These moves might be interpreted as a nod to the new Democratic administration but US President Joe Biden has made little impression on Algeria's political class...
Trump's recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara was a quid pro quo for normalisation and President Joe Biden – with a long record of pro-Israeli activity – is not expected to rock that boat (AC Vol 61 No 25 King reaps Saharan dividend)...
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President Joe Biden had a lengthy discussion with Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on 25 February to discuss the UN Security Council and developments in Ethiopia; and Vice-President Kamala Harris called Congo-Kinshasa President and African Union Chair Félix Tshisekedi on the same day and they also covered Tigray...
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Some European diplomats see a chance under President Joe Biden's administration to end US hostility towards the Court...
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Vol 62 No 4 |
- ETHIOPIA
- SUDAN
Surveying these developments United States President Joe Biden's administration has been trying to dampen down regional tensions by dropping some of the more contentious positions adopted under Donald Trump's presidency (AC Vol 61 No 24 War resets the region)...
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Later in the day the United States trade representative office announced that President Joe Biden's administration would give its 'strong support' to Okonjo-Iweala as WTO director-general...
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Vol 62 No 2 |
- AFRICA
- COVID-19
There is one important light on the horizon the hope that US President Joe Biden will end US isolation and return to the WHO although Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has maintained a diplomatic silence...
He also has to keep on board United States President Joe Biden's new administration; reconnaissance and intelligence from the US bases in Niger and the region are critical for French forces...
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There will also be a bigger than usual contingent of foreign representatives at the AU summit from the new administration in the United States under President Joe Biden and from China which will outline its new economic engagement strategy with Africa...
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The advent of the Joe Biden administration will put the Egyptian authorities on the defensive over human rights even if President Abdel Fattah el Sisi would rather no one talked about his crackdown on dissent and Islamist groups which has seen tens of thousands arrested since he first came to power in a 2013 military coup (AC Vol 61 No 1 Polls poverty and protest)...
