September 24
Angola: Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Roundtable On the Lobito Corridor: Supporting Transcontinental Connectivity
Secretary Blinken hosts a Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Roundtable on the Lobito Corridor: Supporting Transcontinental ConnectivitySecretary of State Antony… Read more »
September 19
Egypt: Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty Before the U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue
FOREIGN MINISTER ABDELATTY: (Inaudible.) Thank you so much, Tony, for being here. It's a great pleasure to have you here with your delegation. You are… Read more »
Egypt: Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty At a Joint Press Availability
FOREIGN MINISTER ABDELATTY: (Via interpreter) Welcome, everybody. At the outset, I'd like to warmly welcome His Excellency Mr. Tony Blinken, the Secretary of State of… Read more »
September 08
Sudan: Special Envoy for Sudan Perriello Travels to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Türkiye
U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan (USSES) Tom Perriello will travel to Riyadh, Cairo, and Ankara, starting on September 8, to continue urgent efforts to end the war and resultant famine… Read more »
August 30
Sudan: Digital Press Briefing: Readout of the ALPS Group Talks on Sudan in Switzerland
Digital press briefing with the U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello . Special Envoy Perriello gave a readout of the Aligned for Advancing Lifesaving and Peace… Read more »
August 28
Angola: Digital Press Briefing: Lobito Corridor Expansion and U.S. Infrastructure on the African Continent
Special BriefingHelaina R. Matza, Acting Special CoordinatorOffice of the U.S. Special Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Read more »
August 26
Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau Endorses the Proliferation Security Initiative
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau has conveyed to Morocco its endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) following its attendance at the PSI African Political Meeting… Read more »
Africa: United States Announces More Than $64 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Today in Dakar, Senegal, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes announced more than $64 million in life-saving… Read more »
Kenya: Under Secretary Jenkins' Travel to Vietnam and Kenya
Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins will travel to Hanoi, Vietnam, from August 26-27 and to Nairobi, Kenya, from… Read more »
August 23
Africa: Special Session on Mpox of the Foreign Ministry Channel for Global Health Security
On August 23, Ambassador Dr. John Nkengasong – U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy – led a special session… Read more »
August 21
Congo-Kinshasa: Acting Special Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Matza's Travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania
Acting Special Coordinator for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) Helaina Matza will travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania from… Read more »
August 19
Cote d'Ivoire: Assistant Secretary Noyes Travels to Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal
Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes will travel to Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal from August 19-27, 2024. Read more »
August 18
Nigeria: Assistant Secretary Stewart Travels to Nigeria
Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability (ADS) Mallory Stewart will travel to Nigeria from August 19-21, 2024. This visit is a… Read more »
August 17
Sudan: Joint Statement on Sudan from the International Delegations in Switzerland
Joint Statement from the United States, Switzerland, the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, the United Nations and the African Union Delegations Assembled in… Read more »
Gabon: The Gabonese Republic National Day
On behalf of the United States, I congratulate the people of Gabon on the 64th anniversary of your independence. Read more »
August 15
Sudan: Secretary Blinken's Call with Head of the Sovereign Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Read more »
July 24
Africa: Remarks by Secretary Blinken At the AGOA Private Sector Forum
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Morning. Thank you very much. Read more »
July 23
Sudan: U.S. Invites Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces to Ceasefire Talks Co-hosted by Saudi Arabia and Switzerland
Over the past 15 months, the horrific conflict in Sudan has pushed millions to the brink of starvation and displaced nearly 10 million people. It continues to cause… Read more »
June 07
Sudan: U.S. Condemns Attacks On Civilians In Sudan's Gezira State
The United States condemns the horrific attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on unarmed civilians in Wad al-Noura in Sudan's Gezira state, which included the murder of over… Read more »
Senegal: Under Secretary Zeya's Travel to Senegal and Guinea
Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Dakar, Senegal, and Conakry, Guinea from June 9-14 to engage on democracy,… Read more »
June 03
Gambia: The Gambia Endorses the Proliferation Security Initiative
The Republic of The Gambia has conveyed to Morocco its endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) following its attendance at the PSI African Political Meeting and… Read more »
June 02
South Africa: South Africa's National and Provincial Elections
The United States congratulates the South African people on successful national and provincial elections. This year's elections marked three decades of all South Africans having… Read more »
June 01
Somalia: Secretary Blinken's Call With Somali President Hassan Sheikh
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Read more »
May 30
Uganda: Designation of Ugandan Public Officials
The Department of State is publicly designating five current and former Ugandan officials for their involvement in significant corruption or gross violations of human rights. Read more »
Africa: Imposing Sanctions On Entities Supporting Russia's Malign Activities in Africa
The United States is today designating two entities based in the Central African Republic (CAR) for their efforts in supporting destabilizing activities by the Kremlin-backed… Read more »