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- APO4 days ago
Retracing the Alliances of the Republic of South Sudan (By Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth)
By Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth On July 9, 2011, the Republic of South Sudan was welcomed by millions of South Sudanese and around the world as the newest nation in the world. Juba, the capital of the republic, was inundated with people who came to witness his birth. The Republic of South Sudan had allies everywhere – including in the IGAD region (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda), the African Union, the United States, Europe, China, the Middle East and the UN. The people of South Sudan have been greeted warmly in all corners of the world. In the United States, where I served as the then Government of South Sudan (GOSS) Chief of Mission to the United States and the United Nations, President General Salva Kiir Mayardit (then the First Vice President of Sudan and Chairman of GOSS) was received with honor each year at the White House.
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Foreign3 weeks agoFox News cancels show of pro-Trump host Lou Dobbs
Fox News has canceled the show of Lou Dobbs, a right-wing presenter with a history of airing baseless conspiracy theories and one of the most ardent supporters of former president Donald Trump among US broadcasters. The decision on Friday came a day after Fox News and Dobbs were sued for defamation by voting technology firm Smartmatic, which is claiming $2.7 billion in losses from the network for promoting false claims that the company was involved in fraud in November’s presidential election. x “As we said in October, Fox News Media regularly considers programming changes and plans have been in place to launch new formats as appropriate post-election, including on Fox Business,” a Fox News spokesperson told AFP. The cancellation of Lou Dobbs Tonight “is part of those planned changes,” the spokesperson said. “A new 5 pm program will be announced in the near future.” Dobbs’ show had the highest viewership.
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Foreign3 months agoFederal court trashes Trump’s election suit in Pennsylvania
A United States federal court on Saturday evening dismissed President Donald Trump’s suit that sought to cancel millions of mail-in votes in the Nov. 3 election in Pennsylvania. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that this is yet another major blow to efforts by Trump to have the presidential election results invalidated in battleground states where he lost. His legal team, led by former New York Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, had approached the Middle District Court of Pennsylvania alleging that 1.5 million mail-in votes in the state were illegally counted. Giuliani had alleged that the president’s poll watchers were not allowed to observe the counting of mail-in ballots. That, he claimed, created room for local governments controlled by the opposition Democratic Party to accept fraudulent and “technically deficient ballots”. Giuliani claimed he had gathered “300 affidavits, declarations or our own statements” that showed there were enough fraudulent ballots to invalidate the.
- Economy3 months ago
Agbakoba suggests path to Nigeria’s economic growth
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr Olisa Agbakoba, has said that for Nigeria to experience rapid economic growth there is the need for some agencies of the Federal Government to come together and harness their potentials. “I like to see agencies such as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency (NIMASA) come together with the Minister of Finance, to review how far we can harness our resources, ‘’ he said. He said the harnessing of potentials and resources could be done under the auspices of the Office of the Vice President which, according to him, has shown “intellectual diligence’’. Agbakoba, founding Partner of Olisa Agbakoba and Associates, a maritime law firm, gave the advice on Saturday in Lagos at a forum organised by the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN). The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the FICAN discussion centred on the.
- Politics4 months ago
More African leaders congratulate United States President-elect Joe Biden, VP-elect Kamala Harris
More congratulatory messages from African leaders have continued to pour into Washington following the election of Democratic candidate Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United Sates of America. The latest messages came from Sudan, South Africa, Kenya, Libya, Ghana and Mauritania – all of them highlighting the need for a concerted cooperation between Africa and the United States In Khartoum, Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdallah Hamdok, on Saturday said “On behalf of the Sudanese people, I congratulate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for their election as President and Vice President.” In his congratulatory message, Hamdok said he looked forward to working closely with both of them to continue building bridges of friendship and cooperation between the United States and the Sudan. “Sudanese are hopeful that United States President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect, Kamala Harris, will be supportive for the democratic transition in Sudan and the civilian government that will.
- Foreign4 months ago
Obama, Clintons react to Biden’s election
Former United States President Barack Obama is among prominent Americans who have reacted to Joe Biden’s projected victory in Tuesday’s presidential election. In a statement, Obama said Americans were lucky that Biden had what it took to be president and was already carrying himself that way. “This is because when he walks into the White House in January, he will face extraordinary challenges no incoming president ever has: “A raging pandemic, an unequal economy and justice system, a democracy at risk and a climate in peril. “I know he will do the job with the best interest of every American at heart, whether or not he had their vote,” Obama said. The former president, under whom Biden served as Vice, urged Americans to give him a chance and their support. According to him, the election results at every level indicates the deep and bitter divisions in the country. He noted.
- Foreign4 months ago
Democrats kick as United States Senate confirms Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Prominent Democrats have condemned the confirmation and swearing in of Judge Amy Coney Barrett as justice of the United States Supreme Court. Barrett took the constitutional oath of office before President Donald Trump at a brief ceremony hosted by the White House on Monday night. Coming through a 53-48 vote along party lines, Barrett’s confirmation is seen as a victory for Trump, who nominated her following the death of liberal justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Shortly after the ceremony, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ms Nancy Pelosi, issued a statement accusing Trump and Senate Republicans of committing “an act of supreme desperation”. Pelosi said they rushed through a Supreme Court nominee just eight days before the Nov. 3 presidential election “as part of their years-long campaign to destroy Americans’ health care”. Democrats are worried that the appointment of Barrett, a conservative, will favour Republicans in politically sensitive cases pending before.
- Foreign4 months ago
Final United States presidential debate: Biden promises citizenship for 11m undocumented immigrants
Former United States Vice President, Joe Biden, has promised a pathway to citizenship for no fewer than 11 million undocumented immigrants if elected president on Nov. 3. Biden, the Democratic Party candidate, made the promise at his last debate with his Republican challenger and incumbent President Donald Trump, on Thursday night. “Within 100 days I am going to send to the United States Congress a pathway to citizenship for over 11 million undocumented people and all of those so-called Dreamers. “They are going to be immediately certified again to be able to stay in this country and put on the path to citizenship. “The idea that they are being sent home by this guy [Trump], and they want to do that, is that they are going to a country they have never seen before,” he said. Noting the contributions of undocumented immigrants to the development of America, Biden said the.
- Economy4 months ago
United States stock futures dip, Yen gains after final Trump-Biden debate
United States stock futures dipped and the Japanese Yen ticked up on Friday after a final debate between United States President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden merely hardened investors’ caution heading into the election. FILE PHOTO: Traders wearing masks work, on the first day of in-person trading since the closure during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, United States, May 26, 2020. rendan McDermidUnited States S&P 500 E-minis (EScv1) were down 0.1per cent at 3,445.75 points at 0230 GMT. The S&P 500 index (.SPX) closed down 0.5 per cent at 3,453.49 on Thursday. The dollar (=USD) was a few pips higher, while the safe-haven Yen (JPY=) was up 0.1per cent at 104.71 per dollar. “It was a slightly more civilised debate this time around, but Trump failed to make up for lost ground from.
- Foreign4 months ago
Trump and Biden clash sharply over pandemic in less chaotic final debate
United States President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden offered sharply contrasting views on the still-raging coronavirus pandemic at Thursday’s final presidential debate, seeking to persuade the few remaining undecided voters 12 days before the Nov. 3 election. Trump, a Republican, adopted a more restrained tone than he did during the chaotic first presidential debate in September, when he repeatedly interrupted Biden. But Thursday’s clash still featured plenty of personal attacks between two men who evince little respect for each other, and Trump kept fact-checkers busy by leveling unfounded corruption accusations at Biden and his family. The televised encounter in Nashville, Tennessee, represented one of Trump’s last remaining opportunities to reshape a campaign dominated by a pandemic that has killed more than 221,000 people in the United States. Trump has trailed Biden in opinion polls for months, though the contest is tighter in some battleground states likely to decide.
- Foreign5 months ago
Trump’s approach to China has claimed American lives, jobs, says Harris
America has lost lives, jobs and standing as a result of President Donald Trump’s “perspective and approach to China”, according to Ms Kamala Harris. Harris, the Democratic Party’s vice presidential candidate, made the claim during Wednesday’s debate with her Republican rival, Mike Pence. She was answering the moderator’s question on how she would describe the United States relationship with China; whether competitors, adversaries or enemies. Harris said Trump had a “weird obsession” with getting rid of the accomplishments of the administration of former President Barack Obama in which a Biden served as Vice President. “For example, they (Obama and Biden) created within the White House an office that basically was responsible for monitoring pandemics, they (Trump) got rid of it. “There was a team of disease experts that President Obama and Vice President Biden dispatched to China to monitor what is now predictable and what might happen. “They pulled them.
- Sport5 months ago
Lakers dominate Heat for lopsided win in Game 1 of NBA Finals
Lakers dominate Heat for lopsided win in Game 1 of NBA Finals Win Orlando, Florida, United States,Oct.1,2020 Heavy favourites Los Angeles Lakers dismantled the Miami Heat 116-98 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, as their opponent struggled with injuries after making a fast start. The Heat got a 13-point leg up in the first quarter but the lead was shortlived, as the Lakers drained 11 three-pointers to complete a 30-point turnaround and close out the first half, while Miami’s defense crumbled inside the NBA’s quarantined Orlando, Florida, campus. The Lakers kept the pressure up as two of the Heat’s biggest playmakers – point guard Goran Dragic and forward Bam Adebayo – exited the game with injuries. Dragic, Miami’s leading scorer in the post-season, suffered a foot injury in the second quarter, while Adebayo left in the third with a shoulder strain after twice colliding with Lakers centre.
- Foreign5 months ago
Obama to release memoir in November, after United States election
Former United States President Barack Obama plans to release in November the first volume of a memoir covering his political rise, the 2008 election and his first years in the White House. The 768-page book, entitled A Promised Land, will be released in multiple languages at the same time on Nov. 17, two weeks after the United States election. There is not yet a date for the publication of the second volume. The publisher said that details of a book tour will be made available later this year. In the book, Obama describes “in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency,” according to the publisher. Obama, and former first lady Michelle Obama, sold the rights to their memoir to Crown, a part of Penguin Random House, for 65 million dollars. Michelle Obama’s memoir, becoming, was a smash hit, and the interest.
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COVID-197 months agoNew York’s health commissioner resigns over COVID-19 handling
New York’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Oxiris Barbot, has resigned over alleged under-utilisation of the department’s “incomparable disease control expertise.” “I leave my post today with deep disappointment that during the most critical public health crisis in our lifetime, that the Health Department’s incomparable disease control expertise was not used to the degree it could have been. “Our experts are world renowned for their epidemiology, surveillance and response work. “The city would be well served by having them at the strategic centre of the response not in the background,” Barbot said in her letter of resignation. This confirms speculation of disagreement between the Department of Health and the city administration over alleged handling of the Coronavirus pandemic. The resignation came after Mayor Bill de Blasio, stripped the department of the responsibility of COVID-19 contact tracing, and gave it to the hospital management agency. This triggered complaints from officials of the.
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Foreign7 months agoObama warns voting rights under threat at John Lewis’ funeral
Former United States President Barack Obama delivered a eulogy for the late United States congressman John Lewis’ funeral on Thursday, warning that the voting rights the late civil rights icon championed are threatened heading into the 2020 election. “There are those in power doing their darnedest to discourage people from voting, by closing polling locations and targeting minorities and students with restrictive ID laws and attacking our voting rights with surgical precision, even undermining the postal service in an election that’s going to be dependent on mail-in ballots so people don’t get sick,” Obama said during his 40-minute speech. Obama called for the automatic registration of all voters, restoring voting rights to inmates who have completed their sentences, ending partisan gerrymandering of districts and making Election Day a national holiday. Earlier in the day, United States President Donald Trump raised the possibility of delaying the country’s presidential election in November,.
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Foreign7 months agoUnited States expands metals sanctions on Iran
NN) The United States has expanded the scope of its metals sanctions on Iran with the addition of 22 specific materials “connected to its nuclear, military or ballistic missile programmes.” Announcing this in a statement on Thursday evening, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo warned against the transfer of the identified metals to and from Iran. He said Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile and military programmes were “a grave threat to international peace and security.” “To address these threats, I am announcing a major expansion of the scope of State Department-administered Iran metals-related sanctions. “Today, the State Department is identifying 22 specific materials used in connection with Iran’s nuclear, military or ballistic missile programs. “Those who knowingly transfer such materials to Iran are now sanctionable pursuant to Section 1245 of the Iranian Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act,” Pompeo said. He reaffirmed his position that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) controls Iran’s.
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Foreign7 months agoUnited States economy sees sharpest contraction in decades as COVID-19 recession deepens
The United States economy saw the sharpest contraction in decades between April and June as the country grappled with the fallout of COVID-19 lockdowns, indicating the depth and severity of the pandemic-induced recession. The United States economy contracted at an annual rate of 32.9 percent in the second quarter, the United States Commerce Department reported Thursday. It was the deepest decline since the government began keeping records in 1947. In the first quarter of 2020, real GDP contracted at an annual rate of 5 percent. “Parsing through the data reveals broad-based weakness in most of the spending components, which comes as little surprise given that the economy was more or less shut down from mid-March through mid-May,” Jay H. Bryson, chief economist at Wells Fargo Securities, wrote in an analysis. The decrease in real gross domestic product (GDP) reflected decreases in personal consumption expenditures (PCE), exports, private inventory investment, nonresidential.
- Foreign7 months ago
United States economy contracts 32.9 pct in Q2 amid mounting COVID-19 fallout
The United States economy contracted at an annual rate of 32.9 percent in the second quarter amid mounting COVID-19 fallout, the United States Commerce Department reported Thursday. The decrease in real gross domestic product (GDP) reflected decreases in personal consumption expenditures (PCE), exports, private inventory investment, nonresidential fixed investment, residential fixed investment, and state and local government spending that were partly offset by an increase in federal government spending, according to the “advance” estimate released by the department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis. Such a sharp contraction over such a short period of time dwarfed the dozens of economic slumps over the past two centuries, including those during the Great Depression and the global financial crisis, the CNBC reported. In the first quarter of 2020, real GDP contracted at an annual rate of 5 percent. The PCE plunged at an annual rate of 34.6 percent in the second quarter, generating a.
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Foreign8 months agoChina to sanction United States in retaliation for legislation on Hong Kong
China says it will impose sanctions in retaliation for United States legislation ending Hong Kong’s special trade status with the United States China firmly opposes and strongly condemns the United States signing on Tuesday of the Hong Kong Autonomy Act into law, a statement on the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s website said on Wednesday. China will impose sanctions on United States personnel and entities, the statement added. United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed legislation that will impose sanctions on Chinese persons and entities that are involved in Beijing’s actions to remove autonomy from Hong Kong. Trump also said he signed an executive order to end the special privileges of Hong Kong, in a continuation of the president’s campaign against Beijing, which he accuses of failing to adequately address the coronavirus outbreak. The president in May announced his move to revoke Hong Kong’s special status, citing China’s response to the.
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Politics8 months agoBiden and allies collect more cash than Trump for a second straight month
Democrat Joe Biden edged out Republican Donald Trump in fundraising for a second straight month in June, data from the rival United States presidential campaigns showed on Wednesday. Biden and allied Democratic groups raked in over $141 million during the month, while President Trump and closely tied groups hauled $131 million. In each case, the figures were new monthly records this year for campaigns that are expected to mount the most expensive United States election in history. Biden, who waged his successful primary battle against a historically large field of Democrats on a shoestring budget, is trying erase a fundraising gap ahead of his Nov. 3 election with Trump. The president, who started his re-election bid shortly after he moved into the White House, has been a prodigious fundraiser and built an early war chest for his re-election battle against Democrats. Yet Biden’s fundraising has picked up since becoming the.
