Vol 59 No 18 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Turning down the volume 14th September 2018 Washington’s new man in Africa is trying to relaunch his country’s diplomatic efforts in a much more crowded field When Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta asked for advice about how to handle United States President Donald Trump during his state visit to Washington DC on 27 August, a...
Vol 59 No 17 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Little growth, less opportunity 31st August 2018 The Trump administration’s attitude to anything it sees as standing in the way of US interests leaves sub-Saharan nations in limbo African countries have been low priority targets for Donald Trump, in his role of great reformer of international trade. But in seeking to remove tariffs, the US has...
Vol 59 No 7 | UNITED STATESAFRICA AGOA hits Mitumba 6th April 2018 Rwanda has found itself an unlikely victim of President Donald Trump's international trade war. In a 29 March letter to Congress, the US President announced plans to partly...
Vol 59 No 3 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Skeletons in the cupboard 9th February 2018 A grand jury indictment of Och-Ziff lifts the lid on suspect deals between international financiers and investors in Africa The latest probe into the United States hedge fund Och-Ziff's dealings in Africa has uncovered secret deals involving a company set up by the 'great and the good'...
Vol 58 No 18 | UNITED STATESAFRICA The EAC's used clothes 8th September 2017 A ban on used jeans makes for an unlikely trade war. However, there are growing concerns that Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda will be among the first to feel...
Vol 58 No 15 | NIGERIAUNITED STATES Diezani in their sights 21st July 2017 The net tightens around former Oil Minister Allison-Madueke as US prosecutors target her business partners' assets The filing of a US$144 million assets recovery case in Houston on 14 July points to substantive progress in international investigations into tens of billions of dollars of...
Vol 58 No 15 | SUDANUNITED STATES Sanctions test for Trump 21st July 2017 The US delays its sanctions decision, handing Khartoum a political defeat and rights activists a moral victory. But for how long? Washington's deferral for three months of a decision on the 'permanent' lifting of trade sanctions on Sudan was as much about domestic politics and disarray in the White...
Vol 58 No 15 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Growth and less opportunity 21st July 2017 African governments hoping for an easy ride from President Donald Trump's government got a reality check when, on 13 July, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)...
Vol 58 No 14 | UNITED STATESAFRICA No last trump for AGOA 7th July 2017 While the new US leader remains uninterested in Africa, we take a look at prospects for the American version of 'trade not aid' Few expect Africa to be a priority for President Donald Trump in view of his determination to put 'America First'. Though he has not yet unpicked any of...
Vol 58 No 10 | GUINEAUNITED STATES Thiam verdict makes waves 12th May 2017 After a six-day trial, former Mining Minister Mahmoud Thiam was convicted in a New York court on 3 May of laundering US$8.5 million in bribes relating to mining...