Biden nominates first black defence secretary

United States President-elect Joe Biden has nominated a retired army general, Lloyd Austin, as Secretary of Defence. Austin, who was formally introduced yesterday at a ceremony in Delaware, would be first black leader of the Pentagon, a historic decision

Eniola Daniel

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