December 16, 2022
South Sudan: Joint Statement On Violence in Upper Nile and Jonglei States, South Sudan
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Norway, and the United Kingdom (the Troika) and the European Union. Read more »
Nigeria: DRL FY22 IRF Empower Youth Leaders to Advance Religious Tolerance in Nigeria
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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 »
Kenya: Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Kenyan President Ruto Before Their Meeting
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It's a real pleasure to welcome President Ruto here to Washington to the summit, and the opportunity to have this conversation.… Read more »
December 15, 2022
Kenya: The United States of America and the Republic of Kenya Sign a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation
Today, the United States and Kenya signed a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation (NCMOU), which improves our cooperation on energy security… Read more »
Mauritania: Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting With Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth
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Tanzania: Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting With Tanzanian Foreign Minister Stergomena Tax
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Africa: Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Foreign Ministers Dinner
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Angola: Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting With Angolan Foreign Minister Antonio
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Kenya: Secretary Blinken's Meeting With Kenyan President Ruto
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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 »
Uganda: Judgment in the Appeal of Dominic Ongwen At the International Criminal Court
The United States welcomes the International Criminal Court (ICC) judgment affirming the conviction of former Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen for war crimes… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Benin: Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Beninese President Patrice Talon and Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum At the Regional Compact Signing
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., December 14, 2022 Read more »
Southern Africa: Secretary Blinken's Meeting With Southern African Development Community Organ Troika Members
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Liberia: Ambassador Van Schaack's Open Letter to the People of Liberia
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Ghana: Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo Before Their Meeting
SECRETARY BLINKEN: So this is a very good occasion, but it's a particularly good occasion because we greatly value Ghana's leadership and your leadership in West Africa, the… Read more »
Mozambique: Secretary Blinken's Meeting With Mozambican President Nyusi
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Mozambique: Secretary Blinken and Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi Before Their Meeting
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening, everyone. It's a pleasure to welcome President Nyusi of Mozambique here to the State Department. We are very much looking forward to our… Read more »
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 »
Ghana: Secretary Blinken's Meeting With Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo
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Congo-Kinshasa: Secretary Blinken and Democratic Republic of the Congo President Félix Tshisekedi Before Their Meeting
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. And let me say what a pleasure it is to have President Tshisekedi here. I was the recipient of his wonderful hospitality in the… Read more »
Tunisia: Secretary Blinken's Meeting With President Saied of Tunisia
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December 13, 2022
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: 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 »
Senegal: Secretary Blinken's Meeting With Senegalese President Sall
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