George W Bush Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/george-w-bush/ The low down on African affairs Mon, 03 Apr 2017 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 George W Bush Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/george-w-bush/ 32 32 Strong earthquake hits Botswana https://jjcornish.com/2017/04/strong-earthquake-hits-botswana/ Mon, 03 Apr 2017 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2017/04/strong-earthquake-hits-botswana/ A strong earthquake struck in a remote region of Botswana last night. The quake near the Central Kalahari game reserve sent shockwaves across the southern Africa as far as Durban. ends intro There are no early reports of casualties or damage. Botswana’s chief government spokesman Jeff Ramsey says it’s too early tell. The US Geological […]

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]]> A strong earthquake struck in a remote region of Botswana last night.

The quake near the Central Kalahari game reserve sent shockwaves across the southern Africa as far as Durban.

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There are no early reports of casualties or damage.

Botswana’s chief government spokesman Jeff Ramsey says it’s too early tell.

The US Geological Survey says the epicenter of the

magnitude 6.5 quake was nearly 250 km north-northwest of the capital Gaborone at a depth of 12 km.

Former US President George W. Bush is due to visit the city today to highlight the importance of America’s overseas humanitarian aid.

Anglo American says in an email that there are no reported safety incidents or damage to infrastructure to any of its operations in Botswana.

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]]> US reboots relations with Egypt after presidential visit https://jjcornish.com/2017/04/us-reboots-relations-egypt-presidential-visit/ Mon, 03 Apr 2017 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2017/04/us-reboots-relations-egypt-presidential-visit/ There’s expected be a significant departure in Washington’s policy towards Europe following today’s meeting between President’s Donald Trump and Abdel Fatah El Sisi. The Egyptian general-turned-president is making his first visit to the White House from which he was effectively locked out by the Obama administration. ends intro Donald Trump and Abdel Fattah El Sisi […]

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]]> There’s expected be a significant departure in Washington’s policy towards Europe following today’s meeting between President’s Donald Trump and Abdel Fatah El Sisi.

The Egyptian general-turned-president is making his first visit to the White House from which he was effectively locked out by the Obama administration.

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Donald Trump and Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly in New York last year and got on like a house on fire.

El Sisi will be disappointed if he  expects to leave Washington with everything on his wish list.

This includes more military aid, a US declaration that the Muslim Brotherhood is a terrorist organisation and a restoration of the strategic relationship Egypt once enjoyed with America.

Donald Trump may sound friendlier towards Egypt than Barak Obama.

But will his actions match his words?

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