Few people may know his name in the United States but Nigerian presidential candidate Peter Gregory Obi has set off a real movement in Africa’s most populous nation
Peter Gregory Obi was only six years old on July 6, 1967, when a devastating civil war between the government of Nigeria and...
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U.S. commends Chad over signing of peace agreement in Doha
Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno has been functioning as Chad’s head of state since leading a coup d’etat in April of 2021....
Blinken says the new U.S. strategy is ‘rooted in the recognition that sub-Saharan Africa is a major geopolitical force’ that ‘will shape our future’
United States Secretary Antony J. Blinken on Monday unveiled the Biden administration's new strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa in a speech...
Blinken says he’s not in Africa to counter Russia or China or start a new Cold War but to strengthen U.S.-Africa ties
United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken says he is not in Africa to counter Russia or China or...
Biden administration unveils new U.S. strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa focused on four main objectives but no concrete steps to counter Russia and China
The United States will pursue four main objectives in Africa, the Biden administration said on Monday while unveiling a new...
U.S. details how it is fighting food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa as Blinken visits continent to win hearts and minds and counter China and Russia
The United States government on Monday detailed the steps it has taken so far to combat food insecurity in Sub-Saharan...
17 U.S. and Congolese organizations and experts say Blinken’s visit to DRC will test America’s support for democracy and human rights
At least 17 U.S. and Congolese organizations and experts on Monday called on United States Secretary of State Antony J....
Antony Blinken arrives in Africa on a three-nation tour to strengthen ties, counter Russia and China and confront human rights abuses and global food crisis
United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has arrived in South Africa on a three-nation tour to strengthen ties...
Marine Corps Lieutenant General Michael E. Langley to lead U.S. forces in Africa starting this week
Marine Corps Lieutenant General Michael E. Langley will begin leading U.S. forces in Africa starting this week. He is replacing Army General Stephen Townsend...
It’s 24 years today since al Qaeda bombed two U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 224 Americans and Africans on August 7, 1998
It is 24 years today since Al Qaeda bombed two U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 224 people and...
Top Biden officials Antony Blinken and Linda Thomas-Greenfield begin Africa tour to strengthen ties, counter Russia and China and confront global food crisis and human rights abuses
Blinken will travel to South Africa August 7-9, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on August 9-10 and Rwanda on August 10-12. It will...
Law firm representing hundreds of Kenyan victims of the 1998 terrorist bombing by Al Qaeda writes White House spokesman John Kirby over heated exchange with journalist Simon Ateba: ‘Your remarks have been interpreted to reflect a lack of American interest in the losses suffered by our Kenyan friends and allies’
A law firm representing hundreds of Kenyan victims of the 1998 terrorist bombing of the American embassy in Nairobi by...
U.S.-Africa ties: Biden names team to lead monkeypox response as U.S. provides $88 million in humanitarian assistance to Sudan and Samantha Power discusses crises across Africa
Ties and interactions between the United States and Africa strengthened again in the past few days. On August 1, Billionaire...
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Top U.S. Senators call for free, fair and peaceful election in Angola on August 24, urge all political parties not to use violence ‘whatever the outcome of the vote’
Top United States Senators on Tuesday introduced a Senate resolution calling for free, fair, and peaceful elections in Angola on...
Billionaire businesswoman Margaret Cushing Whitman assumes office as U.S. Ambassador to Kenya amid political transition
Billionaire businesswoman Margaret Cushing Whitman assumed office as the U.S. Ambassador to Kenya on August 1, 2022, as the East...
Late Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos leaves behind mixed legacy of peace, poverty and corruption
Former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos passed away Friday at the age of 79, leaving behind a mixed and...