He will be hard-pressed to meet the bar of drawing 50 African leaders (37 of whom were heads of state) set by President Barack Obama at his summit in 2014 which covered issues ranging from trade and investment to public health and education as well as peace and security and youth employment...

Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi's trip to Washington DC last month may not have resulted in an exchange of ambassadors but it looks as though the statelet will achieve de facto recognition recalling the 'dual-track' policy of the Barack Obama administration in 2010...

United States President Barack Obama used to describe Russia as a regional power a characterisation that infuriated President Putin...

Ruto spent his first day in the US with Steve Sisolak the Democrat governor of Nevada State who has won endorsements from both Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden...

Jason Bordof climate advisor to US President Barack Obama calculates there will have to be $1-2trn a year in clean energy investments in developing economies to achieve net zero emissions by 2050...

Some found favour with Western leaders such as United States President Barack Obama and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron...

A career diplomat who served as US ambassador to Sudan in the final years of Barack Obama's presidency Phee's appointment as Assistant Secretary for African Affairs is part of a wider return of career diplomats returning to key roles under President Joe Biden...

There has also been strong bipartisan support in the US Congress during both the Barack Obama and Trump presidencies for arms sales being made conditional on improvements in human rights (AC Vol 62 No 1 Building the house of Sisi)...