As US President Donald Trump goes all in on “trade not aid” during his second term, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) is emerging as a vital component of America’s diplomatic and commercial toolkit on the ...

A security agent stands on a platform during a visit by then-U.S. President Joe Biden to the Lobito Port Terminal, in Lobito, Angola, Dec. 4, 2024 (AP photo by Ben Curtis). When AGOA expires at the ...

President Donald Trump’s acting assistant secretary of state for African affairs is set to testify this week about the US administration’s evolving strategy for the continent in his first official ...

The second Trump administration’s formal approach to Africa is centered on commercial diplomacy, a “trade, not aid” approach to Africa that is in line with President Trump’s dealmaking diplomacy. In ...