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Africa again woke up on Friday to a new set of seemingly arbitrary economic rules today as US President Donald Trump continues to remake the global trading system at his discretion. A total of 22 countries across Africa are scheduled to be hit with higher tariffs from 7 August, according to a new White House executive order.

Mauritania and Senegal.

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Origin and core claims
The theory was first proposed in the 1990s by Canadian conspiracy t

UN Secretary-General António Guterres publicly declared support for Captain Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso — calling his leadership “legitimate and necessary for African stability.”
As Western powers watched in silence, global support behind Traoré is growing stronger. What does this mean for Africa’s future and the crumbling neocolonial grip of the West?

Yes, in some key economic measures, BRICS is now larger than the G7. Specifically, BRICS's GDP, measured by purchasing power parity (PPP), exceeds that of the G7. This means that BRICS represents a larger share of the global economy when considering the cost of goods and services within each country.

US government on alert. According to financial analysts, the decline is due to a combination of adverse factors, including the US economic slowdown, the appreciation of the Mexican peso against the dollar, and the uncertainty caused by the trade policy of Donald Trump, who has toughened his immigration rhetoric and is now proposing a new 3.5% tax on remittances sent from the US.

The measure promoted by Trump has been described as a direct attack on migrant communities and the economies of the Global South.

Iran has issued a stark warning, stating that if Israel is not held accountable for its military actions, the consequences could engulf the entire region and beyond. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi
at BRICS Summit in Brazil emphasized that continued impunity for Israel’s aggression—particularly in light of recent strikes—threatens to destabilize not only the Middle East but also global security. The remarks reflect growing fears of a wider regional war with unpredictable consequences

At the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the gathering remotely, emphasizing BRICS' growing global influence across Eurasia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. He noted that the bloc now represents nearly half of the world’s population and 40% of the global economy, surpassing the G7 in terms of purchasing power parity. Putin's remarks also touched on rising trade tensions, as he raised concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump

African Americans are a cultural global superpower
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Historic global headline — “The International Court of Justice Declares Israel an Illegitimate State Hoe.”