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Sowore Condemns U.S President Trump’s Engagement With African Leaders As Modern-Day Slave-Era Public Humiliation Of Africans
Sahara Reporters
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Nigerian human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised a recent engagement between the U.S. President Donald Trump and a group of African leaders, describing the meeting as a “modern-day public humiliation.” In a post on his verified X...
Trump makes horrifically awkward comment to African president as he praises his English
LAD Bible
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Donald Trump has a frustrating habit of wanting to be the biggest man in the room and that can often lead to some horribly awkward moments. The 79-year-old has hosted leaders from across the world since his return to the White House earlier this...
'Such good English': Liberian President Joseph Boakai impresses Donald Trump at White House meeting
IOL
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July 10, 2025
United States President Donald Trump has intensely praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his command of the English language, after the latter spoke briefly about his desire to elevate ties with the US. On Wednesday, Trump, flanked by...
Federal officers use force on protesters during immigration raids at California farms – as it happened
The Guardian
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July 11, 2025
Federal officers use force on protesters during immigration raids at California farmsFederal immigration officers, supported by national guard troops, used force against protesters, firing chemical munitions, during raids on two cannabis farms in...
Trump’s Talk With Senegal’s President Took A Weird Turn. Then Trump Made It Even Weirder.
HuffPost
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July 10, 2025
LOADINGERROR LOADING Donald Trump’s toe-curling exchange with Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye lit up social media on Wednesday. Faye lavished praise on the U.S. president during a White House meeting with a group of African leaders. He...
President Donald Trump tariffs goods from Brazil at 50%, citing ‘witch hunt’ trial against Bolsonaro
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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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...
"Such good English": Trump compliments Liberian president, a native English speaker
Africanews
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July 10, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump hosted five West African leaders on Wednesday for a “multilateral lunch” as the region reels from the impact of U.S. aid cuts. The surprise meeting with leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau...
What’s Trump next step after meeting African presidents?
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed leaders from five West African nations to the White House on Wednesday, signaling a push to strengthen commercial ties with the resource-rich region as global competition—particularly with...
VERY awkward moment Donald Trump praises Liberian president for speaking 'such good English' and asking where he learned it... despite it being the country's official language
Daily Mail
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July 10, 2025
By KEVIN ADJEI-DARKO Published: 04:02 EDT, 10 July 2025 | Updated: 04:21 EDT, 10 July 2025 This is the very awkward moment US president Donald Trump praised Liberia's leader for speaking 'such good English' - despite it being the country's...
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...
Where did you learn to speak English? Trump asks Liberian president
Nigerian Eye
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July 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump had just finished nodding through a flurry of translated praises from African leaders when he turned to Liberian President Joseph Boakai with a question that caught the room off guard. Trump had hosted the presidents of...
Bridging Continents: President Boakai’s Washington Visit Signals Stronger US-Africa Cooperation
Front Page Africa
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July 10, 2025
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. meets US President Donald Trump at the White House during the Africa Leaders’ Summit On July 9, 2025, the historic corridors of the White House welcomed five prominent African leaders for a pivotal dialogue on...
President Trump promises West African leaders a pivot to trade as the region reels from sweeping aid cuts
WDHD 7 - Massachusetts
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July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump promised West African leaders a pivot from aid to trade during a White House meeting Wednesday as the region reels from the impact of sweeping U.S. aid cuts. Trump said he sees “great economic potential in...
Senegal's leader flatters Trump with comments…
USA Today - Virginia
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Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye called Trump a 'tremendous' golfer with skills in 'concentration and precision' that 'make for a great leader.' The compliments came as Trump met at the White House with five African leaders to discuss...
‘Such good English’: White House defends Trump’s remark on Liberian President
Tribune Online
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July 10, 2025
The White House has defended a remark by U. S. President Donald Trump complimenting Liberian President Joseph Boakai on his English-speaking skills during a meeting at the White House on Wednesday. Tribune Online reports that Trump, during the...
Video: Trump Commends Liberian President Boakai’s Good Command of English
The News (Nigeria)
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July 10, 2025
President Trump, right, facing President Boakai, left, in Washington yesterday Abubakar Hashim/ Monrovia US President Donald Trump, yesterday, in Washington, at the ongoing meeting of leaders of five West African Countries, Liberia,...
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...
A Primer for the White House Visit by Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal
Front Page Africa
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July 10, 2025
A few months ago, the Chairman of the Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ted Cruz, hosted a roundtable discussion that tackled energy and critical mineral partnerships with the...
EXTRA: Where did you learn to speak English? Trump asks Liberian president
The Cable
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July 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump had just finished nodding through a flurry of translated praises from African leaders when he turned to Liberian President Joseph Boakai with a question that caught the room off guard. Trump had hosted the presidents of...
Trump Hosts Five African Presidents, Discusses Resource Development and Economic Partnerships
City 105.1 FM
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July 10, 2025
On Wednesday, former U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to the White House for a high-level meeting aimed at exploring economic partnerships and investment opportunities in...