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Foreign Affairs Magazine executive editor Stuart Reid recounted the ouster and assassination of Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1960-61. This event …

State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller briefed reporters and responded to questions on several foreign policy issues. He was joined by U.N. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Speci…

Analysts discussed China-Africa relations at the Atlantic Council, as part of a conference on Chinese influence in the Global South. They discussed political and economic interests that Chin…

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby briefed reporters and responded to questions on several issue…

National security and Pentagon correspondent Courtney Kube shared her experiences reporting from Niger during the 2023 political coup and best practices for reporting in conflict, during the…

President Biden and Angolan President João Lourenço spoke on the relationship between their two countries during a meeting from the Oval Office at the White House. They addressed economic co…

Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) led a conversation with executives from Chevron and other energy companies on partnering with African nations, rare mineral supply chains, and ensuring an equi…

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) interviewed various officials, including World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, about U.S. policies toward Africa, such as trade, economic deve…

Deputy Defense Department Spokesperson Sabrina Singh responded to questions on U.S. counterterrorism operations in Niger. Ms. Singh said the U.S. had not restarted such operations but is mon…

Deputy Defense Department Spokesperson Sabrina Singh briefed reporters on the ongoing response to the Maui wildfires, U.S. military assistance for the war in Ukraine, and U.S. force posture …

Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered closing remarks at the Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit, a gathering of young leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in W…

Deputy Defense Department Spokesperson Sabrina Singh briefed reporters and responded to questions on several issues, including the impasse over military nominations and the situation in Nige…

Deputy Defense Department Spokesperson Sabrina Singh briefed reporters and responded to questions on a range of issues, including the U.S. response to the coup in Niger.

Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland and Sarah Charles, a top USAID official, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the conflict in Sudan. Lawma…

Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel briefed reporters and responded to questions on a range of foreign policy issues, including the coup in Niger, Russian foreign policy, and continue…

Historian David Hackett Fischer talked about how people from different parts of Africa influenced regional cultures in the United States. The Atlanta History Center hosted this virtual progr…

State Department Spokesperson Matt Miller briefed reporters and responded to questions on a range of foreign policy issues facing the Biden administration. Topics discussed included cybersec…

The White House held a briefing with reporters on to discuss several topics including Russian allegations that Ukraine attacked the Kremlin with drones, a new executive order addressing the …

Defense Department Deputy Spokesperson Sabrina Singh briefed reporters at the Pentagon on several issues, including evacuations from Sudan and troop deployments to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder provided additional details on the deployment of active-duty troops to the U.S. southern border. The Homeland Security Department put …