Vol 65 No 15 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
US President Joe Biden called Ramaphosa on 2 July to congratulate him on the formation of the unity government and said that he was looking forward to a meeting at the G20 in South Africa next year according to a read-out of the phone call released in Washington...
So long as the link with Israel remains a reality he calculates that President Joe Biden's White House will do nothing to oppose him elsewhere in the world...
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US officials have indicated that President Joe Biden's administration has begun talks with a group of West African states including Benin Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana...
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Vol 65 No 13 |
- ITALY
- AFRICA
- G7
Meloni has established some rapport with her fellow Catholic United States President Joe Biden...
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Defence and security ties between the US and Kenya are expected to deepen in the coming months after President Joe Biden designated Kenya as a ‘major non-NATO ally' during the state visit to the US of Kenyan counterpart William Ruto...
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Vol 65 No 13 |
- ZIMBABWE
- RUSSIA
President Joe Biden also hosted a four-day state visit for Kenya's William Ruto several weeks ago and will designate Kenya as a privileged non-NATO ally paving the way for investment in its military and counter-terrorism efforts (AC Vol 65 No 12 Ruto revels in the western embrace)...
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In Nairobi Ruto has cultivated a valuable ally in Meg Whitman the tech billionaire appointed by President Joe Biden as US ambassador in 2022...
The deal is reportedly being driven within the administration by Amos Hochstein an advisor to President Joe Biden on energy issues...
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The influence of the United States and its military base in Djibouti is likely to be a hot topic for President Joe Biden during Kenyan President William Ruto's state visit to the White House this week...
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The US official said Nigérien authorities had told President Joe Biden's administration that about 60 Russian military personnel would be in Niger...