“The environment on Earth must be preserved, well before humans even think of colonizing Mars, which will never be as livable,” underlined this Wednesday March 13 in Paris Barack Obama, exceptional guest star of a conference on the energetic transition. The former US president spoke of “the tycoons of Silicon …
Read More »Obama warns Joe Biden not to underestimate Donald Trump
Former US President Barack Obama gave his support to the current Democratic leader Joe Biden, in view of the next presidential election of 2024, the Washington Post reported. It came during a private lunch last June, media reported. According to two people familiar with the meeting, Barack Obama promised to …
Read More »Biden plans first U.S. presidential visit to sub-Saharan Africa
Joe Biden would be the first U.S. president to visit since Barack Obama went in July 2015 to Kenya and Ethiopia as he planned to visit sub-Saharan Africa. “We’re all going to be seeing you and you’re going to see a lot of us,” Biden told a summit of African leaders. “Some of …
Read More »Amazing message from Michelle Obama to Barack on his birthday
Former US President Barack Obama’s wife Michelle Obama has sent a special message to her husband as he celebrates his birthday. The former first lady wished her husband a happy birthday in these words: “Happy birthday to my darling! Life with you just keeps getting better every year. You always …
Read More »World leaders mourn Anglican archbishop Desmond Tutu
Leaders all around the world paid tribute to Desmond Tutu, Anglican archbishop and one of the anti-apartheid heroes, who died Sunday at the age of 90. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a statement that Tutu had helped bring about “a liberated South Africa”. President Biden said he was …
Read More »Barack Obama cancels his 60th birthday party amid criticism
Barack Obama had planned to celebrate his 60th birthday this weekend on the upscale island of Martha’s Vineyard (Massachusetts). An event which had to respect the health instructions in force, but which drew wrath and criticism mainly from the Republican camp, in a context of epidemic resurgence, mainly due to …
Read More »Barack Obama becomes a strategic partner of NBA Africa
Former US President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a minority owner and “strategic partner”. NBA Africa has in fact backed a new pan-African basketball league, which held its inaugural season in May with 12 teams from 12 African countries. It is now in this area that Mr. Obama …
Read More »American actress Cicely Tyson dies at 96
The legendary actress Cicely Tyson died Thursday night at age 96, according to her family. No details were immediately provided. Tyson is known for uplifting the stories of black women both on stage and the big screen. Oprah Winfrey took to twitter to honor Tyson’s legacy. “She used her career …
Read More »Donald Trump named as the most admired man in the United states
To everyone’s surprise Donald trump dethroned Barack Obama as the most admired man in the United States. The Head of State has thus dethroned his predecessor who occupied this place since the last twelve years. The Republican has this time won 18% of the vote, against 15% for the ex-democrat …
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