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Africa: Kerry Pledges to Promote Democracy, Rights & Peace
allAfrica, 30 April 2014
United States Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Addis Ababa today on the first stop of a visit to east and central Africa. As his trip began, he responded by email to… Read more »
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Africa: U.S. Secretary Kerry - Ensuring Africa's Rise Continues
State Department, 4 May 2014
This opinion article by Secretary of State Kerry was published May 2 by the Washington Post. Read more »
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Africa: Trade and Conflict Resolution On Agenda of Kerry Visit to Africa
DW, 29 April 2014
US Secretary of State John Kerry will focus on human rights, crisis aid and economic cooperation on his six-day trip to three African countries. Read more »
U.S. Secretary Celebrates Africa's Progress on Visit
In an interview with AllAfrica, the United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, says he will also promote human rights, democratic development and peace on a visit to east and central Africa beginning on Wednesday.InFocus
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As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made a whirlwind visit to east and central Africa, pressure mounted for a tougher U.S. stand on the escalating conflict in South Sudan. Frank ... Read more »
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry engages with young people at the University of Addis Ababa on his last visit to Ethiopia. Alongside him is BBC television anchor Zeinab Badawi.
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Ethiopia: PM Hailemariam Meets U.S. Deputy Secretary of State
ERTA, 31 January 2014
Prime Minister Hailemariam met with the US Deputy Secretary of State on Thursday. Discussions focused on the situation in South Sudan and the signing of the Cessation of… Read more »
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Africa: U.S. Deputy Secretary Burns at African Union Summit in Addis Ababa
State Department, 30 January 2014
Media Briefing With Deputy Secretary William Burns Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Earns U.S.$24.4 Million From AGOA Benefit
Addis Fortune, 22 December 2013
Ethiopia earned nearly 24.4 million dollars relying on the US government's African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Read more »
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Ethiopia: USAID's Cover-Up of Ethiopia Abuses Overruled by U.S. Congress
Survival International, 12 February 2014
The United States Congress has acted to prevent its aid to Ethiopia from being used to fund forced evictions of tribal peoples in the south west of the country. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopians Hope Start-U.S Turn Into Business Success
VOA, 23 April 2014
Young Ethiopians are eager to benefit from the economic growth of the last few years. And since the market has so many opportunities, everyone seems to be working on a start-up… Read more »
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Africa: U.S. Media Shows New Interest
DW, 9 April 2014
US media are increasingly reporting on and debating their country's presence in Africa. How strong should it be? Is its purpose to bring stability to crisis regions or rather to… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Democratic Republic of the Congo At Crucial Crossroad, Envoy Says
State Department, 4 March 2014
Speaking before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations February 26, Russell Feingold, the U.S. special envoy for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Testimony of Special Envoy Russell D. Feingold At the U.S. Department of State Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S. Congress, 26 February 2014
Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Corker, and members of the Committee: Thank you for the invitation to testify today on the recent progress in and continuing challenges facing the… Read more »
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Africa: U.S. 'Deeply Engaged' on South Sudan, CAR and DR Congo - Kerry
State Department, 11 February 2014
Remarks by John Kerry, Secretary of State at LiveAtState Virtual Press Conference Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Special Envoy - DRC Peace Deal a 'Big Step'
VOA, 13 December 2013
U.S. Special Envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Russ Feingold has hailed as potentially historic a peace deal signed between the Congolese government and the M23 rebel… Read more »
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Angola: U.S. Encourages Angola's Effort to Normalise Situation in Great Lakes
ANGOP, 11 April 2014
The US authorities Thursday in Luanda encouraged the Angolan Government?s effort toward helping settle the situation in the Great Lakes Region since the country took up the… Read more »
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Angola: Angola, U.S. Work to Enhance Trade Relationship
State Department, 2 April 2014
Angola and the United States took steps to advance their trade relationship in discussions April 1 in Washington at the second meeting of the U.S.-Angola Council on Trade and… Read more »
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Angola: Visiting Angolan Activist Praises U.S. High-Level Contacts With Civil Society
Maka, 21 November 2013
The United States is "among the few if not the only country" that has high-level contacts with members of Angola's civil society, activist Rafael Marques said after a meeting at… Read more »
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Oscar-winning actor and activist Ben Affleck has appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to testify as an African Expert on the violence in the Democratic Republic ... Read more »
