Tag: Africa

President Barack Obama and family, from left, daughter Sasha, first lady Michelle Obama, and daughter Malia, on Wednesday will embark on his first extended trip to Africa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file)

Beltway Confidential

In trade chase with China, Obama looks for reset in Africa

Susan Crabtree · June 26, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - In this March 23, 2009, file photo, Army Gen. William "Kip" Ward, Commander, United States Africa Command, speaks with The Associated Press during an interview at the Pentagon in Washington. There is growing evidence that battle-hardened extremists are filtering out of safe havens along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and into East Africa, bringing sophisticated terrorist tactics that include suicide attacks. "There is a level of activity that is troubling, disturbing," said Ward. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Ex-US commander in Africa says his ouster ‘nothing to be ashamed of’

Tim Mak · June 25, 2013 4:00 am

In Africa, Michelle Obama Will ‘Highlight the Power and Importance of Education’

In Africa, Michelle Obama Will ‘Highlight the Power and Importance of Education’

Daniel Halper · June 21, 2013 9:13 pm

The Obama Family Trip to Africa to Cost $60 to $100 Million

The Obama Family Trip to Africa to Cost $60 to $100 Million

Daniel Halper · June 13, 2013 5:12 pm

First Lady Michelle Obama talks with former South African President Nelson Mandela about his book during a visit at Mandela's home in Houghton, South Africa, June 21, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)

Michelle Obama not snubbing Africa

Paul Bedard · June 6, 2013 4:00 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Ethiopian Foreign Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom attend a joint press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Jim Young, Pool)

John Kerry makes first official sub-Saharan Africa trip

Bradley Klapper · May 25, 2013 4:00 am

In this Tuesday, May 21, 2013 photo, Congolese fleeing fighting sit with their belongings outside the entrance to a military base in Munigi, on the outskirts of Goma, Congo. M23 rebels fired two rockets into the eastern Congo city of Goma Wednesday, killing one person and wounding four, officials said, in an apparent spillover from three days of fighting raging north of the city. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon arrived in Congo's capital far to the west for a two-day visit expected to take him to Goma, where a new U.N. military brigade is being formed to attack rebel groups and bring stability to the mineral-rich region.(AP Photo/Alain Wandimoyi)

Congo fighting persists as UN chief arrives

Melanie Gouby · May 22, 2013 4:00 am

Obama to Travel to Africa

Obama to Travel to Africa

Daniel Halper · May 20, 2013 7:11 pm

Money for Mali

Roger Kaplan · February 14, 2013 1:05 pm

Biden Praises French Military’s ‘Incredible Competence and Capability’

Daniel Halper · February 4, 2013 6:27 pm

The Obama Vacuum

Lee Smith · February 4, 2013 5:00 am

The Moor Strategy

Roger Kaplan · January 21, 2013 5:00 am