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Watch: Trump Asks Liberian President Where He Learned English, The Country's Official Language
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) US President Donald Trump complimented the president of Liberia Wednesday on his English-speaking skills - despite English being the official language of the West African nation. Trump was hosting a White House lunch with...
Trump sends out tariff letters to more countries but avoids major US trade partners
News Tribune - Missouri
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July 10, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump sent out tariff letters to seven smaller U.S. trading partners Wednesday with a pledge to announce import taxes on other countries later in the day. None of the countries targeted in the letters -- the...
Donald Trump eyes West Africa's mineral wealth during trade talks with 5 leaders, SA annoyed
Briefly
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July 10, 2025
Donald Trump hosted the presidents of five African countries at the White House on Wednesday, 9 July 2025 The President of the United States of America is aiming to strengthen economic ties with the African nations Social media users were not...
Frontline of the Fight: Why Youth Climate Movements in Liberia and the Global South Need Urgent Support
Front Page Africa
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July 10, 2025
In slums across Paynesville, on the shores of West Point, and within classrooms in Robertsports, Gbarnga and Buchanan, a new generation of Liberians is rising — not with weapons, but with planting tools, placards, and policy briefs. These are the...
Trump may slap 500% tariff on India-Russia oil trade
ETAuto
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July 10, 2025
This comes amid Trump’s growing frustration with Putin over the prolonged conflict. US President Donald Trump has signaled his support for a sweeping new sanctions bill aimed at ramping up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the...
A Primer for the White House Visit by Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal
Front Page Africa
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July 10, 2025
A few months ago, the Chairman of the Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ted Cruz, hosted a roundtable discussion that tackled energy and critical mineral partnerships with the...
Video: Trump Commends Liberian President Boakai’s Good Command of English
The News (Nigeria)
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July 10, 2025
President Trump, right, facing President Boakai, left, in Washington yesterday Abubakar Hashim/ Monrovia US President Donald Trump, yesterday, in Washington, at the ongoing meeting of leaders of five West African Countries, Liberia,...
Trump asks Liberian president where he learned English – the country’s official language
The London Economic
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July 10, 2025
Donald Trump praised the president of Liberia for his ‘good English’ – clearly unaware of the fact that English is the official language of the country. During a meeting with several African leaders at the White House, Trump complimented Liberian...
W/Bank Launches 2025 CPIA Africa Report Here Today
Liberian Observer
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The World Bank will host a high-profile regional launch of its Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) Africa Report in Monrovia on Thursday, July 10, 2025, with the event set to feature Liberia as a key case study in Africa’s evolving...
Trump Signals Africa Policy Shift from Aid to Trade
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump held a meeting Wednesday with the leaders of five African nations, signaling a significant policy shift from financial assistance to economic partnerships focused on trade. Gathering at the White House with the...
Trump Hosts Five African Presidents, Discusses Resource Development and Economic Partnerships
City 105.1 FM
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July 10, 2025
On Wednesday, former U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to the White House for a high-level meeting aimed at exploring economic partnerships and investment opportunities in...
Donald Trump compliments Liberian President's 'beautiful' English - the country's official language
LBC
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10 July 2025, 08:18 Mr Trump asked where Joseph Boakai learned to speak "so beautifully" at a White House meeting with West African leaders on Wednesday. Picture: Alamy The US president complimented the Liberian president's English despite it...
Trump Hosts Five African Leaders for Investment, Trade Talks
Tempo.co
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July 10, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - U.S President Donald Trump hosted the leaders of five African countries at the White House on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, local time. The meeting was attended by President Brice Oligui Nguema of Gabon, President Umaro Sissoco...
‘Where Did You Learn To Speak So Beautifully?’ – Trump Asks Liberia President, Boakai
Naija News
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July 10, 2025
The exchange occurred during a diplomatic gathering aimed at strengthening U.S.-Africa relations. After Boakai delivered brief remarks, Trump leaned in with an unexpected question. Trump asked, “Thank you, and such good English… Where did you...
Trump praises Liberian president's English - the country's official language
Sky News
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July 10, 2025
Donald Trump has praised the Liberian president's command of English – the West African country's official language. The US president reacted with visible surprise to Joseph Boakai's English-speaking skills during a White House meeting with...
ECOWAS court dismisses enforced disappearance suit against Liberia, Guinea
Premium Times
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July 10, 2025
The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja has dismissed a case filed by Abrahim Sheriff, a Liberian national, who accused the governments of Liberia and Guinea of subjecting him to enforced disappearance and other serious human rights violations. In a...
‘Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?’ — Trump’s question to Liberian president sparks a debate
Times LIVE
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US President Donald Trump has once again sparked a debate on social media after an awkward moment at the White House. This after Trump asked the President of Liberian president where he learnt “to speak so beautifully”. Donald Trump hosted five...
Liberia: World Bank Group debars Dutch company for fraud
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2025—The World Bank Group has announced an 18-month debarment with conditional release of Netherlands-based GenKey Solutions B.V. (“GenKey”), in connection with a fraudulent practice as part of the Social Safety Nets Project,...
‘Where did you learn to speak English so beautifully?’ Trump asks President of Liberia — where English is official language
The Indian Express
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July 10, 2025
At a White House meeting on Wednesday with five African leaders, US President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his command on English. “Such good English, such beautiful… Where did you learn to speak so beautifully? Where...
Trump praises Liberia leader's English, urges Mauritania leader to speed up
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 10, 2025
STORY: :: July 9, 2025 :: Washington, D.C. :: President Trump compliments the president of Liberia's English, which is the country's official language "We want to work with the United States in peace and security within the region..." "Such good...