January 20
Liberia: Ex-Deputy Foreign Minister Explains U.S. Visa Suspension for Liberians
Liberian Observer
Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador B. Elias Shoniyin, has provided clarity on the recent suspension of U.S. immigrant visa processing for Liberians, describing… Read more »
Liberia: MCC, Lerc Hold High-Level Talks On Future Electricity Investments
Liberian Observer
As part of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact development process, a high-level delegation from the United States government agency on Monday, January 19, held… Read more »
Liberia: MCC, Lerc Hold Technical Engagements
New Dawn
Monrovia, January 20, 2026: As part of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact development process, a high-level delegation from the United States government agency met… Read more »
Ethiopia: Tigray Political Actors Voice Concerns Over U.S. Envoy's Western Tigray Visit
Addis Standard
Tigray political actors have raised concerns over the remarks and actions of the United States Ambassador to Ethiopia following his recent visit to Western Tigray, warning that… Read more »
Botswana: Ambassador Van Vranken Remarks for C-130 Parts Handover Ceremony [press release]
U.S. Embassy Gaborone
Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of State President, Defence, and Security Ms. Goitsemang Morekisi, Commander of the Botswana Defence Force General Mpho Mophuting,… Read more »
Africa: How the U.S. Withdrawal From WHO Could Affect Global Health Powers and Disease Threats [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Hours after Donald Trump began his second term as United States president on Jan. 20, 2024, he signed an executive order to end American membership in the World Health Organization… Read more »
January 19
Africa: Africa Pushes Back On US Health Deals Over Data, Power
SciDev.Net
A new wave of bilateral health deals with the United States is facing growing resistance across Africa, as courts, civil society groups and public-health experts question how the… Read more »
South Africa: SA's Foreign Policy At a Crossroads Within a Changing International Order
Daily Maverick
There is growing tension between the country's liberation-era foreign policy identity and its deep economic integration into Western-led global systems. In the context of recent… Read more »
Liberia: 43 Liberians Named Among America's 'Worst of the Worst' Alleged Criminals
Liberian Investigator
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has listed 43 Liberians among what it describes as the "worst of the worst" alien criminals arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement… Read more »
Liberia: Implications of the U.S. Visa Suspension for Liberians
New Dawn
Since the recent indefinite pause in U.S. immigrant visa processing for Liberia (among 74 other countries) last week, I have received multiple requests from both local and… Read more »
Kenya: US Embassy in Nairobi to Close Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Capital FM
The United States Embassy in Nairobi will be closed on Monday, January 19, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal public holiday in the United States that honours… Read more »
Rwanda: Rethinking the American Dream - Financial Planning When U.S. Immigration Isn't an Option
New Times
During our first trip to East Africa in February 2025, my husband and I stopped in Tanzania before continuing on to Rwanda. There, a man shared something with us that has stayed… Read more »
Nigeria: Fani-Kayode - Sokoto Airstrike Not Based On Intelligence From Onitsha Trader
Daily Trust
Former Minister of Aviation and ambassadorial designate, Femi Fani-Kayode, has dismissed the report that the US relied on intelligence from a trader based in Onitsha, Anambra… Read more »
January 18
Africa: Africa Should Watch the West Carefully--Not Cheer, Not Panic, but Prepare
Vanguard
For much of the post-Cold War period, Africa was cast in Western imagination as a continent of permanent emergency; defined by conflict, dependency, and the need for external… Read more »
January 17
Ethiopia: Trump Offers to Restart GERD Mediation
Addis Standard
US President Donald J. Trump has offered to restart United States–led mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Nile waters and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam… Read more »
January 16
South Africa: U.S. Slams South Africa for Hosting Naval Drills With Iran
Capital FM
The United States has protested South Africa's decision to take part in a multinational naval exercise involving Iran, describing Tehran as a "destabilizing actor and state sponsor… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia On Cusp of Securing Second Compact
Liberian Observer
After nearly a decade on the margins of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact eligibility, Liberia is once again positioning itself for a major development breakthrough. A… Read more »
Uganda: U.S. Embassy Issues Security Alert for Uganda [press release]
U.S. Embassy Kampala
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Liberia: Govt Clarifies U.S. Visa Suspension for Liberians
Liberian Investigator
The Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT) has clarified that the United States has not placed a ban on all visas for Liberian citizens and warned against… Read more »
Egypt: U.S Citizens Urged to be Vigilant [press release]
U.S. Embassy Cairo
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January 15
South Africa: US Embassy in Pretoria Criticises Iran's Participation in Naval Drill Off Simon's Town
Daily Maverick
The US embassy has condemned the South African military for allegedly defying presidential orders by allowing Iran to join naval exercises in False Bay. Labelling Iran a 'state… Read more »
Liberia: Mixed Reactions As U.S. Suspends Immigrant Visa for Liberia, 74 Other Countries in New Screening Overhaul
FrontPageAfrica
Liberia's inclusion on a new United States visa suspension list has ignited intense debate across the country and within the Liberian diaspora, exposing deep frustrations,… Read more »
East Africa: Kenya Spared As U.S. Halts Immigrant Visa Processing for EAC
Capital FM
Kenya has been excluded from a new U.S. immigrant visa processing freeze that has hit several East African countries, as Washington moves to limit immigration from selected… Read more »
South Africa: Why South Africa Shouldn't Reject US Ambassador-Designate Bozell's Credentials
Daily Maverick
America's next ambassador to South Africa should arrive soon. While some South Africans argue his past views make him the wrong man at the wrong time for this important job,… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique Not Included in New U.S. Visa Restrictions
AIM
The Trump regime in the United States has imposed visa restrictions on 75 countries, 26 of which are in Africa, but not including Mozambique. Read more »
