“I thank him (Mr Tinubu) even as I make further request that similar gesture should be extended to Niger state,” said Mr Obi.
“We’ve had tremendous complaints about Africa, about other countries too, from people,” Mr Trump said.
Mr Abubakar said, “Nigerians are dying. The president (Mr Tinubu) is nowhere to be found.”
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Except for PEPFAR aid, “which constitutes 17%” of South Africa’s HIV/AIDS programme, “there is no other funding that is received” from the U.S.,” said Mr Ramaphosa.
Mr Trump’s decision came just a week after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a new expropriation bill into law.
Goma is a city of millions that has since been fiercely contested, according to the United Nations.
In a statement on Sunday, presidential aide Bayo Onanuga said Mr Tinubu is expected to depart France for South Africa on Monday.
More than 1,000 illegal miners have resurfaced in recent weeks, but police said last week that hundreds could still be underground.
Mr Ramaphosa, a wealthy businessman before he became president, has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
The continent does not have to wait to pay a much higher price for this war before closing ranks and leveraging its closer ties to pressure Israel to accept a ceasefire.
