December 13, 2018
Africa: George H.W. Bush Took Africa Seriously
President George H.W. Bush found Africa worthy of his attention, and as his assistant secretary of State for African affairs, I found his optimism towards the continent… Read more »
December 12, 2018
Africa: Trump Administration to Deliver Long-Awaited Africa Policy on December 13
President Donald Trump will deliver his administration's long-awaited Africa Policy tomorrow. Kenya's Daily Nation reports that Assistant to the President for National Security… Read more »
December 03, 2018
South Africa: How George H.W. Bush Recognized a South African Liberation Leader
"I have been pleased today to welcome to the White House Mrs. Albertina Sisulu, of Soweto, South Africa... She personifies the struggle for human rights and human dignity, and her… Read more »
November 28, 2018
South Africa: Ambassador Harold E. Doley, Jr to Receive Special Recognition Award for Social Justice
"It is my distinct honour to advise you that you have been nominated by Survé Philanthropies to receive an Imagine Award for your immense contribution to Transformation and… Read more »
November 27, 2018
Eritrea: Now the Onus Is On Eritrea to Reform
This month's United Nations Security Council decision to lift sanctions on Eritrea is the clearest signal yet of the international community's confidence in regional peacemaking… Read more »
November 22, 2018
Equatorial Guinea: American Company Will Lose Oil Contracts Over Local Laws - Minister
Equatorial Guinea's Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, has ordered all energy operators in the country to cancel all contracts with U.S. based oil… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Missionary Killed During Protected Tribe Visit Worked in South Africa
An American missionary with ties to South Africa has been killed by a remote Indian tribe after he illegally ventured onto their island home. John Allen Chau, 27, was met with a… Read more »
November 21, 2018
Congo-Kinshasa: What The World, And Trump, Needs to Do to Stop Ebola Deaths
More than 200 people have died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as fears grow that the latest outbreak is being worsened by the increasing fighting in the eastern… Read more »
November 16, 2018
South Africa: Trump Appoints Handbag Designer as Ambassador to Pretoria
United States President Donald Trump has announced his nomination to fill the post of ambassador to Pretoria: South African-born luxury handbag designer Lana Marks. Read more »
November 06, 2018
Nigeria: Fast, Free Google WiFi Could Transform Nation's Health
Nigeria is the fifth country – and the first in Africa – to get Google Station super-fast Internet at selected locations. Read more »
October 26, 2018
Africa: Spotlighting Innovation for Infrastructure – CCA's Florie Liser
The 25-year-old Washington, DC-based Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) is hosting on 5-6 November in Johannesburg its first U.S.-Africa Infrastructure Conference to be held outside… Read more »
October 25, 2018
Africa: Foreign Investment Key to Prosperity - U.S. Diplomat Nagy
The American administration's top diplomat for African affairs, Assistant Secretary of State Tibor P Nagy, Jr, will soon make his first trip to the continent since his appointment.… Read more »
October 19, 2018
Uganda: Your Children Are No Longer Yours - Investigating International Adoptions
How parents in Uganda lose their babies to adoptive families in America. Read more »
October 17, 2018
Uganda: Bobi Wine Calls Kanye West's Meeting With Museveni 'Immoral'
Musician-turned-MP Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has slammed controversial rapper Kanye West's decision to meet Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. Read more »
October 04, 2018
Ethiopia: 'Good Time' to Visit Gateway to Africa - Airline Promotes Stopover Tourism
Ethiopian Airlines, the oldest carrier in Africa, is stepping up promotion of tourism to its home country, while continuing to expand the number of destinations served across the… Read more »
October 02, 2018
Africa: A Eulogy for C. Payne Lucas, Sr. (1933-2018)
Eulogy delivered at the National Presbyterian Church during the funeral service on September 26, 2018 Read more »
September 26, 2018
Africa: Family Remembrance – C. Payne Lucas (1933 – 2018)
Following is the obituary issued by the family of C. Payne Lucas, c-founder and longtime president of Africare Read more »
September 25, 2018
Africa: A Tribute to C. Payne Lucas
When members of the Peace Corps community recall the various leaders who propelled the agency forward in its infancy, one of the names regularly referenced is C. Payne Lucas, who… Read more »
Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea Deal a Reminder of The Last U.S-Brokered Peace
This month, Ethiopia reopened its embassy in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, capping a series of historic diplomatic breakthroughs between the neighboring countries, after nearly… Read more »
September 23, 2018
Africa: C Payne Lucas - Funeral Arrangements
C. PAYNE LUCAS (Age 85) peacefully passed Saturday, September 15,2018, of advanced dementia in Hospice care at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland. Read more »
September 18, 2018
Africa: U.S. is Africa's 'Ideal Partner' for Promoting Democratic Institutions & Economic Growth – Tibor Nagy
After having the honor of serving my country as a diplomat for more than 30 years – 22 of them in eight different African countries – this week I have the opportunity… Read more »
September 10, 2018
Libya: CIA Likely to Launch Drone Strikes in Libya - Report
The American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is preparing to carry out secret drone attacks against militants in Libya, a leading U.S. newspaper reports. Read more »
September 06, 2018
West Africa: U.S. to Begin Drone Attacks on Sahel Militants - Report
American forces in Africa will soon escalate their war against militants in the Sahel by using armed drones to attack them, reports an American news website on global affairs. Read more »
September 03, 2018
Zimbabwe: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Statement on Zimbabwe Elections
Statement by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of the Republic of Liberia, on the elections in Zimbabwe Read more »
August 26, 2018
Liberia: Statement by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on the Passing of Senator John S. McCain
I will remember Senator John McCain as a champion for people around the world struggling for their right to be heard, and willing to risk everything for the freedoms and the… Read more »