UAE President to begin official state visit to US on Sept 23

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September 20, 2024

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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will embark on his first official visit to the US as President on Monday, September 23, aiming to strengthen UAE-US ties.

During his meeting with President Joe Biden, the two leaders will focus on enhancing cooperation in key sectors such as the economy, investment, technology, renewable energy and climate action.

The UAE-US relationship, which spans more than five decades, is marked by robust economic ties, with bilateral trade reaching $31.4bn in 2023.

The US exported $24.8bn of goods and services to the UAE, marking a 19 per cent increase from 2022, resulting in an $18.3bn trade surplus – the fourth largest for the US globally.

The UAE’s trade with all 50 US states supports 166,000 American jobs, underscoring the economic significance of the relationship.

UAE-US collaboration across different sectors

Renewable energy will be a focal point, with the UAE’s Masdar company leading major investments in US states like Texas and California.

Read: Masdar acquires stake in US clean energy producer Terra-Gen

Technological collaboration is also critical, with partnerships between the UAE’s G42 and Microsoft Azure driving advancements in AI and cloud computing.

The visit will further address ongoing joint efforts in space exploration, with UAE entities working closely with NASA and US-based space companies.

The UAE’s investments in the US, valued at over $1tn, span sectors like real estate and renewable energy, contributing significantly to the US economy and job creation.

Ties are expected to deepen as Sheikh Mohamed and President Biden explore ways to enhance their countries’ shared vision for a sustainable and prosperous future.

Some African countries developing, others in chaos – Rubio

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April 25, 2025

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said countries in Africa are going in two directions, with some developing economically while others are falling into chaos.

The American diplomat, in an interview with Bari Weiss Podcast, responded to a question on the United States’ interest in foreign nations — stability or democracy.

Rubio explained that the United States now operates according to the dynamics in each region as current situations differ from what existed in previous decades.

The Secretary of State said 20 years ago, the U.S. was “a unipolar power” and was usually called in to do things because nobody else could or would.

“We don’t live in that world anymore,” he stated. “We now live in a world with a near peer adversary in China.”

“We live in a world where, while Russia’s economy is not large, they have the ability to project power and destabilize.”

Rubio said the world now witnesses a nuclear-armed North Korea, a nuclear-ambitious Iran, and a Middle East with both opportunities and real challenges.

The Secretary revealed that the U.S. national interest in the Middle East is stability, and preventing groups that would attack Americans from taking root.

In Central America, U.S. national interest is migration, drugs, with the hope that countries are prosperous so people don’t migrate and join drug cartels.

“We have to have foreign policies in different parts of the world, and we have to have the regions and the embassies run it,” Rubio noted.

The senior official added that Washington no longer applies the same standard across the board, adding: “That’s not realistic foreign policy in today’s world.”

Rivers: Tinubu broke Nigeria’s constitution, National Assembly very weak – Amaechi

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April 25, 2025

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Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has insisted that President Bola Tinubu broke Nigeria’s constitution by removing Governor Siminalayi Fubara and declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State.

Amaechi also expressed disappointment over the ineffectiveness of the National Assembly in the matter, describing the Red Chamber as a very weak institution that aided Tinubu in instituting an illegal government.

The former Rivers State governor spoke at the 9th Edition of Akinjide Adeosun Foundation, AAF, Annual Leadership Discourse themed: “Fearless Leadership: A Panacea for Sustainable Development,” organised by AAF yesterday in Lagos.

Amaechi said: “For a governor or a president, who subscribes to such a concept, it is what he or she does that is law. It is not what is in the book that is law. There is also the non-observance of the basic principles of law.

“This is where government is not by law, but by the whims and caprices of an individual leader. Like the current pronouncement of an illegal and unconstitutional state of emergency in Rivers State aided by weak institutions like the National Assembly, which is very weak.

“What is even more alarming is that the breach in the situation is not even about law. The president didn’t break any law. He broke the constitution.

“Now, this breach of the constitution is a breach of the sacredness and sanctity of the constitution. The constitution of a country is the Bible of that country. And its sanctity must be protected.

“Can we say the same in Nigeria? Obviously, the response would be a resounding no. The president looked at the whole Nigeria and removed an elected governor in Rivers State and appointed a military man, yet the country continued. Nothing happened,” he lamented.

Ekwutosblog reports that Tinubu had a few weeks ago declared a state of emergency in Rivers State following the prolonged political crisis in the south-south state.

The president also suspended Fubara, his deputy, and the members of the state assembly.

He later nominated Ibok-Eke Ibas as the administrator of Rivers State.

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JUST IN: Nigerian born and Australian Politician Bola Oluseye Olatunbosun has been preselected under the Liberal Party of Australia to run in the Federal Elections for a seat in the Australian Parliament.

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April 25, 2025

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Nigerian born and Australian Politician Bola Oluseye Olatunbosun has been preselected under the Liberal Party of Australia to run in the Federal Elections for a seat in the Australian Parliament.

If she wins, she will be the first Nigerian to be elected to the Federal Parliament in Australia

Report shows that her husband is one of the Resident Pastors of Winners Chapel in Australia.

NIGERIANS are really doing wonders in diaspora