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Adrian Elimian

Adrian Elimian

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Senegal seeks more time to pay off debt

Senegal’s prime minister said the country hopes to extend the maturity of its borrowing.
Senegal PM Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo, (right) sits as he arrives to deliver his first policy address to the National Assembly in Dakar.
Misper Apawu/Reuters

Trump administration warms to Zambia despite crackdown worries

Washington Democrats said they’re alarmed about post-election violence.
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema is sworn in for a second term.
Jean Mandela/Reuters

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.
A factory operating under AGOA
Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

Lawyers see imminent decision in third-country deportation case

The forthcoming ruling could reshape the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program.
Mexican migrants who were deported from the US to Guatemala
Mexican migrants who were deported from the US to Guatemala. Mariano Macz/Reuters

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.
A plane carrying deportees from the United States arrives at Roberts International Airport, Harbel, near Monrovia, Liberia
A plane carrying deportees from the United States arrives at Roberts International Airport, Harbel, near Monrovia, Liberia. Carielle Doe/Reuters

US warns ‘long’ road ahead in Ebola response

The epidemic became the deadliest in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s history earlier this week.
Passengers who disembarked from a boat intercepted by health authorities wait to be tested for Ebola in Kinasha
Passengers who disembarked from a boat intercepted by health authorities wait to be tested for Ebola in Kinasha. Benoit Nyemba/Reuters

Liberia to take 1,200 deportees from the US

Monrovia said the deal was “not a transaction with a quid pro quo.”

Balkans’ Trump lobbying heats up

Bosnian Croat leader Dragan Čović has tapped Trump-linked firm Mercury Public Affairs to lobby for his party.

US lawmakers mull extending AGOA trade program

The US Senate passed a government funding bill over the weekend that included an extension for the program.

African football backs FIFA’s Infantino

As other confederations abandon the FIFA president, Africa gives Infantino a lifeline.

Trump’s costly visa bond program is now permanent

Up to 30 of the 50 countries affected are in Africa.

Avila Chevalier plans to join Congressional Black Caucus

The democratic socialist, who ousted New York Rep. Adriano Espaillat in a June primary upset, also plans to join the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

State Department pressed to increase aid for women impacted by Ebola outbreak

Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Lisa Murkowski want the administration to approve support for a UN agency President Donald Trump withdrew from.

Saudi soccer enters an era of prudent spending

The sport’s bosses are coming to terms with losses at the club level and an underachieving national team.

Sudan sanctions may catch ride on defense bill

Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, filed the PEACE in Sudan Act as an amendment to the annual defense policy bill moving through the chamber.

Senegal’s president forms new party as political crisis continues

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will lead the new Kiiraay party in local and legislative polls ahead of national elections in 2029.

Uganda hires Washington lobbyists to combat rights reputation

The push comes as American lawmakers question the outsized role of Chief of Defense Forces Muhoozi Kainerugaba who has drawn criticism for crackdowns on opposition figures and the media.

Lawmakers warn Trump over possible Mali strikes

Senators said the administration hasn’t consulted them about the potential operation.
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