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Tag: US
US Sahel strategy in disarray as Niger ends military cooperation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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