Tag: Africa

$6 million bill for Obama’s Africa trip, $22,759 for copiers, $6,026 for ‘basic voice phones’

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$6 million bill for Obama’s Africa trip, $22,759 for copiers, $6,026 for ‘basic voice phones’

Paul Bedard · July 28, 2015 9:22 pm

President Obama delivers a speech to the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)

Obama’s parting message to Africa: Invest in your children

Nicole Duran · July 28, 2015 4:28 pm

"I'll be honest with you, I'm looking forward to life after being president," President Obama said in remarks to the African Union in Ethiopia on Tuesday. (AP Photo)Â

Obama on a third term: ‘I think if I ran, I could win’

Nicole Duran · July 28, 2015 3:15 pm

U.S. President Obama, left, speaks during a bilateral meeting with African Union Commission Chairperson Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at the African Union, Tuesday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

African Union head tells Obama multinationals are to blame for corruption

Nicole Duran · July 28, 2015 2:49 pm

In addition to announcing new restrictions on the ivory trade in the U.S. on Saturday, Obama said his administration is trying to write similar bans into trade agreements. (AP Photo)Â

Energy and Environment

Obama tells Kenya the U.S. is cracking down on ivory trade

Nicole Duran · July 28, 2015 4:01 am

The U.S. will contribute $40 million before the fiscal year ends in September to counter violent extremism in East Africa. (AP Photo)Â

Obama pledges millions to Africa for business, anti-violence efforts

Nicole Duran · July 27, 2015 8:10 pm

President Obama speaks during a joint news conference with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, Monday, July 27, 2015, at the National Palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (AP Photo)Â

Obama says South Sudan getting worse, hints at sanctions

Nicole Duran · July 27, 2015 3:51 pm

President Obama speaks during a joint news conference with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, Monday, at the National Palace in Addis Ababa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama says Ethiopia needs to work on human rights

Nicole Duran · July 27, 2015 1:54 pm

President Obama delivers a speech at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit at the United Nations Compound, Saturday, July 25, 2015, in Nairobi. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama promotes business in Kenya

Sarah Bedford · July 25, 2015 1:35 pm

Then U.S. Sen. Barack Obama meets with his step-grandmother at his father's house in western Kenya in 2006. On Friday, July 24, Obama is due to arrive in Kenya for the first time since he was a senator. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)

Obama’s Kenya trip is (mostly) business, not personal

Nicole Duran · July 23, 2015 4:38 pm

President Obama on Friday will depart to Nairobi, Kenya, for an international entrepreneurship conference. (AP Photo)Â

Obama going forward with Africa trip despite leaked details

Susan Crabtree · July 22, 2015 8:56 pm

An MQ-9 Reaper flies by on a training mission August 8, 2007 at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

White House silent on possible anti-ISIS drone base in Africa

Susan Crabtree · July 13, 2015 7:39 pm