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WASHINGTON, 11 avril 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Département d’ÉtatAllocution de M. Johnnie Carson, secrétaire d’État adjoint Bureau des affaires africainesCentre Woodrow Wilson -- Washington - Le 5 avril 2011La politique des États-Unis envers l’Afrique en 2011 : les enjeux du temps présentJe tiens à remercier Steve McDonald et le centre Woodrow Wilson de m’avoir invité à prendre

(Reuters) - The U.S. navy will continue to upgrade its military capabilities in the Pacific given its steadfast commitment to the region, a U.S. vice admiral said on Monday, while urging China's growing navy to avoid provocation.China's swelling defense budgets, rapid development of advanced systems including aircraft carriers and anti-satellite missiles, and its growing naval aggression in

ARUSHA, Tanzania, February 8, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)The Director of the Africa Centre for Strategic Studies (ACSS) at the National Defense University in Washington DC in the USA, Ambassador (Rtd) William M. Bellamy paid a one-day working visit to the EAC Headquarters today and held talks with various EAC Officials led by the Secretary General, Amb. Juma Volter Mwapachu.Amb. Bellamy

(Reuters - By Douglas Hamilton - JERUSALEM | Mon Jan 31, 2011 )If Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak is toppled, Israel will lose one of its very few friends in a hostile neighborhood and President Barack Obama will bear a large share of the blame, Israeli pundits said on Monday.Political commentators expressed shock at how the United States as well as its major European allies appeared to be ready

By Stephen KaufmanStaff Writer WashingtonThe White House strongly condemns "outrageous and deplorable violence" that has broken out in Cairo and other Egyptian cities and has renewed its call for political change to begin in the country."It is imperative that the violence that we're seeing stop and that the transition that was spoken about last night begin immediately," White House press

THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, everybody. Over the past few days, the American people have watched the situation unfolding in Egypt. We've seen enormous demonstrations by the Egyptian people. We've borne witness to the beginning of a new chapter in the history of a great country, and a long-time partner of the United States.And my administration has been in close contact with our Egyptian

On December 14, 2010 in Washington, D.C., Secretary of State Clinton and South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane met for the first time under the auspices of the U.S.-South Africa Strategic Dialogue, created in April 2010. The two governments signed a President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Partnership Framework on December 14.In addition, a

By Luis Filipe Dias (Staff Writer)Washington - For Upendo Minja and Patricia Kafoe, attending Chamber of Commerce board meetings in the United States went beyond just recording minutes - the experience was invaluable, as it empowered them with new ideas on business and community development that they hope to implement in their African organizations. Minja, who is from Tanzania, and Kafoe, from

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEOffice of the SpokesmanNovember 19, 2010MEDIA NOTEJoint Statement Following the U.S.-EU Energy Council Ministerial, LisbonEnergy is an important component of the U.S.-EU dialogue in the 21st century, because it has effects across our foreign, economic and development policies. By working together on energy, the United States and the European Union are increasing our

The op-ed below by President Barack Obama appeared this morning (November 19) in the International Herald Tribune.Europe and America, Aligned for the FuturePresident Barack ObamaWith this week's NATO and United States-European Union summit meetings in Lisbon, I am proud to have visited Europe a half-dozen times as president. This reflects an enduring truth of American foreign policy - our

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEOffice of the SpokesmanNovember 17, 2010 REMARKS Secretary of State Hillary Rodham ClintonTo the Overseas Security Advisory CouncilNovember 17, 2010 Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, D.C. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you very much. Well, it is a real delight for me to take a few minutes to come and say thank you. Thank you for participating with the Overseas

By Gareth PorterPublished on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 by Inter Press ServiceWASHINGTON - The drone war that has been anticipated in Yemen for the last few months has been delayed by the failure of U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) to generate usable intelligence on al Qaeda there.That failure has given the CIA a new argument for wresting control of the drone war in Yemen from the Joint

BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The United States has lost its double-A credit rating with Dagong Global Credit Rating Co., Ltd., the first domestic rating agency in China, due to its new round of quantitative easing policy.Dagong Global on Tuesday downgraded the local and foreign currency long-term sovereign credit rating of the U.S. by one level to A+ from previous AA with "negative" outlook.The

A U.S.-based human rights group has raised an uproar with a report arguing that development assistance to Ethiopia may be doing more harm than good by strengthening a repressive government. The report has sparked condemnation in some quarters, praise in others.The Human Rights Watch report issued last month accuses Ethiopia's government of using development aid to suppress political dissent. The

China’s sovereign wealth fund has urged the Obama administration to spend 1trillion US dollars on infrastructure over the next five years, to create jobs and improve US competitiveness.Zhou Yuan, head of asset allocation at China Investment Corporation (CIC), said Beijing would be willing to invest in such projects. CIC manages part of China's massive foreign exchange reserves, an estimated 300

Antananarivo - An American envoy visiting Madagascar has called for a return to democracy on the troubled Indian Ocean island.US State Department official Karl Wycoff told reporters in the capital that the US was calling for a resumption of negotiations to restore a constitutional, democratic government. He says a process embarked on by coup leader Andry Rajoelina is insufficiently

By Merle David Kellerhals Jr.Washington - Fostering global economic growth through the Group of 20 (G20) advanced economies is fundamental to a lasting recovery at home, says a senior Obama administration official. Economic policy figures strongly in President Obama's final two stops of a four-nation Asian trip that begins November 6 in India, with a visit to Indonesia before the G20 meeting in

By Elaine M. Grossman - Global Security Newswire, Monday, Sept. 27, 2010WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Navy's emerging plans for a new nuclear-armed submarine are slated to undergo a pivotal Defense Department review in November, with the initial backing of a key congressional committee in hand.The Senate Appropriations Committee on Sept. 14 said it fully supported the fiscal 2011 plans to perform

WASHINGTON, 28 septembre 2010/African Press Organization (APO)Le secrétaire d’État adjoint aux affaires africaines, M. Johnnie Carson, et d’autres hauts responsables américains ont déclaré à des représentants du gouvernement de transition du Zimbabwé, lors d’une réunion aux Nations unies le 23 septembre, qu’ils devraient dénoncer les violations des droits de l’homme au Zimbabwé, observer les

SourceRobert D. Kaplan | September 27, 2010The greatest geopolitical development that has occurred largely beneath the radar of the West’s Middle East-focused media over the past decade has been the rise of Chinese sea power. This is evinced by US President Barack Obama’s meeting last Friday about the South China Sea, where China has conducted live-fire drills and made territorial claims against