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Trump’s New World Order Sidelines Africa

Sub-Saharan African nations weren’t invited to the US president’s Board of Peace.

US President Donald Trump speaks during the signing ceremony for the Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 22.Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

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By Michael Cohen

January 23, 2026 at 12:59 PM UTC

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Donald Trump has shown his disdain for Africa yet again.