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Africa: 'President' Biden Would Have to Take Africa Much More Seriously
ISS, 9 October 2020
Would a president Joe Biden - now tipped to defeat Donald Trump on 3 November - make much difference to Africa? One might expect so since he would have such an easy act to follow.… Read more »
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Africa: Inevitable African Schadenfreude About U.S. Elections
CFR, 6 November 2020
Schadenfreude, a word from German, refers to the pleasure someone derives from the misfortune of another. The word is apt to many Africans looking at the 2020 U.S. elections,… Read more »
Africans Are Avidly Awaiting Policies of Biden Presidency
Now that the U.S. election has been called for Joe Biden, with Kamala Harris as vice president, Africans are watching with a mixture of fascination, hopes and fears for what comes next. The new president-elect already has a strong team of Africa experts who have been working on a political transition for months. AllAfrica will be tracking policy deliberations and options in the weeks between now and the inauguration on 20 January. Kamala Harris is the first person of African heritage (except for the African roots of all humankind), to be elected vice president.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the president-elect and vice president-elect of the United States, taking SarsCo-V2 and Covid-19 seriously. Harris is the first person with African identity as part of her heritage to be voted to serve in that position.
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Africa: U.S. Election Leaves a Bitter Taste in African Mouths
DW, 4 November 2020
Allegations about electoral fraud and other irregularities are normally associated with Africa and so-called Third World countries. So what does that say about the United States,… Read more »
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Africa: Trump's 'Foreign Policy' - Fact-Checking $166 Billion China-Africa Trade Claim
Africa Check, 3 November 2020
Claim - Trade between Africa and China has grown rapidly, reaching US$166 billion in 2011.Source: Mail & Guardian newspaper (19 October 2020) Read more »
InFocus
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A stream of African leaders has congratulated president-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris on their victory in the 2020 U.S. presidential ... Read more »
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U.S. policy is 'off course' as Nigeria crosses a rubicon, following the killing of peaceful #endsars protesters, according to two former U.S. officials and longtime friends of ... Read more »
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Rebuilding ties with Africa will be a top priority for Joe Biden if he wins the U.S. Presidential election in November, senior Democrats said during an online fundraiser focused on ... Read more »
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Ethiopia's prime minister has said his country "will not cave in to aggressions of any kind" after President Donald Trump suggested Egypt could destroy a controversial Nile dam. ... Read more »
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The Trump administration's 'Prosper Africa' has been slow to materialize since first unveiled 14 months again by then National Security Advisor John Bolton, writes Witney ... Read more »
