Tag: US

US Sahel strategy in disarray as Niger ends military cooperation

March 19, 2024

The US counter-terrorism strategy in the Sahel is facing a tough test after Niger’s military rulers asked the US troops to leave the country, revoking ... Read More

Beijing to revive Tazara railway as EU, US seek to challenge China’s dominance in key African trade corridor

November 16, 2023

China is reportedly on track to control the ailing African Tazara railway connecting Tanzania and Zambia, originally funded by Mao Zedong’s government in the 1970s, ... Read More

US to remove Gabon, Niger, Uganda and CAR from AGOA trade program

October 31, 2023

US President Joe Biden announced on Monday (30 October) his intention to end the participation of Gabon, Niger, Uganda, and the Central African Republic (CAR) ... Read More

US pledges to support Egypt to host Sudanese refugees

May 3, 2023

The United States is ready to provide the necessary support for Egypt, U.S top diplomat Antony Blinken said Tuesday as the North African country continues ... Read More

EU, US growing investment in Africa challenges China’s Belt and Road offensive

April 1, 2023

China's Belt and Road investment in sub-Saharan Africa fell to a new low in 2023, which demonstrates that increased EU and US spending could reduce ... Read More

US urges Tunisia to reach deal with IMF to avoid collapse

March 26, 2023

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Tunisia to speed up efforts in order to reach a deal with the International Monetary Fund that would ... Read More

‘Crime against humanity’: forcibly exiled Chagos islanders must get full reparations by UK, US — HRW

February 17, 2023

The United Kingdom and United States committed crimes against humanity when they forced the people of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to leave ... Read More

US pledges to step up Africa investment as Chinese lending slides to 13-year low

February 5, 2023

Recent visits to Africa by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield came as a new study by ... Read More

Tunisians have lost trust in President Kais Saied – US Senator Chris Murphy says

February 1, 2023

Chris Murphy, a US democrat Senator, said that Tunisians have lost trust in President Kais Saied, while commenting on the second round of parliamentarian elections ... Read More

US-Russia tussle for geopolitical influence leveraged by South Africa

January 27, 2023

South Africa and its neighbors were at the center of a tussle for influence this week when US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Russian Foreign ... Read More