No sub-Saharan African country was invited to join Donald Trump’s newly created “Board of Peace"

Africa's role in Trump’s uncertain vision of a New World Order

"No sub-Saharan African country was invited to join Donald Trump’s newly created “Board of Peace,” a decision that has prompted some analysts to argue the US president is once again showing disregard for the African continent, raising questions about Africa’s role in Trump’s uncertain vision of a new world order, an issue we explore with Alex Vines, director of the Africa Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations."

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https://www.france24.com/en/africa-s-role-in-trump-s-uncertain-vision-of-a-new-world-order

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Former MI6 boss Sir Alex Younger on Trump, Putin and a 'new era' for international relations (BBC)

Video report by BBC Newsnight 

Published Friday 21 February 2025

Former MI6 boss on Trump, Putin and a 'new era' for international relations

As Donald Trump calls Ukraine’s President Zelensky a “dictator” and the US enters peace negotiations with Putin’s Russia, former MI6 boss Sir Alex Younger and former Financial Times Moscow Correspondent Catherine Belton discuss how the White House is paving the way for a “new era” of international relations. Presented by BBC Newsnight's Victoria Derbyshire.

 

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Broadcast date Friday 21 February 2025

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