By BRONWYN BRUTON – Politico.com John Kerry’s hastily announced trip to Africa last May 2014 is something of an occasion: It’s the first time he has set foot in sub-Saharan Africa as secretary of state aside from a brief visit just to Addis Ababa in May 2013. But the abruptness of the trip—announced barely half
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Press Release Bahir Dar, Ethiopia – In remarks today to government officials, faculty and students at the Ethiopian Maritime Training Institute (EMTI) in Bahir Dar, U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Patricia M. Haslach announced the establishment of a new visa class for Ethiopians – the C1/D visa. This new crewmember transit visa will facilitate travel to
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Reuters By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will announce nearly $1 billion in business deals, increase funding for peacekeeping and commit billions of dollars to expanding food and power programs in Africa during a summit this week, U.S. and development officials say. U.S. officials said the Aug. 4 to 6 summit in
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USIP hosted a conversation with Ambassadors Carson, Lyman, and Moose on U.S.-Africa Engagement on July 22, 2014.
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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC On behalf of the government and the people of the United States, I send my best wishes to the government and people of Ethiopia as you celebrate your national day on May 28. It was a great pleasure to return to Addis Ababa earlier this month
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BY ADAM TAYLOR President Obama’s announcement that United States has deployed 80 troops to Chad came as a surprise to many. But as my colleague Craig Whitlock points out, the United States already has boots on the ground in a surprising number of African countries. This map shows what sub-Saharan nations currently have a U.S. military presence engaged
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BY ADAM TAYLOR President Obama’s announcement that United States has deployed 80 troops to Chad came as a surprise to many. But as my colleague Craig Whitlock points out, the United States already has boots on the ground in a surprising number of African countries. This map shows what sub-Saharan nations currently have a U.S. military presence engaged
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Turkish Press ADDIS ABABA – Diplomats from the U.S. and E.U. are shuttling between Ethiopia and Egypt in hopes of persuading the two countries to restart tripartite talks on Addis Ababa’s multibillion-dollar hydroelectric dam project on the Nile River, an Ethiopian official has said. “E.U. and U.S. diplomats told us that they wanted to help
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Ahram Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb met with United States and European Union special representatives on Sunday, after the diplomats discussed the Nile Water issue with Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy. The meeting with Mehleb also came after the diplomats, EU Special Representative to the Horn of Africa Alexander Rondos and Special Coordinator for Water Resources at
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Washington Update By Mesfin Mekonen Human rights demonstration. Ethiopian-Americans held a protest meeting in front of the U.S. State Department headquarters building on May 7 in advance of Secretary Kerry’s visit to Addis Ababa. They demanded that Secretary Kerry seek the release of political prisoners, and communicate U.S. support for human rights and press freedom.
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