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Trump's praise of Liberian leader's 'good English' prompts eye rolls and frustration
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 10, 2025
Liberians reacted with a mix of anger and weary resignation Thursday after discovering that the leader of their country's closest bilateral partner does not appear to know what language they speak. At a meeting at the White House on Wednesday,...
17 Out-Of-Place Artifacts That Suggest High-Tech Civilizations Existed Thousands (Or Millions) Of Years Ago
Zero Hedge
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Authored by Tara MacIsaac via The Epoch Times, According to our conventional view of history, humans have only walked the Earth in our present form for some 200,000 years. Much of the mechanical ingenuity we know of in modern times began to...
VIDEO: Liberians confused and angry after Trump's praise for their leader's English
Gulf Today
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July 10, 2025
Liberians reacted with a mix of anger and weary resignation on Thursday after discovering that the leader of their country's closest bilateral partner does not appear to know what language they speak. At a meeting at the White House on Wednesday,...
Poor governance offsetting reform gains in Africa – World Bank
Business Day
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July 10, 2025
… warns against lagging service delivery, weak transparency eroding trust Despite isolated progress in fiscal discipline and digital transformation, poor governance is eroding reform gains across Sub-Saharan Africa, according to the World Bank’s...
Trump praises ‘good English’ of Liberian president, prompting criticism across Africa
KION - California
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July 9, 2025
By Mitchell McCluskey and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — US 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...
Donald Trump mocked for asking English-speaking president where he learnt language
Daily Star
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July 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump has been ridiculed for asking the leader of an English-speaking nation where he learned to speak the language so fluently. The embarrassing gaffe occurred during a three-day mini summit in Washington, attended by leaders...
Trump Meets African Leaders Amid Escalating Trade War Threats
StratNews Global
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July 9, 2025
Home Africa Trump Meets African Leaders Amid Escalating Trade War Threats Trump is hosting leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal at the White House for lunch and talks focused on business opportunities. U.S. President...
Such good English: Trump's remark on Liberian President sparks row
India Today
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July 9, 2025
During a White House lunch with leaders from five African nations: Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal, US President Donald Trump drew online attention after praising Liberia's President Joseph Boakai for speaking "such good...
Why Trump invited five African leaders to the White House
BBC
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July 9, 2025
Abdou Aziz Diédhiou & Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú & Brandon DrenonBBC News, Dakar & Lagos & Washington DC ShareSave Donald Trump wants to do business in Africa - and is not interested in aid US President Donald Trump began a three-day summit in Washington DC...
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...
Daily World Briefing, July 10
Colorado Star
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Trump says U.S. shifting Africa policy "from aid to trade" U.S. President Donald Trump met with leaders from five African nations on Wednesday, noting the United States is shifting its policy toward the continent "from aid to trade." Meeting with...
Coup Leaders Are Rewriting Their Playbook
Foreign Policy
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July 9, 2025
On April 12, 2025, the world watched as Gabonese citizens cast their ballots in the first presidential election since the fall of the Bongo dynasty, which had ruled the country for nearly six decades. But rather than marking a clean democratic...
Jasmine Crockett Accuses President Trump of Being ‘Racist’ Toward Liberian President
Breitbart
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July 10, 2025
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) got swift criticism when she tried to accuse President Donald Trump of being “racist” and “embarrassing” during his meeting with African leaders at the White House on Wednesday. In her social media post, Crockett...
Trump humiliated as Fox News cuts away from key meeting to discuss pearl earrings
Irish Star
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July 9, 2025
13:26 ET, 09 Jul 2025Updated 13:33 ET, 09 Jul 2025 Fox News abruptly cut its coverage of the meeting between Donald Trump and African leaders to discuss pearl earrings. "Immigration will also be on the agenda, and I hope we can bring down the high...
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 asks Liberian president where he learnt English – it’s Liberia’s official language
Pink News
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July 10, 2025
Donald Trump met with African leaders at the White House (Win McNamee/Getty Images) President Donald Trump praised his Liberian counterpart for his “beautiful English”, during a meeting at the White House on Wednesday (9 July) – seemingly, and...
Donald Trump shocked that president of English-speaking country speaks “such good English”
LGBTQ Nation - California
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July 10, 2025
Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for speaking “such good English,” despite Liberia’s sole official language being English and its own history as a U.S. colony in the early 19th century. Boakai was one of several African...
Nigerians face new US visitor visa restrictions
Deutsche Welle
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July 9, 2025
The US State Department has announced new visa rules for Nigerians wishing to travel to the US in the non-immigrant and non-diplomat categories. The US embassy in Nigeria posted to its website on July 8 that the US would issue single-entry visas...
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...
Liberians confused and angry after Trump’s ‘condescending’ praise for their leader’s English
Boston Herald - Massachusetts
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July 10, 2025
By MARK MENGONFIA, MONIKA PRONCZUK and WILSON MCMAKIN MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — There was confusion and anger in Liberia on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump praised the English skills of President Joseph Boakai. “Such good English,” Trump...