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Jan
07
2024
By The African Mirror
US expresses concern after Burundi president says gay people should be stoned

US expresses concern after Burundi president says gay people should be stoned

NEWS
THE United States said that it was troubled by comments from Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye, who last week called on citizens of the small African country to stone gay people. The comments escalated a crackdown on sexual minorities in a nation where LGBT people already face social ostracism and jail terms of up to two years if convicted of same-sex offences. "The United States is deeply troubled by President Ndayishimiye's remarks targeting certain vulnerable and marginalized Burundians," U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement. "We call on all of Burundi's leaders to respect the inherent dignity and inalienable rights,…
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Dec
08
2023
By DAPHNE PSALEDAKIS, HUMEYRA PAMUK and NAFISA ELTAHIR
US declares warring parties in Sudan committed war crimes

US declares warring parties in Sudan committed war crimes

NEWS
THE United States formally determined that warring parties in Sudan committed war crimes, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, as Washington increases pressure on the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to end fighting that has caused a humanitarian crisis. Washington also determined that the RSF and allied militias committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, Blinken said in a statement. The fighting, which broke out in mid-April, has displaced more than 6.5 million inside and outside Sudan, killed more than 10,000 and decimated the economy. "The expansion of the needless conflict between RSF and the SAF has caused grievous human…
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Dec
07
2023
By The African Mirror
Uganda accuses US of pushing ‘LGBT agenda’ after new round of sanctions

Uganda accuses US of pushing ‘LGBT agenda’ after new round of sanctions

NEWS
UGANDA'S government denounced the United States' expansion of visa restrictions against its officials, accusing Washington of pushing an "LGBT agenda" in Africa. The new visa restrictions announced on Monday target unidentified officials the U.S. deems responsible for undermining democracy and repressing marginalised groups in Uganda, including the LGBTQ community. Uganda enacted one of the world's harshest anti-gay laws in May, which calls for the death penalty for certain same-sex acts. "There's a coup at the State Department in the U.S. It is being taken over by people who are pushing the LGBT agenda in Africa," State Minister for Foreign Affairs Okello Oryem…
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Dec
06
2023
By The African Mirror
US targets ex-Sudan officials with sanctions for undermining peace

US targets ex-Sudan officials with sanctions for undermining peace

NEWS
THE United States imposed sanctions on three former Sudanese officials for their role in undermining peace, security and stability in Sudan, the Treasury Department said. The sanctions are being imposed under a U.S. executive order that places penalties on people who destabilize Sudan and undermine democracy, the department said in a statement. It named the three as Taha Osman Ahmed al-Hussein, Salah Abdallah Mohamed Salah and Mohamed Etta Elmoula Abbas, all former Sudanese officials. "These individuals have engaged in activities that undermine the peace, security, and stability of Sudan," it said. "Elmoula and Gosh are former security officials who worked…
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Dec
06
2023
By KANISHKA SINGH
US restricts visas for Uganda, Zimbabwe officials, citing repression

US restricts visas for Uganda, Zimbabwe officials, citing repression

NEWS
THE United States expanded a visa restriction policy on Ugandan officials to include those it believes are responsible for undermining democracy and repressing marginalized groups in Uganda, while also announcing a new visa restriction policy for officials in Zimbabwe. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the visa restrictions and mentioned, among others, the marginalization of groups like the LGBT community in Uganda and civil society advocates in Zimbabwe. Blinken's statements did not name any official. Uganda's anti-LGBTQ law, considered one of the harshest in the world, was enacted in May and carries the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality," an offence…
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Nov
18
2023
By MICHAEL MARTINA, TREVOR HUNNICUTT and GREG TORODE
What China’s Xi gained from his Biden meeting

What China’s Xi gained from his Biden meeting

WORLD
WHEN Chinese President Xi Jinping met executives for dinner in San Francisco, he was greeted with not one, but three standing ovations from the U.S. business community. It was one of several public relations wins for the Chinese leader on his first trip in six years to the United States, where he and President Joe Biden reached agreements covering fentanyl, military communications and artificial intelligence on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. All three were outcomes the United States had sought from China rather than the other way around, said two people briefed on the trip. But Xi appeared to…
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Nov
03
2023
By The African Mirror
US calls for immediate cessation of attacks in North Darfur, Sudan

US calls for immediate cessation of attacks in North Darfur, Sudan

NEWS
THE United States is troubled by reports of an imminent attack on El Fasher, North Darfur, and is calling on the warring parties in Sudan to immediately cease further attacks, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. "The United States calls on the warring parties to immediately cease further attacks in and around El Fasher to uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law concerning civilians," Blinken said in a statement released by the State Department.
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Oct
31
2023
By The African Mirror
Agoa trade deal talks: South Africa will need to carefully manage relations with the US and China

Agoa trade deal talks: South Africa will need to carefully manage relations with the US and China

SPECIAL FEATURES: ANALYSIS
SOUTH Africa must tread carefully in its economic relationships to avoid being caught in the escalating tension between East and West, and more specifically China and the US. The country’s hosting, and the outcome, of the 2023 Agoa Summit should strengthen its role in diplomatic relations and contribute towards safeguarding the country’s economic interests. ARNO J. VAN NIEKERK, Senior lecturer in Economics, University of the Free State From 2-4 November 2023, the US and 35 sub-Saharan African countries will meet in Johannesburg for the 20th Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (Agoa Forum). It entails strengthening trade and investment ties…
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Oct
28
2023
By JOE BAVIER
U.S.-Africa duty-free programme needs changes

U.S.-Africa duty-free programme needs changes

BUSINESS
THE United States should make changes to its flagship trade initiative with Africa that would increase its impact as part of a potential reauthorisation by Congress, a senior U.S. trade official said. Launched in 2000, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) grants exports from qualifying countries duty-free access to the U.S. market. It is set to expire in September 2025, but discussions are already underway over whether to extend it and for how long. "We need to do better," Assistant United States Trade Representative for African Affairs Constance Hamilton told a media briefing ahead of a meeting of U.S.…
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