July 31, 2022
Africa: Blinken to Visit South Africa, DR Congo and Rwanda [UPDATED]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to three African countries from August 7 to 12 with visits to South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda.… Read more »
July 14, 2022
Uganda: U.S. Actor Terrence Howard Eyes Uganda as 'Fertile Ground' for New Technology Initiatives
Oscar-winning actor Terrence Howard is in Uganda, where he announced the development of several scientific initiatives that also form part of plans to boost funding and tourism to… Read more »
June 10, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: President Biden Nominates Jessica Davis Ba to be Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire
Jessica Davis Ba, a career diplomat with extensive Africa experience, has been selected by President Biden to be the U.S. ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire. Formerly known as Ivory… Read more »
Mozambique: Cabo Delgado Insurgents Still Move Around 'With Apparent Freedom'
The insurgents who are waging a low-intensity civil war in northern Mozambique are able to move around with apparent freedom, despite the successes of a multi-national military… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: Anglo-Swiss Firm Glencore Pleads Guilty to Massive Bribery in Africa
On May 24, 2022 Swiss oil trading giant Glencore admitted to American justice that it had paid nearly one hundred million dollars in bribes to officials and public agents in eight… Read more »
May 26, 2022
Africa: U.S. Senate Committee Hears from Six Nominees for Key Africa Ambassadorial Posts
The U.S. Senate moved a bit closer to confirmation of President Biden’s nominees for six key ambassadorial posts in Africa with a hearing on Tuesday. [Watch] Read more »
May 12, 2022
Africa: Tobacco - Are Sustainability and Profit Compatible?
The Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum (GTNF) organized a virtual In Focus meeting on the topic of sustainability on the 5th of May. Read more »
April 18, 2022
Africa: Russia and China and Biden's Security Policy toward Africa
Just weeks after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in March, General Stephen J. Townsend - commander of the U.S. Africa Command, known as Africom - testified before the House and… Read more »
April 10, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Statement by Former U.S. Ambassadors
We, former U.S. ambassadors and charges d’affaires to Ethiopia, were heartened by the humanitarian truce announced by the Ethiopian Federal Government and subsequently… Read more »
March 28, 2022
Africa: Vaccine Nationalism Generates Inequality and Instability, Says Report
The "rampant vaccine nationalism" of wealthy nations and corporations – which saw less than eight percent of Africans fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of 2021… Read more »
March 21, 2022
Africa: Conscious Investing to Focus on the Good Your Money Can Do - Beyond Capital CEO Eva Yazhari
Eva Yazhari, Co-Founder and CEO of Beyond Capital Fund is all about impact investing. Inspired by her family history - specifically her grandfather, a medical doctor who left the… Read more »
Liberia: Bicentennial Spotlights Country's U.S. Ties and National Priorities
Liberia is marking the country's founding as an independent nation in 1822 when the first group of previously enslaved African Americans arrived from the United States. "Our shared… Read more »
March 17, 2022
Africa: NGOs and Drugmakers Slam Compromise Plan on Covid-19 Patents
The European Union, the U.S., India and South Africa have reached a provisional compromise on waiving Covid-19 vaccine intellectual property (IP) rights. Read more »
South Africa: Kanye West Adds Trevor Noah to his List of Enemies, Hurls Slurs
The controversial United States multi-award-winning rapper Kanye West has lashed out at South African-born comedian Trevor Noah with a racial slur on Instagram. Read more »
March 16, 2022
South Africa: Competition Watchdog Wants WhatsApp, Facebook's Meta To Pay Up for 'Abuse'
The Competition Commission has referred Meta to a tribunal over alleged abuse of its dominance in the social media industry, TechCrunch reports. Read more »
March 04, 2022
Africa: 'This is Not Our War' - African Journalists Question U.S. State Dept on Continent's Position in Ukraine-Russia Conflict
A webinar hosted by the U.S. Department of State has been held to discuss ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine in the context of its impact on the nations of the African continent… Read more »
February 10, 2022
Cameroon: Trump Administration Accused of Exposing Asylum-Seekers to Human Rights Abuses
The Trump administration exposed dozens of Cameroonians, who fled their country between 2019 and 2020, to human rights abuses, including rape and torture, by unfairly denying them… Read more »
Cameroon: 'How Can You Throw Us Back?' - Three Stories of Asylum-Seekers Expelled by the U.S.
An excerpt from a report issued by Human Rights Watch on the plight of Cameroonians who were denied asylum and deported from the United States by the Trump administration, to be… Read more »
January 31, 2022
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction in Africa: Has The Revolution Started?
On January 20th, 2022, the virtual Harm Reduction Exchange took place with two panels of discussions that were held around the hot topic of Harm Reduction. The first… Read more »
January 27, 2022
Equatorial Guinea: U.S.-Chinese Competition Escalates Cold War in Africa
China intends to establish a base at Bata, a port on the Atlantic coast of Equatorial Guinea, the Wall Street Journal reported in December, citing classified American… Read more »
December 20, 2021
Africa: How Trade Can Reverse the 'Colonial Model', Spur Growth and Reduce Poverty
"Africa imports excessively from the rest of the world, manufactures exceedingly too little and hence trades too little," Wamkele Meme, who heads Africa's free-trade agency,… Read more »
December 11, 2021
Angola: U.S. Treasury Issues Sanctions on Former Govt Officials Nascimento and Dias Junior
Excerpts from a press release issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury: Read more »
South Sudan: U.S. Treasury Issues Sanctions on South Sudan Construction Company
Excerpts from a press release issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury: Read more »
December 09, 2021
Liberia: U.S. Treasury Issues Sanctions on Prince Yormie Johnson
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December 08, 2021
Africa: Democracy Spotlighted at Biden Summit – Who's There and Who's Not from Africa?
Leaders from 17 African nations will this week join a 'Summit for Democracy' organized by an American administration clearly aware that the United States is itself under scrutiny… Read more »