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House passes sweeping ‘duty free’ pact for African imports

This is one of those rare measures in which the Trump administration is supporting tax breaks, not tariffs, for the Global South

US trashed Somalia, can we really scold its people for coming here?
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US trashed Somalia, can we really scold its people for coming here?

Trump’s vitriol against the African state dates back long before the current aid scandal, but in the context of recent history, it makes little sense.

Is Somaliland recognition worth a new Israeli outpost on the Red Sea?
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Is Somaliland recognition worth a new Israeli outpost on the Red Sea?

Both countries have a lot to gain from the controversial new relationship, and judging from the backlash, a lot to lose too

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Africa

6 stories that defined Trump’s approach to Africa in 2025

Minerals, peace deals, and a complete dissolution of relations with at least one country. Who says the president isn’t paying attention?

Sokoto Nigeria
Africa

Trump's Christmas Day strikes on Nigeria beg question: Why Sokoto?

The US hit a majority Muslim area where ISIS has a questionable foothold and Christians are not being killed

Guinea-Bissau: The ‘narco-state’ the US virtually ignores
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Guinea-Bissau: The ‘narco-state’ the US virtually ignores

Curiously, a presidential ‘coup’ and the country’s connections with the Latin American trade have drawn little attention from a White House so concerned about drugs