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Adrian Elimian

Adrian Elimian

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Adrian Elimian is a newsroom fellow at Semafor. Previously, he spent five years at Africa Elects.

US monitors new Ebola cases

The virus, now in Kenya and Nigeria, continues to spread well beyond the initial site of the outbreak.
A medical worker controls the sanitization point for travellers to wash their hands before entering the Kenya immigration services
James Keyi/Reuters

The fight to uncover the Nigerian president’s FBI files

President Tinubu has enlisted US lawyers to keep records from a 1990s Chicago drug probe sealed, but a lone California activist has been a thorn in his side.
Bola Tinubu graphic
Illustration: Kevin Zweerink/Semafor, Photos: Adriano Machado/Tom Brenner/Reuters

Third-country decision a ‘devastating result,’ lawyer says

Immigrant advocates are grappling with the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Trump administration to move forward with third-country deportations.
Supreme Court
Aaron Schwartz/Reuters

Democrats press Trump administration to intervene in Ethiopia

Renewed fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia is raising fears of a return to the 2020-2022 civil war.
Jeanne Shaheen and Marco Rubio
Kylie Cooper/Reuters; Yuki Iwamura/Pool via Reuters

US increases pressure on Sudan

With a push for a ceasefire stalled, the Trump administration is trying a new approach that risks alienating allies.
Trump senior adviser for Arab and African affairs Massad Boulos
Liesa Johannssen/Reuters

Trump’s Africa adviser defends proposed Libyan deal: ‘Absolute partnership’

Massad Boulos pushed back on claims that a US plan for Libya would hand control of the country to a powerful military commander and his family.
President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Arab and African Affairs  Massad Boulos

DRC prime minister defends Ebola response

Judith Suminwa also discussed the country’s relationship with the US.

IDB president says ‘we need to look’ at Venezuela

Ilan Goldfajn said Caracas’ unpaid debts would be ‘part of the conversation.’

Nigeria minister touts ‘quite good’ relationship with US

Jumoke Oduwole teased a forthcoming deal on critical minerals at Semafor’s The Next 3 Billion.

US lifts sanctions on Eritrean officials

The Biden administration imposed the measures in 2021 over human rights abuses committed during the Tigray war in neighboring Ethiopia.

Democrats look to investigate third-party deportations after midterms

Democrats are warning that the Trump administration’s secretive third-country deportation program could face a full congressional investigation if they retake power.

US imposes new visa restrictions on South Africans

Washington has repeatedly accused Pretoria of “government-sponsored discrimination” against Afrikaners.

Senegal seeks more time to pay off debt

Senegal’s prime minister said the country hopes to extend the maturity of its borrowing.

Trump administration warms to Zambia despite crackdown worries

Washington Democrats said they’re alarmed about post-election violence.

US-Africa trade pact extended

The development represents an interim win for African governments worried about trade relations with the US under the Trump administration.

Lawyers see imminent decision in third-country deportation case

The forthcoming ruling could reshape the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program.

Mystery surrounds US deportations to Liberia

The Liberian government has insisted the deal is “not a transaction with a quid pro quo,” but that claim has failed to quiet the questions.

US warns ‘long’ road ahead in Ebola response

The epidemic became the deadliest in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s history earlier this week.
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