DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 25 | UNITED STATESAFRICA As authoritarians gain ground, President Biden hosts his democracy summit 14th December 2021 The virtual meeting was stronger on symbolism than practical policies with 16 African countries participating and counted as US allies The most tangible development to come out of the United States' summit for democracy on 9-10 December was its pledge of $424 million to fight corruption and promote... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 24 | UNITED STATESAFRICA After a four-year near absence, Washington's officials get serious about Africa again 23rd November 2021 The US's top diplomats return to the continent with shuttle diplomacy, infrastructure funding and a democracy campaign Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the United States' top diplomat, spent much of his three-stop tour of Africa last week fighting the headlines. That diluted the bold aims... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 23 | UNITED STATESAFRICA In on the Actum 18th November 2021 Actum International UK is the new big player in African political lobbying, taking over K–Street lobby shop Mercury Public Affairs' foreign lobbying contracts after absorbing Mercury's London affiliate,...
Vol 62 No 23 | UNITED STATESAFRICA Focused on the crises 18th November 2021 Boosting democracies and resolving conflicts were being pushed as the main themes of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's Africa tour when he spoke in Nairobi on 17...
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