Nigerian novelist Wole Soyinka calls Trump a nerd, ‘consummate liar who studied, understands American psyche and right chord to tweak’
Soyinka said Nigeria has had one consummate liar, but said he is just a copycat besides Trump. He said: “We have had one here also, but he is just a copycat beside Donald Trump. If you want to find out what is going on, look at all the many lies of this fellow called Trump. So many lies. But I don’t want to go in that direction. Let’s just remark it and move on.
Ageism becomes focal point in US presidential election as septuagenarians fortify Biden’s White House race
Polls have shown older Americans are more likely than younger people to have a favourable view of Biden and are less likely to say he should withdraw to allow another candidate. But even among older people, Biden faces steep scepticism.
United States donates over $200 million to war-torn Sudan amid major humanitarian crisis
The northeastern African country descended into chaos in April 2023 when simmering tensions between the country’s military and a notorious paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, exploded into open fighting in the capital of Khartoum.
President remains defiant despite calls on him by more Democrats to drop out of the race
The divide among Democrats stood in sharp contrast to the scenes that played out this week at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where former party rivals united around Trump, who accepted the Republican nomination in a rambling speech that featured his familiar mix of grievance and bombast.
Majority of Democrats are switching to Kamala Harris as chances of Biden’s re-election dim
Black adults – a key contingent of the Democrats’ coalition and a group that remains relatively more favourable to Biden than others – are more likely than Americans overall to say that Harris would do well.
Trump rebrand: Republican presidential candidate recounts shooting details but skips policy details
Inside the Milwaukee arena, Donald Trump was “an American folk hero” and “strong commander in chief,” alive because of a “miracle.” To the left, he remains a threat to democracy, with authoritarian designs.
Defiant Biden now said to be seriously considering pulling out of US presidential race
Democratic Senator John Hickenlooper of Colorado said he believed that Biden was working toward a decision on whether to stay in the presidential race and would opt for what is good for the country.
‘Tuna bond’ scandal that spurred $2 billion debt crisis in Mozambique economy lands ex-finance minister in US court
A key prosecution witness was on the stand on Wednesday as Chang followed along closely via a Portuguese language interpreter. Between 2013 and 2016, three Mozambican-government-controlled companies quietly borrowed $2 billion from major overseas banks – and the government, with Chang’s signature, assured repayment.
Beware of introvert in your neighbourhood: Trump gunman Thomas Crooks lived like a harmless, innocent and top grade student
Thomas Crooks, an introverted 20-year-old computer whiz who had just earned a spot at a college engineering programme, turned back to his target about 400 feet away. He squeezed off several shots at Trump, clipping the former president’s ear, killing an audience member and wounding two others before Secret Service snipers on a nearby building killed him with counterfire.
Influential Democrats step up pressure on President Biden to quite re-election race
President Joe Biden has repeatedly rejected calls from Democrats to drop out of the race after his halting performance in a debate last month against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
