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Trump Warns Colombian President Petro After Explosive Remarks

Trump: Warns Colombian President Petro After Hurting Remarks

October 23, 2025 7:14 pm

Tensions rise as President Donald Trump halts aid to Colombia and threatens “serious action” after Gustavo Petro’s controversial comments on U.S. policy.

President Donald Trump issued a sharp warning to Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday October 23, 2025, after remarks by the South American leader were widely interpreted in Washington as hostile toward the United States.

In an interview with Univision, Petro suggested that “humanity has a first off-ramp, and it is to change Trump,” adding that “if not, get rid of Trump.” The Colombian president later claimed his statement was taken out of context, insisting he was referring …

Madagascar Fires Energy Minister After Deadly Power Protests

September 30, 2025 11:24 pm

Madagascar—At least five killed as demonstrations over blackouts and water shortages shake Antananarivo, which led to the sack of the Power Minister.

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has dismissed his energy minister following days of unrest over crippling power cuts and water shortages that have left the capital on edge and claimed at least five lives.

The announcement came Friday, just 24 hours after police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up crowds in Antananarivo, where protesters had set fire to shops, banks, and government supporters’ homes. Authorities imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew to contain the violence, which has …

How Corruption Dwarfed, Tainted Africa’s Growth – Buhari

September 25, 2022 8:21 am

President Muhammadu Buhari while speaking in New York at the weekend appealed to African leaders to fight tirelessly to get rid of corruption, lamenting that the continent has remained at the far end of global development index because of its menace.

The president spoke in his capacity as the African Union champion on efforts to eliminate corruption in the continent at a High-Level side event on ‘’Food Security Response: Combating Illicit Financial Flows and Securing Asset Returns for Sustainable Development’‘, on the margins of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly.

Providing his perspectives on the effects of corruption …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Is A Terrorist

Buhari Addresses 75th UNGA From Aso Rock

September 23, 2020 3:49 am

Here is the full statement made by President Muhammadu Buhari, from Aso Rock to the 75th virtual UN General Assembly on Tuesday, 22 September, 2020:

Let me on behalf of the Government and good people of Nigeria, congratulate you on your well-deserved election as President of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). I would like to assure you of Nigeria’s readiness to avail the United Nations all necessary cooperation needed for the fulfillment of your mandate.

I wish to also thank the General Assembly for the support accorded His Excellency, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande during his tenure as …