Tag: Donald Trump
Future US policies and potential impacts of a Trump presidency on...
As former President Donald J Trump has now secured the Republican Party’s nomination for the 2024 US presidential election, the potential implications for Africa,...
ISS: Donald Trump leaves Joe Biden a booby trap
Trump’s last-minute decision to recognise Morocco’s claim to Western Sahara presents the new US president with a dilemma.
United States (US) President Joe Biden is...
Sudan quietly signs Abraham Accords weeks after Israel deal
Sudan on Wednesday quietly signed on to the Abraham Accords, US-brokered agreements which have ushered in public rapprochements between Israel and several Arab states.
While...
South Korea delegation heads to Iran to seek release of seized...
A South Korean delegation is heading to Iran on Wednesday to seek the release of a chemicals tanker and its 20-member crew seized in...
Head of Sudan’s ruling council defends deal for ties with Israel
The military leader of Sudan’s ruling council sought to defend on Monday a US-backed agreement to establish relations with Israel, saying the deal was...
Trump administration considers ending Congress’ review of arms sales – sources
President Donald Trump’s administration is considering ending a long-standing system for congressional review of foreign weapons sales, congressional aides said on Thursday, a plan...
Trump acquitted
President Donald Trump was acquitted in his US Senate impeachment trial, saved by fellow Republicans who rallied to protect him nine months before he...
Trump, Egypt’s Sisi to discuss security during White House visit
U.S. President Donald Trump will discuss tensions in the Middle East, security, economic reform and human rights in Egypt during a meeting with Egypt’s...
Trump hints at “de-escalation” between India and Pakistan
US President Donald Trump said there would be some “reasonably decent news” on the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan, a day after the...
Khashoggi killing “worst cover-up” – Trump
President Donald Trump said Saudi authorities staged the "worst cover-up ever" in the killing of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi this month, as...
Going where no president has gone before, Trump wants Space Force...
President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday announced an ambitious plan to usher in a new "Space Force" as the sixth branch of...
Trump surprises with pledge to end military exercises in South Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration on Tuesday that he intended to end joint military exercises with South Korea took South Korean and...
Trump, Kim sign agreement after historic summit but few specifics
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged on Tuesday to work toward complete denuclearisation of the Korean...
Trump cancels summit with North Korea’s Kim, warns that military ready
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called off a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for next month,...
Arming the world – Inside Trump’s ‘Buy American’ drive to expand...
In a telephone call with the emir of Kuwait in January, U.S. President Donald Trump pressed the Gulf monarch to move forward...
Trump’s military parade planned for Veterans Day – without tanks
A military parade requested by President Donald Trump will take place in November on Veterans Day in Washington D.C., but to minimize...
U.S. hate groups proliferate in Trump’s first year, watchdog says
The number of U.S. hate groups expanded last year under President Donald Trump, fuelled by his immigration stance and the perception that...
‘Tanks but no tanks!’ say critics of Trump’s plan for military...
President Donald Trump's dream of a grand military parade through the streets of the U.S. capital attracted scorn, scepticism and even a...
HRW says Trump is ‘disaster’ for human rights, fuels authoritarians
U.S. President Donald Trump's record on human rights in his first year in office has been a "disaster" and has encouraged oppression...
Trump to call on Pentagon, diplomats to play bigger arms sales...
The Trump administration is nearing completion of a new "Buy American" plan that calls for U.S. military attaches and diplomats to help...
Trump’s first year in office marked by controversy, protests
Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump took office, his presidency started generating controversy.
Photographs showing that the crowd at Trump's swearing-in was...
ISS: What Trump’s stance on Africa means for continental security efforts
When Donald Trump was elected president of the United States (US) in January, many wondered what his administration's policy towards Africa would...
Trump ban on transgender service members alarms some military officers
U.S. President Donald Trump's sudden decision to ban transgender personnel from serving in the military has alarmed some senior military officers who...
Trump is new breed of ‘authoritarian populist’ – rights watchdog
Donald Trump is one of a new breed of leaders around the world who seek to use their democratic mandate to undermine...
Trump effect? Europe’s defence spending to rise faster in 2017
Europe and Canada will raise defence spending at the fastest pace for three years in 2017, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on...
By keeping U.S. focus on Islamic State, Trump risks wider Syria...
President Donald Trump has ordered stepped-up military operations against Islamic State and delegated more authority to his generals, but without a comprehensive...
Trump directly scolds NATO allies, says they owe ‘massive’ sums
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday intensified his accusations that NATO allies were not spending enough on defence and warned of more...
Egypt says Trump to visit Cairo at earliest opportunity
Egypt said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump had told President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a phone call that he wanted...
U.S. warns of possible conflict with North Korea, China says situation...
U.S. President Donald Trump said a major conflict with North Korea was possible over its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, while China...
In abrupt shift, Trump warms to China and NATO, sours on...
After less than three months in office, President Donald Trump has abruptly shifted his stance on an array of foreign policy issues...
Trump signs revised travel ban in bid to overcome legal challenges
President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order on Monday banning citizens from six Muslim-majority nations from traveling to the United States...
African states wary of potential repeal of ‘conflict minerals’ rule
A possible plan by U.S. President Donald Trump to suspend a rule on "conflict minerals" could help fund armed groups and contribute...
In setback for Trump, U.S. judges reject travel ban
President Donald Trump suffered a legal blow on Thursday when a federal appeals court refused to reinstate his executive order temporarily banning...
NATO allies lock in U.S. support for stand-off with Russia
Immediately after Donald Trump was elected, U.S. diplomats urged Lithuania to rush through an agreement to keep American troops on its soil,...
Islamic State sees chance to revive fortunes in Trump presidency
President Donald Trump has set out to crush Islamic State when it is already at a low ebb, but Islamists and some...
Strubel Investment sees increased defence spending under Trump
Strubel Investment Management firmly believes that Trump's presidency will indeed result in a steady defence spending increase, at least for the next...
Trump bars door to refugees, visitors from seven nations
President Donald Trump on Friday put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily barred travelers from Syria...
Analysis – Trump is now president, but he still sees himself...
Donald Trump took over as U.S. president on Friday in the same way he conducted his upstart campaign, with a mixture of...
Women lead unprecedented worldwide mass protests against Trump
Hundreds of thousands of women filled the streets of major American cities to lead an unprecedented wave of international protests against President...
Trump lays out non-interventionist U.S. military policy
President-elect Donald Trump laid out a U.S. military policy on Tuesday that would avoid interventions in foreign conflicts and instead focus heavily...
Trump defeats Clinton in stunning White House upset
Republican Donald Trump stunned the world by defeating heavily favoured Hillary Clinton in Tuesday's presidential election, ending eight years of Democratic rule...
What would a Trump presidency mean for Africa?
United States (US) presidential elections seem to be entertaining by design. They are also enormously important for the rest of the world.
This...
Somali al Shabaab militants use Donald Trump in recruiting film
Somalia's Islamist militant group al Shabaab has released a recruitment film in the form of a documentary about racial injustice in the...