WASHINGTON | Xinhua | The United States pulled back from imposing punitive tariffs on Colombia after the South American country agreed to accept deported citizens sent on U.S. military aircraft on Sunday. This came after a flurry of tariff threats between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart Gustavo …
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Trump cited dissatisfaction over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and the inequality of contributions ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The African Union on Jan.22 urged new U.S. President Donald Trump to revisit his decision to withdraw Washington from the World Health Organisation. In a statement, African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki …
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Gov’t Discusses Filling Void as Offices Close Following USAID’s Funding Pause Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) will take off this week to examine critical areas, which will need prompt intervention by the government following the suspension of funding by the United States Agency for …
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GAZA | Xinhua | Hamas on Sunday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt and Jordan. In a press statement, Hamas described the plan as an “aggressive scheme” aimed at displacing Palestinians and undermining their national cause. Hamas said that the Palestinian …
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“At this crucial stage, the State of Palestine stresses the need to focus on sustaining the ceasefire, continuing humanitarian aid, facilitating the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes,” Palestinian president’s administration said RABAT | TASS | Palestine’s authorities have called on US President Donald Trump to continue efforts …
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America has long viewed the continent mainly through the lens of corporate interests and that’s unlikely to change COMMENT | ADEKEYE ADEBAJO | U.S. President Joe Biden’s end of 2024 trip to Angola was only his second to Africa, following his appearance at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in …
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Umukuuka III was one of a few African political and cultural leaders invited to President Trump’s week-long inauguration festivities Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Uwelukoosi Jude Mike Mudoma, the Umukuuka III of the Bamasaaba/Bagisu, has secured a partnership with a United States business firm interested in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and …
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President Donald J. Trump: From this day on, the United States of America will be a free, sovereign and independent nation. We will stand bravely. We will live proudly. We will dream boldly, and nothing will stand in our way Washington, US | AGENCIES | US President Donald Trump signed …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Sunday he will repeal multiple executive orders of the Biden administration within hours after being sworn in as president on Monday. “Every radical and foolish executive order of the Biden administration will be repealed within hours of when I take …
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LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | TikTok resumed its service in the United States on Sunday, hours after it was suspended. TikTok said it would work with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who will assume the presidency on Monday, for a long-term solution that would keep TikTok in the United States. The …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
