NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | Juan Merchan, a New York judge overseeing U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case, on Friday granted Trump unconditional discharge in delivering a sentence for the case, according to media reports. Trump would face no fine or probation supervision, according to the …
Read More »Trump wants China’s help on peace in Ukraine
He unlikely to get it because the longer the war in Ukraine continues in this way, the longer China reaps the benefits COMMENT | STEFAN WOLFF & TETYANA MALYARENKO | U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has invited China’s president Xi Jinping to his inauguration on January 20 in a surprise move which …
Read More »House fails to pass Republican bill to avert shutdown after Trump sinks bipartisan agreement
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | The U.S. House of Representatives failed on Thursday to pass a new Republican spending bill after President-elect Donald Trump sank a bipartisan stopgap bill, leaving lawmakers just one day to approve new funding to avert a government shutdown. The vote was 174-235, with Democrats and some …
Read More »The US-Africa Axis in 2025 and Beyond
What does Trump’s victory in America mean for relations between the US and Africa in general, and between America and Uganda in particular? Good question, and it’s one that has certainly been discussed at length over the course of …
Read More »Trump taps father of son-in-law as ambassador to France
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday he will nominate Charles Kushner, father of his son-in-law, to serve as the U.S. ambassador to France. “I am pleased to nominate Charles Kushner, of New Jersey, to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to France. He is …
Read More »Special counsel drops election subversion case against Trump
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith who indicted former President Donald Trump for election subversion and mishandling classified documents sought to drop both cases against the president-elect on Monday. The election subversion case was formally dismissed without prejudice by U.S. District Court Judge Tanya …
Read More »Trump won, but Trumpism did not
COMMENT | Bruce Ackerman – PROJECT SYNDICATE | It is easy to exaggerate Donald Trump’s defeat of Kamala Harris in the recent US presidential contest. He won the popular vote by less than two percentage points – a similar margin of victory as the winners of the last three …
Read More »Trump, Museveni and Bobi Wine
US election shows similarity of voter dynamics with Uganda COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Donald Trump stormed back to power in a U.S. election that presented a math puzzle to pollsters, analysts and Democrats. Trump’s re-election victory against U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris saw him win all seven swing states …
Read More »Causes and consequences of Trump’s comeback
In the US, Democrats tend to misunderstand how most of the public view them and underestimate the strength and durability of their opponents’ appeal COMMENT | SHLOMO BEN-AMI | During the just-concluded US election campaign, I did not follow opinion polls, pore over “evidence-based” predictions, or read “expert” analyses of the …
Read More »Trump’s re-election sparks mixed reactions in Uganda as aid cuts loom
When Trump referred to African nations as “shithole countries” Museveni defended him saying Africans should solve their own problems Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The re-election of Donald Trump returned one of President Yoweri Museveni’s favourite American leaders. The two men separated by a two-year age difference have a …
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