Niamey Revokes Military Cooperation Agreement with the United States After Tense Bilateral Talks
allAfrica
The military regime in Niger on Saturday revoked "with immediate effect" the military cooperation agreement with the United States dating from 2012. The decision followed several… Read more »
'Condescending Attitude' - Niger Cuts Ties With U.S. Army
DW
The US operated a major drone base near Agadez to combat Islamist militants. But since a coup last year, Niger's ruling junta has cut ties with Western powers and moved closer… Read more »
Unga - U.S and Moroccan Ambassadors Present First-Ever UN Resolution On Artificial Intelligence
MAP
The U.S Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas Greenfield and her Moroccan counterpart Ambassador Omar Hilale, presented Thursday to the international press, the first-ever… Read more »
Regional Analysts Concerned Over Niger's Future Military Cooperation With U.S.
VOA
Analysts in West Africa are raising concerns about U.S. military operations across the Sahel after Niger ended military cooperation with the United States on Saturday. The U.S has… Read more »
U.S. Food Aid Imported Certified, Safe, Says TBs
Daily News
The Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has said that the food aid granted by the US government in collaboration with Global Communities followed all the necessary inspection… Read more »
U.S. Holds Out Hope for Partnership With Niger
VOA
The United States is not ruling out a continued military presence in Niger, despite a statement by the country's ruling military junta that it was ending an agreement allowing for… Read more »
Assistant Secretary Witkowsky's Travel to Mozambique, Ethiopia, and Kenya [document]
State Department
Assistant Secretary of the State Department Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations Anne A. Witkowsky will travel to Mozambique, Ethiopia, and Kenya from March 17-26. Read more »
Africans Can Solve the Disease That Haunts Us - - Here's How [opinion]
IPS
I was born in Brakpan, Johannesburg, South Africa, and grew up in eSwatini (known then as Swaziland). People in these two countries share one predominant fear: unemployment. Other… Read more »
USAID Improves Food Systems in Ethiopia With Two New Agriculture Projects Valued At $86.5 Million [press release]
U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa
On March 5th, USAID Economic Growth and Resilience Office Director Amber Lily Kenny and State Minister Dr. Meles Mekonin from the Ministry of Agriculture, launched a $77 million… Read more »
Remembering the Legacy of Malaria-Fighting Trailblazer Kent Campbell [opinion]
allAfrica
Carlos 'Kent' Campbell, a respected public health physician and global health champion who died on February 20, 2024, is being celebrated by colleagues and coworkers for his… Read more »
US Investors Eye Zim Opportunities
The Herald
Zimbabwe is set to benefit from investments valued at more than US$500 million in several sectors of the economy from a group of African-American owned businesses that have set… Read more »
President's Advisory Council On African Diaspora Engagement in the United States Meeting in Atlanta [document]
State Department
The President's Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement in the United States (PAC-ADE) will host a plenary session meeting on Monday, March 18 at Spelman College in… Read more »
U.S. Commits to Build Ethiopian Women Entrepreneurs' Capacity
Ethiopian Herald
\The United States has expressed its commitment to offer worldwide networking opportunities and training to Ethiopian women entrepreneurs that are aimed at enhancing their… Read more »
Corruption Not Sanctions the Cause of Zimbabwe's Economic Situation - Top U.S. Officials
allAfrica
The U.S. sanctions against Zimbabwe over the past two decades are not the cause of the economic and development issues in the country, said David Gainer, Acting Deputy Assistant… Read more »
U.S. Citizen Accused of Attempted Murder Pleads 'Not Guilty'
Liberian Observer
Lucas Richards, a U.S. citizen, pleaded not guilty on March 6 to charges of attempting to murder his Liberian wife, Jessica Lloyd. Richards, a Christian missionary from the… Read more »