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Int’l travel restrictions spark fresh row over absence of ambassadors
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 10, 2025
The diplomatic community yesterday rued the brewing spat between Nigeria and the United States, partly blaming it on poor handling in the absence of full-fledged ambassadors in Nigeria’s various foreign missions overseas. This is just as the...
Trump surprised by Boakai’s English
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 10, 2025
Washington, DC, USA, July 10, 2025: U.S. President Donald Trump was impressed by the eloquence of Liberian President Joseph N. Boakai during their opening meeting on Wednesday, prompting him to ask the Liberian leader where he had learned to speak...
Trump Signals Africa Policy Shift from Aid to Trade
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump held a meeting Wednesday with the leaders of five African nations, signaling a significant policy shift from financial assistance to economic partnerships focused on trade. Gathering at the White House with the...
Brazil, Japan, Sri Lanka — 22 countries hit with Donald Trump’s ‘common sense’ tariffs up to 50% | Complete list
Mint
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July 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump explained that the new tariff rates were based on “common sense” and trade imbalances, although this was inconsistent with what he wrote in his letter to Brazil, according to an AP report. He also admitted that he hadn’t...
Donald Trump compliments Liberian President's 'beautiful' English - the country's official language
LBC
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10 July 2025, 08:18 Mr Trump asked where Joseph Boakai learned to speak "so beautifully" at a White House meeting with West African leaders on Wednesday. Picture: Alamy The US president complimented the Liberian president's English despite it...
Where did you learn English, Trump asks president of anglophone country
The Times
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The question had been intended as a compliment. But President Trump caught the Liberian delegation around the polished table of the state dining room off guard. Seconds before, during a meeting with other African leaders at the White House on...
Trump amazed by African president’s ‘good English,’ gleefully accepts praise for Nobel Peace Prize
TheGrio
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump welcomed five African presidents to the White House on Wednesday for a multilateral mini-summit to discuss areas of mutual interest in trade and other kinds of economic partnerships. “My administration is committed to...
What Trump’s ‘Good English’ Remark Really Reflects
AOL
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U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a lunch with African leaders at the White House on July 9, 2025. Credit - Win McNamee—Getty Images Donald Trump has yet to visit Africa as President. But he’s certainly left an impression. In his first...
WC Qualifiers: Argentina, England, Egypt secure win
Rediff
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Images from the FIFA World Cup qualifiers matches. IMAGE: Angel Di Maria of Argentina celebrates after scoring the first goal of his team during a match between Uruguay and Argentina. Photograph: Ernesto Ryan/Getty Images Argentina closed in on a...
Trump praises Liberian president's English - the country's official language
Sky News
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July 10, 2025
Donald Trump has praised the Liberian president's command of English – the West African country's official language. The US president reacted with visible surprise to Joseph Boakai's English-speaking skills during a White House meeting with...
Trump to host five African presidents at White House
Punch
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July 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump will welcome five African leaders to a White House lunch on Wednesday, with commerce and trade expected to feature prominently amongst a mixed bag of potential agenda items. The presidents of Senegal, Liberia,...
Trump praises 'good English' of Liberian president, prompting criticism
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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July 10, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his strong grasp of the English language on Wednesday. But the African leader was educated in Liberia, where English is the official language.As he hosted five African...
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...
Trump to host leaders of 5 African nations rich in critical minerals
The Straits Times
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July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump is scheduled this week to meet the leaders of five African nations that will potentially offer American businesses opportunities in critical minerals and other natural resources. Mr Trump invited the leaders...
‘Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?’ — Trump’s question to Liberian president sparks a debate
Times LIVE
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US President Donald Trump has once again sparked a debate on social media after an awkward moment at the White House. This after Trump asked the President of Liberian president where he learnt “to speak so beautifully”. Donald Trump hosted five...
Trump sells shift from 'aid to trade' in White House meeting with African leaders
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Nandita Bose, Andrea Shalal and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump told leaders from five African nations on Wednesday that he was shifting the U.S. approach to the continent from aid to trade and that the United States is...
Trump slaps Brazil with 50% tariff, citing Bolsonaro ‘witch hunt’ trial
Global News
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July 9, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50 per cent 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...
Trump hosts West African leaders to secure critical minerals, counter China–Russia influence
Firstpost
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July 9, 2025
In what is being called a strategic move by the US, President Donald Trump welcomed five West African leaders to the White House on Wednesday, aiming to strengthen trade ties and gain access to the region’s untapped trove of critical minerals. The...
Donald Trump hurries along West African leaders boasting about natural resources
Daily Mail
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July 10, 2025
Donald Trump was forced to hurry along West African leaders boasting about their natural resources during a White House meeting. In a moment captured on video, Trump appears exasperated as he turns to the side and lets out a breath while...
Trump elogia el “buen inglés” del presidente de Liberia, lo que genera críticas en toda África
KVIA - Texas
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July 10, 2025
Por Mitchell McCluskey y Larry Madowo, CNN El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, elogió el miércoles al presidente de Liberia, Joseph Boakai, por su gran dominio del idioma inglés. Sin embargo, el líder africano fue educado en Liberia,...