Tag: africa

On Saturday March 26, The GrEEK Campus in downtown Cairo will be the site of the second annual Maker Faire, a festival that brings together thousands of enthusiasts of the international movement of “Makers,” individuals or groups who use new technology to make useful items from unused or discarded material.  Sponsored by the U.S. Embassy […]

Press Statement Mark C. Toner Deputy Department Spokesperson Washington, DC March 24, 2016 The United States congratulates Cabo Verde for its successful parliamentary elections, held on March 20, that were once again free and fair. The elections and the peaceful transfer of power they brought about reaffirm Cabo Verde’s position as a model of democracy […]

Press Statement Mark C. Toner Deputy Department Spokesperson Washington, D.C. March 24, 2016 The United States welcomes the peaceful conduct of the March 20 presidential run-off election in Niger. We are disappointed that differences among some of the parties concerning the conduct of the election were not resolved in advance. As a result of those […]

Press Statement Mark C. Toner Deputy Department Spokesperson Washington, DC March 24, 2016 The United States takes note of the presidential election results announced by the Minister of Interior in the Republic of Congo. Pending the proclamation of the definitive results by the Constitutional Court, we appeal to all candidates and their supporters to remain […]

On March 23rd, United States Ambassador Dwight L. Bush, Sr. visited the International University of Rabat for its 2016 America Day, where he met with the university’s president Noureddine Mouaddib, toured the campus and held a roundtable with UIR students and faculty. Nearly 200 students took part America Day to learn more about studying in […]

Five leading women scientists and 15 promising young researchers were honoured yesterday at the 18th edition of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Ceremony at the Maison de la Mutualité in Paris. Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO and Jean-Paul Agon, Chairman and CEO of L’Oréal and Chairman of the L’Oréal Foundation took the opportunity […]

The European Union, the Federal Government of Somalia and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations today jointly launched a new project that will provide important and much-needed support to the long-term development of Somalia’s agriculture sector. “Any farmer in the world knows the value of high-quality locally-adapted seeds. They boost production and reduce vulnerabilities to […]

The Citizens and Diaspora Directorate (CIDO) met with a delegation from the Republic of Mozambique to discuss the different modalities and means of diaspora engagement.  On the Mozambican side the delegation was led by the Director of the National Institute of Mozambican Communities Abroad (INACE). The delegation also comprised of the representatives from each of […]

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Maxwell Opoku-Afari, Mission Chief for São Tomé and Príncipe, visited São Tomé from March 9–24, 2016 to conduct the 2016 Article IV Consultation and the first review of São Tomé and Príncipe’s economic program supported by the IMF’s three-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF).[1] At the […]

The Ambassador of the Republic of Chad to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union, H.E. Ahmat Awad Sakhine has bid farewell to the African Union Commission Chairperson, H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma. The outgoing Ambassador met with the AU Commission Chairperson at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, […]