His admission on 23 March followed the visit of United States Senator Chris Coons a special envoy for US President Joe Biden and increasing pressure from the US and the European Union appalled by revelations of atrocities committed by Eritrean and Ethiopian troops and Amhara militia in Tigray (AC Vol 61 No 25 Abiy's mission in Mekelle)...

But incoming President Joe Biden's administration promptly reimposed the sanctions leaving some in Washington DC asking what further action may be taken against Gertler...

Knowing she was fresh from heading up Gavi the Vaccine Alliance half a mile down the road from WTO HQ in Geneva 'Big Pharma' reacted quickly with a high-level lobbying initiative directed to United States President Joe Biden and signed by all the leading manufacturers...

But Libya presents President Joe Biden with the same conundrum as it did his predecessor: how to prevent the Russians gaining a permanent foothold while trying to restrain Turkish ambitions to turn it into a modern-day protectorate...

President Joe Biden has been in no rush to engage with the Egyptian authorities nor with other Middle Eastern leaders who had gained Donald Trump's favour...

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)...