The good, bad and ugly of Trump presidency for majority in Africa

US President Donald Trump gestures with a saber after cutting into a cake representation of the new Air Force One design during the Commander-In-Chief inaugural ball at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. [AFP]

The grand reign of Donald J Trump is finally here. While my problems with DJT are about his personal character, there is also a grudging respect for the man.

Who would have imagined him as President in 2016, knowing his personal character challenges and financial woes? Not only did he triumph, but he kept his base even after losing in 2020, owned and transformed the Republican Party and is finally back on Pennsylvania Avenue, investigations, house raids, indictments,...