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SCOOP: Africa CDC fights for relevance in Trump era. Sidelined in the America First Global Heath Strategy and ostracized by Republicans in Congress, the African Union agency is turning to former State Department #Africa bureau chief Troy Fitrell for help. www.theafricareport.com/392991/exclu...

From #DRCongo's push to recognize Génocost (economic genocide) to the resource pan-nationalism of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group hosted by #Nigeria & #Kenya here are Top 5 #Africa issues to watch @ #UNGA80 #NYC My latest @jeuneafrique.com The Africa Report www.theafricareport.com/392721/afric...

#Copper in #Congo, #Potash in #Gabon, #Silver in #SouthAfrica I talked to Aubrey Hruby @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social, Duncan Wood & @gracebaskaran.bsky.social @csis.org about #Africa implications of adding new critical minerals to USGS list: www.theafricareport.com/392614/coppe...

Remember that short-lived $5m #MAGA Congo lobby contract? Trump 2016 adviser Karen Giorno is back at it, helping #CotedIvoire oppo leader Tidjane Thiam raise a stink over his exclusion from next month's election I have the details over @ The Africa Report www.theafricareport.com/392304/us-af...

Congress looks to end #Zimbabwe #ZDERA sanctions & renew the DFC; #Sahel putschists make their case; #CotedIvoire oppo leader Tidjane Thiam lobbies US on exclusion from presidential ballot: My latest #US-#Africa Week Ahead @jeuneafrique.com The Africa Report: www.theafricareport.com/392304/us-af...

[email protected] Democrats @meeks.house.gov @sarajacobs.house.gov seize on my reporting to call out Trump admin for delay in hosting Congress-mandated #US-#Africa Leaders Summit My story @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report that sparked the letter: www.theafricareport.com/389506/trump...

Given up for dead just months ago, the Millennium Challenge Corporation is back I have more details on MCC's new $300m regional compact for electrification in #CotedIvoire & #WestAfrica over @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report W/Nancy Lee @cgdev.org www.theafricareport.com/392197/targe...

The hits keep coming for #Cameroon's Anglophone lobbying campaign I talked to the #Ambazonia Governing Council and Ladd Serwat @acleddata.bsky.social @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report following the arrest of separatist activists and the repeal of #TPS: www.theafricareport.com/392101/polit...

#Ghana joins the growing list of African countries taking in US deportees under pressure from President Trump. The Africa Report's chief correspondent Kent Mensah has the story from Accra: www.theafricareport.com/392111/ghana...

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🚨The annual House Armed Services trip to #Africa visited the #Sahel as the US re-engages with putschist regimes in #BurkinaFaso #Niger #Mali I caught up w/ Rep. Austin Scott & @usrepjimmypanetta.bsky.social exclusively for @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report www.theafricareport.com/391865/congr...

Congress pushes closer #WestAfrica ties in #NDAA defense bill, Trump's first ambassadors to #Africa get a vote, #Kenya private sector in Washington for last-ditch #AGOA push. My latest #US-#Africa Week Ahead in @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report: www.theafricareport.com/391775/us-af...

So much for taming the trade deficit: US-#Africa trade rose 10% in July, fueled by a boom in #SouthAfrica exports while US exports fell by 2% Check out @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report interactive map of the latest trade data for all 54 African countries www.theafricareport.com/391571/south...

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Will #Trump deportation deal give Museveni carte blanche in #Uganda’s 2026 election? Spot on from @johnblanshe.bsky.social @ The Africa Report : www.theafricareport.com/391363/will-...

With Congress back in session today, check out my latest #US-#Africa Week Ahead free @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report: www.theafricareport.com/391180/us-af...

#AGOA's last chance, #NDAA defense bill targets #Kenya and #Ghana, #SouthAfrica dispatches trade minister Parks Tau for tariff talks: Get caught up (for free) on the US-#Africa Week Ahead @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report: www.theafricareport.com/391180/us-af...

#Morocco has hired its first lobbying firm of the new Trump era, doling out $400K to put pressure on the #Algeria-backed @polisario.bsky.social to accept Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed #WesternSahara My latest for @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report: www.theafricareport.com/390718/moroc...

I sat down w/#Kenya trade min Lee Kinyanjui following his talks with the US trade rep to relaunch bilateral trade talks. Loads of scooplets, inc. plans to hold an investor conference w/ President Ruto @ #UNGA80 My latest @jeuneafrique.com / The Africa Report: www.theafricareport.com/390581/with-...

With the future of #AGOA in doubt, #Kenya trade chief Lee Kinyanjui is meeting with Office of the US Trade Rep (USTR) today to try to restart talks on a Free Trade Agreement - the first with sub-Saharan #Africa My latest @jeuneafrique.com The Africa Report: www.theafricareport.com/390425/kenya...

I had a blast attending the #USAfricaEnergyForum in #Houston, where #Morocco made the case for US investment in its 13-nation African Atlantic Gas Pipeline to #Nigeria My latest for @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report: www.theafricareport.com/389891/moroc...

Beyond minerals: The #DRC is opening up 4 US gateways for $1bn+ investments as it looks to leverage Trump's peace push to develop oil and gas. My latest from the US-Africa Energy Forum in #Houston for @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report: www.theafricareport.com/389599/trump...

Trump promised "trade not aid" Most countries are getting less of both 2-way trade with #Africa dropped by $300m between March and June My latest, with @jeuneafrique.com's @matthieumillecamps.bsky.social & @maylisdudouet.bsky.social www.theafricareport.com/389607/afric...

So much for #UNGA In a move all but certain to "cause some whiplash and deepen cynicism about #Africa as a priority," Trump has decided to delay his first US-Africa Leaders Summit until next year My latest for @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report: www.theafricareport.com/389506/trump...

Interested in #Somaliland, sanguine on returning to #Niger, focused on info warfare w/ #China & #Russia: Here are 10 things to know about Lt Gen Dagvin Anderson, the first US Air Force officer to lead #AFRICOM My latest @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report: www.theafricareport.com/389366/10-th...

Trump tariffs, #Texas energy summit, #Congo peace progress: Here's all you need to know about the #US-#Africa Week Ahead, sans paywall at @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report : www.theafricareport.com/389287/us-af...

#Africa Trump tariffs latest #Ghana #DRC #Uganda take a hit while #Angola #Botswana #CotedIvoire get lower rates than in April Meanwhile #Lesotho #Madagascar & #Mauritius rates fall to 15% as they negotiate a deal My latest @jeuneafrique.com The Africa Report www.theafricareport.com/389241/meet-...

Update: Today's #Sudan ministerial postponed until September #Egypt Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty is in town, however, sitting with Secretary of State Rubio this afternoon following Capitol Hill meetings with Sens Wicker, Graham and @schatz.bsky.social www.theafricareport.com/388765/us-af...

"Security begets investment": Fresh off visit to #Angola and #Namibia, @africom.bsky.social deputies detail how the US military is key to President Trump's commercial diplomacy on the continent. My latest @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report www.theafricareport.com/388984/us-mi...

Takeaways from today's update to IMF World Economic Outlook: _ Global growth revised slightly up since April (3% vs 2.8%) as US tariff threat loses some bite; _ Trump warned not to mess with Fed; _ #Africa faces "continued subdued growth" _ #Nigeria doing a bit better www.imf.org/en/Publicati...

#SouthSudan took 9 of Trump’s deportees. It’s still waiting for its payday. My latest for @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report on the uncertain payout of caving to Trump's pressure campaign: www.theafricareport.com/388878/south...

It's a busy week for #Africa as Washington hosts #Sudan peace talks; weclomes delegations from the #DRC and #Rwanda; and - maybe, just maybe - offers some clarity on tariffs My latest #US-#Africa Week Ahead for @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report: www.theafricareport.com/388765/us-af...

Good news for #US-#Africa? "There's no discussion of closing any embassies or any consulates abroad" Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker told @kamlager-dove.house.gov at today's House Foreign hearing www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i7N... (at 1'35")

#SouthAfrica shoots back against US House sanctions bill: "Framing a trusted strategic partnership through the lens of suspicion, risks undermining decades of cooperation and mutual progress," charge a.i. Ismail Esau @ South Africa Embassy US tells me www.theafricareport.com/388497/us-co...

#SouthAfrica on the hot seat: 7 Democrats joined House Foreign Republicans to demand that Pres Trump review bilateral ties & recommend sanctions on @cyrilramaphosabsky.bsky.social's government and the ANC My latest @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report: www.theafricareport.com/388497/us-co...

7 pro-#Israel Democrats joined House Foreign Republicans today on #SouthAfrica sanctions: @repbradsherman.bsky.social @keating.house.gov @reptedlieu.bsky.social @repjimcosta.bsky.social @repmoskowitz.bsky.social @repglatimer.bsky.social @repjohnnyo.bsky.social docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/...

Sanctions on #SouthAfrica and the ANC, #Sudan peace push, rewarding #Morocco's pro- #Israel stance with weapons: Congress is putting its mark on US #Africa policy. Today's #US-#Africa Week Ahead for @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report : www.theafricareport.com/388321/us-af...

We've started working in #Mozambique! 🇲🇿 Following the withdrawal of #USAID funds, this may be just a drop in the ocean, but also a clear proof of our unwavering commitment to combating #HIV #AIDS. www.fundacionvicenteferrer.org/noticias/la-...

Great to see @thehill.com among the Washington publications paying more attention to #Africa ! Don't miss the latest from Laura Kelly on the hopes and fears of African nations looking to strike a deal with President Trump thehill.com/homenews/adm...

#Africa First? I talked to all 5 countries at the White House multilateral meeting last week - none of them are interested in taking in America's deported criminals. My latest @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report: www.theafricareport.com/388188/trump...

From suspended USAID $ for the Lobito Corridor to #China partnering w/ #Nigeria firms to replicate HIV/AIDS treatments the US no longer provides, @shaheen.senate.gov report details how Trump aid cuts are eroding US soft power across #Africa My latest: www.theafricareport.com/388076/trump...

Treasury Secretary Bessent's G20 no-show is causing a stir - in #SouthAfrica & Washington. “Multilateral bodies like the G20 will continue," Rep @meeks.house.gov @houseforeign.bsky.social tells me. "But w/out US leadership, others will shape the rules.” www.theafricareport.com/388007/tensi...

Loads of newsy tips in today's @jeuneafrique.com / The Africa Report US-#Africa Week Ahead, from the FY2026 defense bill's goodies for #Tanzania to #SouthSudan's play for Trump's accolades to election-year lobbying by #CotedIvoire & #Malawi ex-Pres Joyce Banda www.theafricareport.com/387924/us-af...

US says it won’t impose tariffs on fawning #Africa leaders: The presidents of #Gabon #GuineaBissau #Liberia #Mauritania #Senegal saw their flattery rewarded with assurances that they're now on Trump's good side My wrap-up @jeuneafrique.com's The Africa Report: www.theafricareport.com/387778/afric...

Bad news for #SouthAfrica & #Tunisia Trump threatened both with high tariffs starting Aug 1 while reportedly giving other #Africa countries until Sept 1 as US Trade Rep negotiates a separate deal with "textile 4" #Kenya #Madagascar #Lesotho #Mauritius www.theafricareport.com/387649/ramap...

A chance encounter at Notre Dame's re-opening The inauguration of a putschist-turned-president A well-connected salesman turned #Africa dealmaker I wrote about the July 9 US summit with #WestAfrica - & whether it could be a template for regional engagement www.theafricareport.com/387512/whats...

As he shifts his attention to #Sudan, President Trump's sr. adviser for #Africa Massad Boulos opens up on challenges still facing the US-backed peace deal in eastern Congo Exclusive interview w/Stanis Bujakera @flintspecific.bsky.social for @jeuneafrique.com www.theafricareport.com/387298/massa...

With $4.6bn in remittances at stake, #Ghana has dispatched its new foreign minister to Washington to stave off a threatened travel ban. FM Ablakwa met Monday with Under Secretary of State Hooker and #Africa bureau chief Fitrell. My latest: www.theafricareport.com/387089/ghana...

Meetings w/3 African heads of state; announcement of a #Rwanda #DRC presidents' meeting at the WH "in the coming weeks"; deal signings across the Lobito corridor: Inside Trump #Africa adviser Massad Boulos' busy day at the US-Africa Biz Summit in #Angola www.theafricareport.com/386675/boulo...