BY JIBRIL TURE Before Congress adjourned for its current recess earlier this month, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Africa Subcommittee chaired by Senator Lindsey Graham finally confirmed the heads of … Read More
BY ANTHONY YOUNG (Reporting by Joyce Morgan) A 14-member delegation of U.S. lawmakers led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has just concluded a week-long historical visit to Ghana as the … Read More
Donald Trump’s lack of interest in Africa spells trouble for the world. BY USMAN MAMA (With reporting by Lou Sifa) More than eighteen months a after Donald Trump won the …
BY USMAM MAMA The White House today announced that President Donald Trump will welcome the president of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, to the White House on 27 August. The statement reads: … Read More
BY IDRISS SESAY In a phone call yesterday to Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, the new U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, reaffirmed the longstanding relationship between Nigeria and the United … Read More
BY ALAN GREEN The Washington-based Corporate Council on Africa, C.C.A., the largest association of American corporations involved in Africa, will hold its 11th U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Washington, June 13 … Read More
BY LEYLA TAVERNARO-HAIDARIAN US President Donald Trump is easily the most controversial person on Twitter. He thrives on the medium and has been exploiting it effectively. The tone of many of Trump’s … Read More
BY DEDE-YIFI A three-day gathering of the Mandela-Washington fellows of the Youth African Leaders Initiative or YALI, an initiative launched five years ago by President Obama, ended Wednesday in Washington … Read More
BY SOUMANOU SALIFOU The recent peaceful political transition in Nigeria has been extensively discussed, so let me not beat a dead horse. But President Buhari is in Washington this week, … Read More
