US urges immediate help for Somalia to address large-scale poverty
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U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, urged the world’s donors to give immediate help to Somalia facing deadly famine
U.S. ambassador...
US-EXIM Bank to lend Mozambique LNG project
The U.S. Export-Import Bank may lend a US$5 billion direct loan to Mozambique for the development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG)...
Iran-US tensions cast its shadows in Africa
It seems the escalating tensions between the US and Iran are spilling over to Africa, particularly to countries in the Horn of Africa. The most...
US signs partnership agreement with Ethiopia for USAID for US$ 230 million
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· The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID) and the Federal Ministry of Finance signed a...
Pepsico targets Africa growth through Pioneer Foods
American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation PepsiCo has put in an offer to acquire stakes valued at approximately $1.7 billion of South...
South -Africa-US Investment Advisory Task Force formed
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US President Biden announced the creation of a South Africa-U.S. Investment Advisory Task Force and a planned US $45 million investment towards...
US suspends rough diamond imports from Zimbabwe due to forced labour
The United States Embassy in Harare, admitted that it does not have any direct proof of forced labour in Zimbabwe’s diamond mines, while banning...
MTN caught again in a bind: this time in the US
South African telecom firm MTN is facing now an allegation from the US, which accuses it of paying protection money to extremist groups in...
AmCham Business Summit 2019 in Kenya to intensify US engagements with East Africa
The US delegation led by Deputy US Trade Representative C.J. Mahoney American officials, is in Nairobi for a two-day meeting with government and private...
African Energy Chamber strategize to invite investment from US
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· The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has been taking concrete steps to engage U.S. companies and investors to counter...