Tag Archives: State Department
By Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) This past Wednesday, Secretary Hillary Clinton appeared, for what is likely her final time as Secretary of State, before the House Foreign Affairs Committee regarding the September 11, 2012, terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate … read more »
The United States has evacuated its embassy in the Central African Republic and temporarily halted its operations, amid security fears after rebels seized large swathes of the country. The State Department said it had not broken off diplomatic ties with … read more »
By: Jim Kouri While appearing on Fox News Channel on Monday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told anchor Megan Kelly that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may testify before a senate panel in about two weeks to answer questions about embassy … read more »
Posted in Article, Libya, North Africa
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Tagged Benghazi, Government Accountability Office, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, IndepthAfrica, Libya, State Department, United States, United States Department of State
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October 23, 2012 will be exactly one year after the Chairperson of the National Transitional Council declared that the Liberation of Libya was complete. A few days later the Secretary General of NATO, General Anders Fogh Rasmussen declared the end … read more »
Posted in Article, Libya
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Tagged Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Benghazi, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, indepthafrioca, Libya, National Transitional Council, NATO, State Department, United States
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By: Jim Kouri U.S. intelligence officials knew less than a day after the bloody attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that the perpetrators were terrorists who are alleged members of an al-Qaeda offshoot, but President Barack Obama and … read more »
By Morgan Lorraine Roach On Thursday, the U.S. State Department designated three Nigerians as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT). Abubakar Shekau, Abubakar Adam Kambar, and Khalid al-Barnawi are leading members of the Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram. While the Obama … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, Africa news, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, bokoharam, FTO, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, reuters africa news, State Department, U.S Government, United States, United States Department of State
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President Obiang’s major pre-occupation is enjoying the oil wealth of his country together with members of his family and cronies. And the country’s opposition makes sure nobody disturbs the big man. MAIN CHARACTERS Plácido Micó, considered the leader of the … read more »
Posted in Article, Central Africa, Equatorial Guinea
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Tagged Equatorial Guinea, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Malabo, Obiang, State Department, Teodoro Nguema Obiang, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, United States
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By Yosef Yacob, PhD, LLM, JD The processing of petitions filed by United States citizens for adoption of children from Ethiopia continues to raise serious legal and ethical concerns. In an earlier commentary, I sought to highlight the potential national … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Adoption Fraud, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nairobi, Politics of Ethiopia, State Department, United States, US Embassy
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WASHINGTON, December 7, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson to Speak on Countering the Lord’s Resistance Army Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 6, 2011 Ambassador Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary for … read more »
The Obama administration is leading a global effort to deploy “shadow” Internet and mobile phone systems that dissidents can use to undermine repressive governments that seek to silence them by censoring or shutting down telecommunications networks. The effort includes secretive … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York Times, North Africa, Obama Administration, Pan African News, Southern Africa, State Department, United States, United States Department of State, West Africa
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February 4, 2011 by benim
Britain pledged millions of pounds to support the leaders of a lawless region of Somalia despite knowing that they had links to pirate gangs, cables show. Foreign Office officials surprised their US counterparts by announcing a “180-degree shift” in British … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali, Wikileaks
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, Condoleezza Rice, East Africa, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, News local news, newspapers, Piracy in Somalia, Puntland, Somalia, State Department, United States, Wikileaks, World news
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November 6, 2010 by benim
Somalia in particular and Horn of Africa in general are at such a volatile stage that any misstep — domestic or foreign — could only further exacerbate that perilous condition. One such potential misstep gathering cloud is the recently proposed … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, News, Politics, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, AMISOM, Clanism, Dual-Track Policy, Ethiopia, Johnnie Carson, Puntland, Somalia, Somaliland, State Department, US Foreign Policy, Violent Extremism, World news
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