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Dec
02
2023
By TREVOR HUNNICUTT
Biden plots trip to Angola as promise of Africa trip lingers

Biden plots trip to Angola as promise of Africa trip lingers

NEWS
U.S. President Joe Biden said that he will visit Angola in a trip that could mark renewed engagement with Africa at a time of international turmoil. "I have been there and I will be back," Biden said when asked about visiting the country during an Oval Office meeting with his Angolan counterpart, Joao Lourenco. Biden did not specify when the meeting would take place. The White House did not respond to a request for additional details. The U.S. president, seeking re-election next year and facing a range of foreign policy challenges from Ukraine to Israel, has drawn attention for the…
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Mar
25
2023
By NANDITA BOSE and STEVE HOLLAND
US Vice President Harris to address China’s influence and debt distress in Africa visit

US Vice President Harris to address China’s influence and debt distress in Africa visit

NEWS
VICE President Kamala Harris starts a weeklong trip to Africa this weekend as the United States seeks to pitch itself as a better partner than China, which has invested heavily in the continent over several decades. Harris will discuss China's engagement in technology and economic issues in Africa that concern the United States, as well as China's involvement in debt restructuring, senior U.S. officials said. One of the three countries Harris will visit is Zambia, which was the first African country to default on its sovereign debt during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is working with its creditors, including China, to reach an…
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Jan
24
2023
By The African Mirror
Pope seeks to heal wounds during Africa trip

Pope seeks to heal wounds during Africa trip

NEWS
POPE Francis's visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo will remind the world not to ignore decades-long conflicts that have beset the mineral-rich nation and wrecked the lives of millions, the Vatican's envoy to Kinshasa said. Francis is expected to visit Congo from January 31 to February 3, the first visit of a pope since 1985. Major preparations have been underway in the vast country, home to the largest Roman Catholic community in Africa. "The Congo which receives the Pope today is not the same as the one which welcomed Pope John Paul II 38 years ago," Ettore Balestrero, the…
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