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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...
Boakai Seeks Investment Opportunities at U.S. Summit
Liberian Observer
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President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is seeking to attract increased American investment in Liberia's abundant mineral resource sector, urging U. S. President Donald Trump to look Liberia’s way when it comes to investment. During a luncheon hosted by...
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...
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...
ADC mocks Tinubu over Trump snub
Daily Trust
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July 9, 2025
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed concern over the decision of the United States administration of Donald Trump to host the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal for high-level commercial talks at...
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...
‘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 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...
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...
‘Quicker, we have a whole schedule’: Trump insults African leaders at White House, a month after Ramaphosa ambush
Financial Express
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Over a month after US President Donald Trump confronted South African counterpart Cyril Ramapahosa over claims of ‘white genocide‘ in South Africa, he again appeared to have insulted African leaders in a tense meeting. Presidents of the West...
‘Where did you learn to speak English so beautifully?’ Trump asks President of Liberia — where English is official language
The Indian Express
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July 10, 2025
At a White House meeting on Wednesday with five African leaders, US President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his command on English. “Such good English, such beautiful… Where did you learn to speak so beautifully? Where...
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,...
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‘Where did you learn English?’: Trump’s gaffe leaves president of English-speaking Liberia bemused
Firstpost
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July 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump made a goof after he praised the Liberian President for his English-speaking skills. Netizens were left in splits since English is the official language of Liberia read more US President Donald Trump indulged in yet...
Lunch Wrap: ASX shrugs off US trade concerns; Nvidia and Bitcoin surge
Stockhead
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July 10, 2025
What tariffs? The ASX has bounced back strongly. Pic via Getty Images ASX up 0.62% at lunch time, with miners leading gainers US markets shrug off White House’s latest tough tariff stance Imagion moves closer to phase II trial for HER2-positive...
President Trump tariffs goods from Brazil at 50%
The Daily News - Michigan
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President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch with African leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import...
Impatient Trump Tries To End Meeting With African Leader: ‘We’re Gonna Have To Go a Bit Quicker Than This’
Mediaite - New York
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July 10, 2025
President Donald Trump impatiently tried to end a meeting with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani on Wednesday before asking the president to state his “name and your country.” As Ghazouani spoke for around seven minutes about investment...