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The United States says it’s encouraged by Sunday’s deal reinstating the Sudanese prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok – but wants more progress before restoring aid, BBC News reported. The State Department repeated calls for all civilian leaders detained after last month’s coup to be released. Sudan’s governing generals have already released …

Dollar bills fell from the sky “thanks” to an armored van that was on a California highway and whose door opened on Friday, November 19. Faced with this treasure, motorists did not resist the temptation and rushed to the scattered bundles to pick them up. Unfortunately for the drivers, this …

During his official visit in Nigeria, the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken has said growing extremism, increasing authoritarianism and corruption in Africa pose serious dangers to democracy and the future of the continent. Speaking in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, the diplomat was outlining the Biden administration’s Africa policy. He …

The US government on Thursday has removed sanctions placed on Burundi six years ago, crediting elections, a fall in violence, and reforms by President Evariste Ndayishimiye. President Joe Biden revoked the sanctions that targeted 11 people in the East African country, mostly military and security officials including then-public security minister …

As part of his official visit in Africa, the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken met Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in the presidential palace in Abuja on Thursday. Mr Blinken and the Nigerian president discussed issues including human rights, democracy and security as well as climate change. Mr Buhari expressed …

The US State Department has warned American citizens living in Ethiopia to immediately leave the country as the security situation is worsening. The State Department says Washington had no plans to organise a mass evacuation, as it did in Afghanistan. The US and the African Union have been pressuring the …

The US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, is travelling to Kenya for talks about the war in Ethiopia, as well as the security situation in Sudan and Somalia. President Uhuru Kenyatta recently visited Ethiopia and the US has warned it could impose sanctions on the Ethiopian government and the rebels …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make his first official trip to Africa next week, visiting Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal. Mr Blinken would meet the presidents of all three countries, and deliver a speech on US-Africa policy, the State Department said. On the first leg of his visit to …

The representative of the United States in Ethiopia, Geeta Pasi called on American citizens living in the country to leave it due to the deteriorating security situation in this country in the Horn of Africa. The US embassy in Addis Ababa said the security situation in the country had deteriorated …

The US billionaire and Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, has pledged $ 2 billion through his Bezos Earth Fund, for land restoration in Africa. The US billionaire had previously indicated he would make investments worth $ 1 billion during an event with Prince Charles on Monday. “We must conserve what we …