January 30, 2023
Africa: Launch of the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS) With a Keynote Address From Special Envoy Fowler and Introduction By Ambassador Mccain
The U.S. Department of State, Office of the Special Envoy for Global Food Security, in partnership with the African Union and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United… Read more »
December 29, 2022
Africa: Launch of the AU Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mission in Ethiopia
We applaud the signing and launch of the African Union's Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mission (AU-MVCM) in Mekele, another important step toward securing lasting peace… Read more »
December 16, 2022
Africa: Why We Hosted 49 Delegations from Africa This Week - Blinken
This week, I joined President Joe Biden in inviting leaders from across the African continent to Washington, DC from December 13-15, 2022 for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.… Read more »
Africa: Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Press Availability
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. Good to see you all. So earlier this year in South Africa, I had an opportunity to set out the administration's Strategy for… Read more »
December 15, 2022
Africa: Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Foreign Ministers Dinner
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Africa: Tenth Meeting of the Law Enforcement Coordination Group Focuses On Countering Hizballah in Africa
The U.S. Department of State led the Law Enforcement Coordination Group (LECG), which convened in Europe December 14-15, for its first-ever regional meeting focusing on Hizballah's… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Africa: Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the U.S.-Africa Business Forum Lunch
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It is wonderful to see this room so full, so full of friends, colleagues. As I came in from the back, I note that this area is often… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Africa: Private Sector Partnerships Support the African and Diaspora Young Leaders Forum
The Department of State's Office of Global Partnerships announces three partnerships with private sector partners to collaborate on the African and Diaspora Young Leaders Forum ,… Read more »
Africa: Innovators Gathering - Secretary Blinken Convenes U.S. and African Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Philanthropists Ahead of U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
About 250 entrepreneurs, investors, and celebrities participated in the investment-focused Innovators Gathering, honoring the influx of two-way investment and trade opportunities… Read more »
Africa: Remarks for Assistant Secretary Medina U.S.-Africa Space Forum
Good morning. Thank you to Executive Secretary Chirag Parikh and the U.S. National Space Council for inviting me to speak today. President Biya, Minister of Communications and… Read more »
Africa: Secretary Blinken At the Conservation, Climate Adaptation, and Just Energy Transition Forum
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, thank you. Good afternoon, everyone, and a big thank you, Hayde, to you for keeping us moving, and I will try to stay on your good side. (Laughter.) But… Read more »
Africa: Secretary Blinken and Senegalese President and AU Chairperson Macky Sall Before Their Meeting
SECRETARY BLINKEN: It's a great pleasure to really welcome a close friend and partner of the United States, the President of Senegal Macky Sall. Mr. President, you were kind enough… Read more »
Africa: Secretary Blinken At the Peace, Security, and Governance Forum
MS FRAZER: Secretary Blinken, you have been at the forefront at calling for a shift from reactive and often crisis-driven security approaches in Africa to collaborative and… Read more »
Africa: Nigeria and Rwanda - First African Nations Sign the Artemis Accords at Space Forum
At the first ever U.S.-Africa Space Forum , Nigeria and Rwanda became the first African nations to sign the Artemis Accords. Participants in the Forum, which was part of the… Read more »
Africa: Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the African and Diaspora Young Leaders Forum
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. Wow, it is wonderful to see this incredible auditorium full. I think hopefully you managed to get a little breakfast before this. But I'm… Read more »
Africa: Secretaries Blinken and Austin Before Meeting With Djiboutian, Nigerien, and Somali Presidents
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. A tout le monde, bienvenue, welcome. Secretary Austin and I are delighted to have three close partners of the United States with us… Read more »
Africa: Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Reception for African Innovators As Part of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
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December 03, 2022
Africa: U.S. Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Desirée Cormier Smith's Trip to Geneva for Historic Launch of the UN Permanent Forum for People of African Descent
U.S. Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice Desirée Cormier Smith will travel December 3-8 to Geneva for the first session of the UN Permanent Forum for People… Read more »
December 02, 2022
Africa: Religious Freedom Designations - December 2022
Around the world, governments and non-state actors harass, threaten, jail, and even kill individuals on account of their beliefs. In some instances, they stifle individuals'… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Africa: Digital Press Briefing with U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs Assistant Secretary Molly Phee and National Security Council Senior Director for African Affairs Judd Devermont
MODERATOR: (Inaudible) everyone from the U.S. Department of State’s Africa Regional Media Hub. I would like to welcome our participants dialing in from… Read more »
November 15, 2022
Africa: Accelerating Adaptation Action in Africa
The Governments of the United States of America and Egypt co-hosted an event in conjunction with President Biden's visit to COP27. COP27 President Sameh Shoukry and U.S. Special… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Africa: Launch of the Green Shipping Challenge At COP27
Greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping sector are significant, increasing, and on a trajectory that is incompatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Compared with country… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Africa: Remarks to the 8th African Conference On One Health and Biosecurity
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October 27, 2022
Africa: Secretary Antony J. Blinken and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat Before Their Meeting
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November 22, 2022
Africa: Special Online Briefing - U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
MODERATOR: Good afternoon to everyone from the U.S. Department of State’s Africa Regional Media Hub. I would like to welcome our participants dialing in from… Read more »