military honours, massive crowd, tight security mark State funeral • Event unites dignitaries from across political spectrum • Buhari’s impact may not be replicated in thousand years, says Emir of Daura • Late leader’s famed 12 million-vote...
“He Was Treated Very Unfairly and He Prevailed”: Trump Meets Senegal’s Faye, Four African Leaders at U.S.-Africa Summit
The Fatu Network
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July 9, 2025
- Advertisement - Written by: The Fatu Network Newsroom Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye met with U.S. President Donald J. Trump in Washington today, 9 July, during a high-level summit with four other African leaders focused on trade,...
What's on the table for the 5 African Presidents meeting Trump at the White House?
KNAU Arizona Public Radio
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July 9, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria — The presidents of Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Gabon are in Washington this week for a three-day mini summit hosted by President Trump — part of what the White House describes as a push to deepen "commercial...
ECOWAS: Agenda for President Julius Maada Bio
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 10, 2025
The new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, has his job cut out in the pursuit of peace, economic cooperation, stability, and human flourishing in the sub-region. His...
Trump hosts W. African leaders as region reels from US aid cuts
Nagaland Post
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July 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump is hosting five West African leaders on Wednesday for a “multilateral lunch” at the White House as the region reels from the impact of US aid cuts. The leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau are...
Senegal joins growing list of countries that have eliminated trachoma
Media Monitors Network
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July 14, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Senegal as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Senegal becomes the ninth country in WHO’s African Region to have achieved this feat. “I commend Senegal for freeing its population...
Trump announces tariffs of up to 30% on six more countries
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
Trump issues tariff letters to six more countriesBut before he meets with west African leaders, Donald Trump is now announcing more trade notices to several countries on Truth Social. The US president is posting copies of separate letters...
Trump shuns Tinubu, sets to meet five African presidents
New National Star
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump is set to host the leaders of five African nations at the White House on Wednesday, with trade, investment, and security expected to dominate the conversation over lunch in the State Dining Room. The visiting presidents —...
Trump’s disrespect for African states persists
Sabah
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July 15, 2025
Forging a diplomatic endeavour among many states aims to achieve a quid pro quo status in international relations. While these relations strive to be on equal footing, mutual respect is highly encouraged among leaders, especially in their...
Atiku, you are wrong, US cannot snub Nigeria, by Owaikhena Osikhekha
Eagle Online
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July 8, 2025
Recently, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar mocked President Bola Tinubu over what he called the snubbing of Nigeria by the US President Donald Trump who invited five African countries to the White House to discuss “commercial opportunities”....
JOSEPH NYUMAH BOAKAI: ‘I DIDN’T GET THE IMPRESSION THAT THE AMERICANS WERE PUTTING A GUN TO ANYBODY’S HEAD TO SIGN ANYTHING’
Front Page Africa
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July 14, 2025
President Boakai says one of the biggest challenges he faces fighting corruption is that his government inherited some of the people currently in government. “And that being the Liberian way, people want to be convinced that we are serious – and...
Donald Trump urged 'get a new makeup artist' after 'jarring' look at key White House meeting
Irish Star
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July 9, 2025
13:29 ET, 09 Jul 2025 Social media users told President Donald Trump to "get a new makeup artist" after he appeared to have a darker complexion during a televised summit with African leaders. It's no secret that the president wears makeup for TV...
WATCH LIVE: President Trump Hosts Multilateral Meeting with African Leaders and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu – 12 PM ET
The Gateway Pundit
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July 9, 2025
President Trump is scheduled to participate in a lunch with the leaders of five African nations and the Prime Minister of Israel this afternoon. The meeting with the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal will focus...
Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariffs
Boston Herald - Massachusetts
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July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, showing that personal grudges rather than simple economics were driving the U.S. leader’s use of...
Senegal, Gabon, Liberia…Trump hosts five African leaders at White House
The Cable
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July 9, 2025
United States President Donald Trump has met with his counterparts from Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Gabon. The African leaders had lunch with Trump at the White House on Wednesday and discussed expanding commercial...
ADC blasts Tinubu as Trump excludes Nigeria, hosts five African leaders
Point Blank News
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July 9, 2025
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed grave concern over the decision of the United States government to host the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal for high-level commercial talks at the White House...
Trump Asks How Liberian Leaders Speak English—It’s Their Language
NewsOne
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July 10, 2025
Source: Win McNamee / Getty President Donald Trump recently hosted a meeting at the White House with five African leaders, including Liberian President Joseph Boakai. While the gathering focused on building diplomatic ties and exploring economic...
ADC: Nigeria Has Become An Afterthought Globally, Under APC’s Administration
Arise News
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July 9, 2025
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said Nigeria was not invited to White House trade talks because of President Bola Tinubu’s economic failure, stressing that under the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership, the country has gone from...