Felix Habibi

El Salvador’s military has fired rockets at a compound allegedly belonging to the leader of Haiti’s 400 Mawozo gang, days after he called for UN-brokered talks. Some 2,500 Salvadoran troops are in Haiti helping government forces fight gangs.

Many people are saying the UK has "sanctioned" Rwanda by cutting aid. That's not true! The UK is cutting its overall aid budget, and bilateral aid to Commonwealth countries is falling from £546m in 2024–25 to £131m by 2028–29. Among the hardest hit: •Tanzania: £60m → £5m •Rwanda: nearly £30m → £5m •Sierra Leone: nearly £30m → £5m •Nigeria: £137m → £68m Of the £131m left for 2028–29, Nigeria gets £68m, leaving just £63m for every other eligible country. Actually I love the fact that the UK is shifting its priorities toward trade and investment rather than aid. From 2006 to 2026, Rwanda used development assistance strategically to recover and transform while strengthening its own institutions. From 2026 onward, Rwanda enters an era of sovereign partnerships, where trade, investment, innovation and strategic cooperation matter far more than aid.

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One of the things the data analysts on our side obsessed over was "composition"—whether the electorate looked close enough to 2024 for Republicans to win. And despite polls that showed a Democrat blowout, the data kept on telling us the same story: in some states turnout was merely OK, in other states it was downright amazing, and in no state was it catastrophic. There was a genuine sense of optimism on our team: our people were showing up. So, I asked the smartest data guy I know, does that mean we're going to shock the world? "No," he told me. "We might do better than the polls suggest. But the data is telling us that a lot of Trump/Vance 2024 voters are pissed and planning to vote for the other guys. Our voters are turning out, but they may not vote for us." Well, that looks prophetic now. Our voters did show up. In Florida, for example, the electorate was 9 points more Republican than Democrat, just a couple points worse than 2024. Undoubtedly there were places we could have done better on turnout. But the main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026. There will be a lot of infighting and arguing over what happened and why that is. One of the pollsters I really respect told me that our economic messaging wasn’t sharp enough down the stretch. I’m sure that’s true. But the real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone. Another pollster—one of the smartest people I know in politics, told me yesterday we’d lose the generic ballot by 13 points. I felt negative going into Tuesday, but even I was shocked by this. In his polling, he saw that a lot of Trump 2024 voters were angry and planning to vote for Democrats. He asked those voters who had abandoned us what would cause them to come back on our team. The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were: 1) End the war 2) Focus on cost of living/inflation 3) Put America First 4) Change our relationship to Israel Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats. This is according to a pollster who nailed the results. While many spent Monday attacking Rachel Campos Duffy for calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, it turns out her political advice was sound. (She’s also a great person.) In the next few months, there's going to be a lot of gaslighting. Expect to hear any number of establishment politicians say the solution to our woes is amnesty. I'm open to the idea that we should change enforcement—by focusing more on businesses that hire illegal labor, for instance. But anyone pushing amnesty is lying to you. The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night. If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest. But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there. I remain hopeful about our country. To the people who are pissed off and want to say, “I told you so”: you’re right, you did tell us so. Take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview. To the people who are just pissed at the results, you should be. Let’s take that anger and get back to the work of saving our country.

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RWANDA SOUTH AFRICA USA 🇷🇼🇿🇦🇺🇸 TRUMP'S LATEST TRADE PUNISHMENT OF KAGAME AND RAMAPHOSA: CONGO'S MINERALS AND ELON MUSK'S STARLINK IN THE BIGGER PICTURE The Trump Administration is moving to remove Rwanda and South Africa from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), threatening their preferential, duty-free access to the US market. Washington cites trade, political and human rights concerns, alongside US national security and foreign policy interests. For Rwanda, the decision marks a renewed trade confrontation. In 2018, Trump suspended duty-free benefits for Rwandan apparel exports after Kigali refused to reverse restrictions on second-hand clothing imports, prioritising domestic textile manufacturing. The latest action comes amid a much wider geopolitical confrontation over eastern DRC, where Washington is pursuing strategic access to critical minerals through its partnership with Kinshasa. The Trump-brokered Washington Accords have increasingly intertwined regional security, mineral supply chains and American commercial interests. Washington has also sanctioned the entire Rwandan Defence Ministry, accusing Kigali of supporting M23, allegations Rwanda disputes. Kigali has maintained that its national security interests cannot be sacrificed under diplomatic pressure and that peace commitments must be reciprocal, particularly regarding the neutralisation of the FDLR. With Congo's mineral wealth, US strategic interests and the expanding role of American technology companies such as Elon Musk's SpaceX which Pretoria has bared from South African market are all part of the wider geopolitical landscape, the latest trade decision adds another dimension to Washington's confrontation with Kigali and Pretoria, two of Africa's mejor regional powers. #FactsOnRwanda

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MASSIVE CROWD of Michael Jackson fans performs ICONIC 'THRILLER' DANCE during annual VILLAGE HALLOWEEN PARADE in NEW YORK CITY 165 dancers in ZOMBIE COSTUMES join parade's grand finale — led by a performer in MJ's ICONIC RED JACKET

Félix Tshisekedi s'en prend à Moïse Katumbi et Joseph Kabila sur les mines du Katanga Lors du même échange avec la diaspora congolaise en Russie, le 30 octobre, Félix Tshisekedi a visé Moïse Katumbi. Le chef de l'État affirme qu'au temps de la coalition, Joseph Kabila avait refusé sa proposition de délivrer un passeport à l'opposant pour mettre fin à son exil. Selon le récit qu'il attribue à son prédécesseur, Augustin Katumba Mwanke lui aurait présenté Moïse Katumbi en demandant que l'État règle ses dettes envers des créanciers zambiens qui voulaient le faire arrêter. Félix Tshisekedi soutient que l'ancien gouverneur du Katanga s'est ensuite enrichi à son retour au pays après être devenu gouverneur. Il accuse enfin ceux qui ont, selon lui, sollicité « l'avocat des Rwandais » pour accuser sa famille de piller les mines du Katanga, estimant que les véritables auteurs de ce pillage, « devenus milliardaires », sont « connus ».