Ebba kalondo biography of abraham

  • The first lady's sister rose to stardom.
  • She will forever be remembered as a fearless campaigner who sacrificed much of her life for freedom in South Africa.
  • Challenging racism with reason.

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    Official reactions from Africa were appropriately critical of President Donald Trump’s credibly reported comments about not wanting more immigrants coming to the US from “shithole” countries. This included all those south of the Sahara. A few reactions even included constructive suggestions.

    The African Group of United Nation ambassadors unanimously dismissed the comments as “outrageous, racist and xenophobic”. They demanded Trump retract them and apologise. Botswana, Senegal and South Africa summoned US local representatives to be served with a demarche. In normal diplomatic practice this is a stern request for an explanation and is tantamount to a formal protest.

    But in dealing with Trump, normal protocols are beside the point.

    More than a year after he took office Trump has yet to announce an Africa policy, or even fill important diplomatic positions. He has yet to nominate an Assistant Secretary of State for Africa or an ambassador to South Africa. This means that African lea

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    African nations outraged over 'racist' Trump remarks

    African nations have reacted angrily after Donald Trump reportedly referred to them as "s***hole countries", with many accusing the US president of racism and ignorance.

    The 55-nation African Union condemned the remarks on Friday, while a statement from ambassadors of all countries from the continent at the United Nations demanded a retraction and apology.

    The African Group of UN ambassadors said it was "extremely appalled at, and strongly condemns the outrageous, racist and xenophobic remarks by the president of the United States of America as widely reported bygd the media".

    Ambassadors unanimously agreed the resolution after an emergency möte to discuss Mr Trump's remarks.

    The comment was "clearly" racist, said Ebba Kalondo, spokeswoman for AU ledare Moussa Faki.

    "This is even more hurtful given the historical reality of just how many Africans arrived in the United States as slaves, and also terribly surprising as the Uni