WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Friday it is pulling most U.S. troops out of Somalia on President Donald Trump’s orders, continuing a post-election push by Trump to shrink U.S. involvement in counterterrorism missions abroad. Without providing details, the Pentagon said
Fox News has been misinforming the American public for decades. The U.S. TV audience is very much vulnerable and susceptible to the lies which Fox News puts out. This is why Fox remains a rating bonanza. Their hypocrisy in the coverage of the coronavirus pandemic compared to the coverage of the Ebola epidemic is mind…
United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo concluded a trip to Dakar, Senegal on Sunday, February 15. While there he held talks with the country’s leaders, including President, Macky Sall, and Foreign Minister, Amadou Ba, according to this release from the State Department. While the discussions in Senegal focused on security matters, especially as the…
It was not long ago when former U.S. national security adviser, John Bolton, now the subject of a Congressional investigation involving President Donald Trump, gave a speech outlining America’s new Prosper Africa strategy. Speaking at the Heritage Foundation in Washington D.C. on December 13, 2018, Bolton said, “The White House is proud to finalize this…
The scramble for Africa, involving the division and colonization of the African continent by European powers began in 1881. Many of the ills, including civil wars, as well as the pillaging of the continent’s resources, have been blamed on colonial and neo-colonial tendencies perpetrated by Western and Eastern countries. But a new fight for political…
The sad thing about the 2016 U.S. Election is not that Donald Trump was elected president of the United States; it is that the new administration may be abandoning the African continent. And the damages caused by the new U.S. administration continue. The other news is that China and other big powers have stepped in…
This week we learned the Trump administration has proposed a budget that would cut foreign aid drastically. The issues, facts, and implications of decisions made under the administration are inescapable. The State Department, including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), would be greatly impacted by these cuts. If you are not aware, the State…