Strategic Thinking on East Africa

John Kerry U.S. Secretary of State delivers massage on the Ethiopia’s National Day Addis Ababa, 29 May 2015 (WIC) - On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Ethiopia as you celebrate your national day on May 28. I will never forget the story of a young […]

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Washington, DC — STATEMENT BY MARIE HARF, ACTING SPOKESPERSON South Sudan: United States Provides Support for Justice and Accountability Secretary Kerry announced yesterday that the United States plans to provide $5 million to promote justice and accountability in South Sudan, pending Congressional approval. Many South Sudanese have long urged that those responsible for the crimes that […]

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By David Francis Diplomacy often means metaphorically holding one’s nose while dealing with unsavory characters who happen to run strategically important countries. We can only assume Secretary of State John Kerry was thinking of the latter while doing the former during a meeting Wednesday with Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh, a man who stands accused […]

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Kerry visits Djibouti Addis Ababa, 6 May 2015 (WIC) – US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Djibouti today, the first U.S. Secretary of State to visit the country. Upon his arrival at Ambouli International Airport, Kerry was received by Foreign Minister of Djibouti. Accompanied by the US Ambassador to Djiboui, Mr. Tom Kelly and […]

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Addis Ababa, 6 May 2015 (WIC) - US Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that war-torn Somalia was facing a better future, as he made a landmark visit as the most senior US official to visit since Washington’s doomed military intervention more than two decades ago. The top US diplomat spent just a few […]

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From Reuters MOGADISHU | BY ABDI SHEIKH U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives to speak at a news conference at the Nairobi Sankara Hotel, Monday, May 4, 2015, in Nairobi, Kenya. REUTERS/ANDREW HARNIK/POOL (Reuters) - The United States will begin the process of reestablishing a diplomatic mission in Somalia after a more than 20-year break, John […]

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May 4, 2015 (NAIROBI) - The United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, said his government and other Troika countries as well as the East African regional body (IGAD), had been pushing to finally end the war soon in South Sudan and further threatened action against the warring parties if they fail to stop the […]

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Addis Ababa, 5 May 2015 (WIC) - Secretary of State John Kerry made an unannounced trip to Somalia Tuesday in a show of solidarity with a government trying to defeat al-Qaida-allied militants and end decades of war in the African country. He is first top U.S. diplomat ever to visit Somalia. Kerry arrived at Mogadishu’s […]

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From The Daily Nation By KEVIN J. KELLEY NEW YORK US Secretary of State John Kerry will arrive in Nairobi on May 3 for talks on a wide range of topics with a variety of leaders, the State Department announced on Monday. A key aim of the top US diplomat’s two-day visit will be “to […]

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