Africa: “I Speak English – So Why Must I Pay to Prove It”?

Monrovia — When President Joseph Nyumah Boakai of Liberia visited the White House in July, President Donald Trump was struck by his flawless English, “Well thank you, and such good English, such beautiful,” Trump said after Boakai delivered short remarks. “Where did you learn to speak so beautifully? Where were you educated? Where? In Liberia? That’s interesting. It’s beautiful English.”

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For many Africans whose nations bear the…