Ebrahim Rasool: Expelled South African envoy accuses Trump administration of racism

Ebrahim Rasool: Expelled South African envoy accuses Trump administration of racism

Ebrahim Rasool, who was accused of "race-baiting" by the US, speaks to the BBC in one of his first interviews since his expulsion.

Rasool is Africa’s missed opportunity to tackle the bully, By Azu Ishiekwene

Contrary to what Rubio would have the world believe, Rasool’s “cardinal sin” was championing the case against Israel at the ICC – a matter of principle for which the ambassador should have no regrets… Either African governments and the AU are too shocked to offer a clear response, or the continent has accepted chaos as […] The post Rasool is Africa’s missed opportunity to tackle the bully, By Azu Ishiekwene appeared first on Premium Times Nigeri…

Two weeks after the US kicked out Ebrahim Rasool as ambassador, South Africa's military attaché in Washington has now also been fired.

Rasool Is Africa’s Missed Opportunity to Tackle the Bully, By Azu Ishiekwene

The question is not where US President Donald Trump has not touched in less than 100 days in office. It is how the world is coping with the shock and devastation of his touch and the trail of chaos it is leaving behind. Because of its vulnerabilities, Africa was never far from Trump’s reach. When the continent thought the looming mass deportation of immigrants and the scrapping of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) we…