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DRC: Obama Calls Kabila for “Smooth Democratic Transition”

June 30, 2016 Steven Addamah 0

U.S. President Barack Obama urged DRC President Joseph Kabila to favor the first peaceful and smooth democratic transition in the largest African country, Jeune Afrique […]

US Extends Sanctions against Zimbabwe

March 3, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

President Barack Obama announced yesterday he was extending US sanctions on Robert Mugabe’s regime for another year, saying the current regime represents “an unusual and […]

Ghana accepts two Guantanamo detainees

January 7, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The first two of the 17 detainee scheduled to be released from Guantanamo Bay prison this month will be transferred to Ghana, U.S. military officials […]

Boko Haram: U.S. warns citizens to avoid travel to Cameroon

January 5, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The U.S. State Department has issued a warning to its citizens about the risk of travelling to the North regions of Cameroon. “U.S. citizens should […]

Burundi-Violence: Obama worried, UN could send peacekeepers

November 12, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

U.S. President Barack Obama, in a phone call with South Africa’s President on Wednesday, expressed “deep concern” about the situation in Burundi and urged regional […]

South Africa could follow Burundi out of AGOA trade pact

November 6, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

United States President Barack Obama has officially notified the South African government and the US Congress on Thursday that he intends to suspend the duty-free […]

Nigeria: Buhari names 21 ministers in long-awaited cabinet

October 7, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Nigeria’s Senate announced Tuesday the names of 21 nominees for President Muhammadu Buhari’s new cabinet. Senate President Bukola Saraki, reading out Buhari’s list, which needs […]

Obama tells African leaders to respect presidential term limits

July 28, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

In the speech he delivered at the African Union on Tuesday, the US president Barack Obama called African leaders to respect presidential term limits. He […]