Joe Biden on Tuesday used the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote billions of dollars of commitments to the sub-Saharan African nation and speak at a slavery museum, where he’ll acknowledge the trafficking that once linked the nations’ economies.
“The United States is all in on Africa,” Biden told Angolan President João Lourenço, who called Biden’s visit a key turning point in U.S.-Angola relations dating back to the Cold War.
Palestinian officials say Fatah and Hamas are closing in on an agreement to appoint a committee of politically independent technocrats to administer the Gaza Strip after the war. It would effectively end Hamas’ rule and could help advance ceasefire talks with Israel.
The rival factions have made several failed attempts to reconcile since Hamas seized power in Gaza in 2007. Israel has meanwhile ruled out any postwar role in Gaza for either Hamas or Fatah, which dominates the Western-backed Palestinian Authority.
The St. Thomas football team’s starting quarterback Tak Tateoka announced his intent to transfer from St. Thomas on Nov. 27, via his personal X account.
Tateoka finished his sophomore season with 1,286 yards passing, 10 touchdowns and five interceptions.
Tateoka wrote that he was “thankful” for his time with the program in his announcement, and declined any further comment.
Elaina Mankowski can be reached at mank2823@stthomas.edu.
