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Most Africa observers believe Donald Trump will ignore the continent or at the most put the relationships Presidents Obama and Bush had built there on the back burner. While it’s true Trump does not see Africa as the central plank to his foreign policy, his black and white views of the world in regards to radical Islam may prove to be a perfect lens on how he will deal with the African continent. Right now, the main way the USA fights radical Islam on the African continent is through Africom.  Africom , is one of six of the US Defence Department’s “geographic combatant commands and is responsible to the Secretary of Defense for military relations with African nations.” Given the fact that Africom works with a number undesirable leaders, the main one being President Buhari of Nigeria, Trump may decide to tweak these relationships due to leaders like Buhari who are compromised by radical Islamic ties. Israel as a Key Player As Israel makes  serious inroads  into...

Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State, Nigeria, has signed the N308.9 billion 2018 appropriation budget into law after its passage by the State House of Assembly. The Governor signed the N308.9 billion bill, into law in Asaba today Monday, December 18. Present at the signing of the budget was Speaker of the State Assembly, his colleagues and Clerk of the House and a host of other top government officials. The venue for the event was Governor’s office of the Government House, Asaba.