Vol 62 No 21 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Phee's first footings 21st October 2021 Ghana and Burkina Faso are the first destinations for Mary Catherine 'Molly' Phee, newly confirmed as the Biden administration's top Africa official.
Vol 62 No 16 | KENYAUNITED STATESAFRICA Promises, promises 5th August 2021 United States President Joe Biden's initial African policy plans are starting with a programme inherited from President Donald Trump called Prosper Africa. The Biden White House wants to...
Vol 62 No 10 | CABO VERDEUNITED STATES Businessman Saab caught in Venezuela sanctions trap 4th May 2021 An ally of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro remains under house arrest as he tries all legal and diplomatic routes to avoid extradition to the United States At the centre of a sanctions battle between Washington and Venezuela, Colombian-born businessman Alex Nain Saab Morán is working with his lawyers on a final appeal of Cabo...
Vol 62 No 9 | UNITED STATESAFRICA No more picking winners 29th April 2021 'No special favours' for individual countries but, instead, 'broad engagement' with Africa was the message from Robert Godec, the United States African Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary, ahead of...
Vol 62 No 9 | ETHIOPIAKENYAUNITED STATES Lobby shops curry favour 29th April 2021 United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been among the most vocal critics of Ethiopian premier Abiy Ahmed's handling of the ongoing civil war in Tigray. In...
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 9 | UNITED STATESAFRICACLIMATE CHANGE Emission targets, climate finance and ecological trade-offs led the agenda at Washington summit 28th April 2021 Africa's involvement is key to making a success of the latest wave of green tax, finance and technology initiatives United States President Joe Biden's virtual climate summit on 22-23 April, in which he pledged to cut US fossil fuel emissions by up to 52% of 2005 levels... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 9 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Washington's front bench on Africa takes shape 19th April 2021 Career diplomats dominate the new team as the Biden administration tries to repair ties and regain influence The nomination of Mary 'Molly' Catherine Phee as US Assistant Secretary of State for Africa on 15 April reinforces the message that career diplomats are back in charge,... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 7 | CONGO-KINSHASAUNITED STATES In Washington's sights 1st April 2021 In January it emerged that outgoing US President Donald Trump had secretly suspended sanctions against Israeli businessman Dan Gertler, accused by the Treasury Department of grand corruption in...
Vol 62 No 6 | LIBYAUNITED STATES Biden's balancing act 18th March 2021 The US is threatening sanctions against spoilers, and is ready for military action against Islamists The political map in Libya has dramatically changed in the past few weeks. For the first time in over six years, the country has a single administration –...
Vol 62 No 6 | EGYPTUNITED STATES Frosty formality 18th March 2021 The US administration is pressuring Egypt over human rights, but maintains its arms sales President Joe Biden has been in no rush to engage with the Egyptian authorities nor with other Middle Eastern leaders who had gained Donald Trump's favour. This is...