Simon Ateba

June 21, 2022

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The United States and Africa continued to strengthen ties last week and this week with a focus on the fight...

U.S Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard

We’re helping to support state-of-the art evidence storage police facility in Nigeria that will strengthen police efforts to apprehend terrorists and kidnappers, U.S. says. But it’s not clear who will control ‘personal data’ on Nigerians

June 21, 2022

The United States government announced on Tuesday that in partnership with United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and...

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walk across the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, February 25, 2022, and board Marine One en route to Wilmington, Delaware. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Biden on World Refugee Day 2022: More than 100 million people are now forcibly displaced partly because of Russia’s war on Ukraine

June 20, 2022

As a result of Russia’s war against Ukraine we recently reached a grim milestone: According to the UN Refugee Agency,...

Secretary Antony Blinken (Right) meets with Ambassador Michael Hammer in Washington DC as he takes on his new role as U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa

Antony Blinken meets with Michael Hammer as he takes on role as Special Envoy to Horn of Africa

June 19, 2022

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United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has met with Ambassador Michael Hammer as he takes on his role as...

79-year old President Biden falls off bike during ride in Delaware but no medical attention needed, says White House

June 18, 2022

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President Joseph R. Biden Jr. fell off his bike on Saturday morning while riding near his Rehoboth Beach in Delaware,...

Ethiopians wait for food distribution in a small town north of Mekele, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, May 7, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Ben Curtis © 2021 AP Photo/Ben Curtis

EU leaders meeting in Brussels should press Ethiopia for “tangible rights progress” in Tigray, ensure “access to aid” and end “arbitrary detentions”

June 18, 2022

Government Should Ensure Access to Aid; End Arbitrary Detentions

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Senegalese Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 2022. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/

In Washington, Antony Blinken discusses food crisis and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with Senegalese Foreign Minister Aïssata Tall Sall

June 17, 2022

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United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken hosted Senegalese Foreign Minister Aïssata Tall Sall in Washington, D.C. on Friday,...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali attends the EU-Africa summit in Brussels, Belgium, in February 2022.

After brutal conflict that has left many dead and displaced millions, Ethiopia’s prime minister forms committee to negotiate with Tigray forces

June 14, 2022

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Ethiopia's prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali announced on Tuesday the formation of a federal government committee to negotiate with Tigrayan...

Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia inspects Guard of Honour during Ceremonial Reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi (February 20, 2019)

Placing oil above human rights, White House announces President Biden will be traveling to Saudi Arabia next month, even though Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the gruesome murder of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi

June 14, 2022

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Placing oil above human rights, the White House on Tuesday announced that President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will be traveling...

Ambassador Richard Mills: Malian authorities should demonstrate commitment to Algiers Accord and tackle human rights

June 14, 2022