Republican Intelligence Specialist Nominated to Head Africa at State Department
allAfrica
Frank W. Garcia Jr., a veteran Republican Congressional aide with limited Africa experience, has been nominated by President Trump to lead the Africa Bureau at the State… Read more »
U.S. Government-Backed Consortium Signs MOU to Buy 40% of Two DR Congo Mines
allAfrica
The Orion Critical Mineral Consortium (Orion CMC), led by the private equity fund created in October by Orion Resource Partners and the U.S. International Development Finance… Read more »
All of Africa Today - February 4, 2026
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Insecurity - U.S. Military Confirms Deployment of 'Small Team' to Nigeria
Premium Times
The deployment comes amid a long-running insurgency in Nigeria, particularly involving Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). Read more »
Trump Renews Lapsed Trade Subsidy Pact with Africa
DW
First enacted in 2000, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) allows qualifying sub-Saharan African countries to export over 1,800 products to the US duty-free. Export… Read more »
Washington's Quiet Intelligence Engagement with Port Sudan
Ayin Network
Multiple sources confirmed to Ayin that Sudan’s Armed Forces (SAF)-aligned government intelligence director, Gen. Ahmed Mufaddal, was in Washington, DC, in January, where he… Read more »
A Dubious Turn in the Sahel [blog]
CFR
Washington’s latest diplomatic overtures to the three junta-led Sahelian states send the wrong message about U.S. tolerance of bad behavior in the region. Read more »
U.S. Deploys Military Team to Nigeria
This Day
The United States has deployed a small team of military personnel to Nigeria as part of increased cooperation between the two countries to combat terrorism in West Africa, a senior… Read more »
On the Road to DR Congo's Uvira, a Peace Deal Cooked Up in Washington Shows Its True Face
The New Humanitarian
"The world's decision-makers know nothing about what is happening in my country." Read more »
'You Will Never Make Us Your Slaves,' Muhoozi Tells U.S. Senator Risch
Capital FM
Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, fired back at U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch over remarks suggesting that Uganda had… Read more »
U.S. to Deport 79 Nigerians On 'Worst' Criminal List
Leadership
The United States government, through its Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has announced plans to deport at least 79 convicted Nigerians listed on its so-called… Read more »
Lesotho Welcomes AGOA Extension
GroundUp
But the trade agreement with the US is only extended to December Read more »
Former CIA Analyst Now Top U.S. Africa Official at State; Dealmaking Dominates as Conflicts Spread
allAfrica
The Africa Bureau at the State Department has a new top official, Nick Checker. Unlike his recent predecessors who were career diplomats, he has been at State for only four months,… Read more »
Africom Expands Counterterrorism Push As U.S. Pursues Converged Security and Economic Agenda
Capital FM
The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) says it is intensifying cooperation with African partners to confront a growing terrorist threat, increasingly linking security efforts… Read more »
Ambassador Greer Statement on the Reauthorization of AGOA [press release]
USTR
Today, President Trump signed into law legislation that reauthorizes the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade preference program through December 31, 2026, with… Read more »
