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The National Vice Chairman (South-East) of the All Progressives Congress, Ijeomah Arodiogbu, has said the party and President Bola Tinubu will not be affected by the defection of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to the opposition Social Democratic Party. El-Rufai had on Monday dumped the APC and joined the SDP, declaring his intention to
Hot SourceUnited States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio has announced that President Donald Trump’s administration is expelling South Africa’s ambassador to Washington. Rubio announced this on Friday, accusing the envoy of hating the country and President Trump. “South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States is no longer welcome in our great country,” Rubio posted on X.
US expels South African ambassador after Trump criticism
United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio has announced that President Donald Trump’s administration is expelling South Africa’s ambassador to Washington.
Rubio announced this on Friday, accusing the envoy of hating the country and President Trump.
“South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States is no longer welcome in our great country,” Rubio posted on X.
“Ebrahim Rasool is “a race-baiting politician who hates America and hates @POTUS,” he said, referring to Trump by his White House X account handle.
“We have nothing to discuss with him and so he is considered PERSONA NON GRATA.”
The expulsion of the ambassador comes amid rising tensions between Washington and Pretoria.
Trump in February this year froze US aid to South Africa, citing a law in the country that he alleges allows land to be seized from white farmers.
Trump further fueled tensions last week, when he said that South Africa’s farmers were welcome to settle in the United States after repeating his allegation that the government was “confiscating” land from white people.
US expels South African ambassador after Trump criticism
Hot SourceCuba on Friday suffered a general blackout caused by a crash of its national electricity grid. The counter’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said this in a statement. “At around 8:15 pm tonight, a breakdown… caused the significant loss of power in western Cuba and with it the fall of the national electricity system,” the
Widespread blackout hits Cuba
Cuba on Friday suffered a general blackout caused by a crash of its national electricity grid.
The counter’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said this in a statement.
“At around 8:15 pm tonight, a breakdown… caused the significant loss of power in western Cuba and with it the fall of the national electricity system,” the Ministry of Energy and Mines said.
It’s the fourth major power outage in Cuba in five months.
Reacting on X, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz said the government was working tirelessly to restore power.
He wrote: “In light of the unexpected disconnection of the National Electric System, work is already underway to ensure its speedy recovery.”
The streets of Havana were plunged into darkness as only a few hotels and private businesses with generators still had lights on, including some essential services such as hospitals.
