Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | “The dream becomes reality”, “Our son, our hope”: the headlines in the Kenyan press in 2008 captured pride and excitement after the election of Barack Obama. Eight years later, enthusiasm for the outgoing president has faded on a continent that he is accused of forsaking. …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Campaigners in London sent a rallying cry to Americans on Thursday to get out and vote in the forthcoming presidential election and avoid getting “Brexited”. Dressed in hard hats and high-visibility vests to symbolise danger, activists gathered outside the British parliament to issue a …
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New York, United States | AFP | On message, disciplined and rising in the polls, Donald Trump has been playing it straight in the home stretch of the US election — ever since the FBI clobbered Hillary Clinton’s campaign by resurrecting her email scandal. The FBI announcement threw the Republican’s …
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Miami, United States | AFP | It’s the final week of the US presidential race and most of the desks are empty at the Donald Trump campaign office in Miami. Star-spangled Mylar balloons pucker in mid-air over rows of unmanned phones. Just a few people huddle at a table in …
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Washington, United States | AFP | How do you gift your popularity to someone else? As Barack Obama rolls up his sleeves to ensure Hillary Clinton succeeds him in the White House, his argument increasingly boils down to a simple message: Do it for me. With approval ratings almost unheard …
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Washington, United States | AFP | FBI agents are plumbing hundreds of thousands of emails in search of potentially incriminating evidence against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, in a high pressure probe seven days before the US presidential election. What will come out of it and when is not known, but …
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Washington, United States | AFP | An explosive new poll showed Donald Trump leading the race for the White House Tuesday, amid an avalanche of revelations and allegations a week before Election Day. An ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll showed the Republican leading his rival Hillary Clinton 46-45 percent, with …
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Cincinnati, United States | AFP | Hillary Clinton tried to pivot away from attacks on her protection of US secrets Monday, warning against her White House rival Donald Trump being allowed control of US nuclear launch codes. In a barnstorming final push before the November 8 presidential vote, Trump has …
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Los Angeles, United States | AFP | The US presidential election is only a few days away, but for most Americans worn out by the vicious campaign, the vote can’t come soon enough. “People are always somewhat stressed during elections but I’ve never seen it this extreme,” said Judi Bloom, …
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Washington, United States | AFP | The White House on Monday opted for caution in reacting to FBI Director James Comey’s bombshell decision to announce further investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email days before the 2016 presidential election. Spokesman Josh Earnest said he would “neither defend nor criticize” Comey, who has …
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