Julian Pecquet

This week in US-#Africa relations: @_AfricanUnion Commissioner @Bankole_Adeoye is in DC to build bridges with a Trump admin that's cutting US support for African institutions across the board, from AU peacekeeping in #Somalia to the @AfDB_Group: https://t.co/y90E6wlQbh

In the latest blow to #Africa, President Trump is asking Congress to end US contributions to the @AfDB_Group's concessional arm for the continent's poorest countries. @jeune_afrique's @Aurelie_MB looks at the implications for the African Development Fund. https://t.co/QiTLHoFJUE

New scoop @jeune_afrique 's @TheAfricaReport: Trump taps 2-star general Jami Shawley, the first woman to lead @USAfricaCommand 's Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa @CJTFHOA_CG, to serve as National Security Council acting senior director for #Africa https://t.co/Kc737l0rJq

I caught up with #SouthAfrica's nominee to lead the @AfDB_Group Swazi Tshabalala @BSTForAfrica on the margins of the @IMFNews / @WorldBank spring meetings. My Q & A for @jeune_afrique @TheAfricaReport: https://t.co/nSYiw7xo2p

RT @TheAfricaReport: President @realDonaldTrump has tapped a veteran of counterterrorism operations on the continent to lead the White Hous…

.@EximBankUS kicks off its annual summit today, offering new insights into Trump’s plans for US engagement with #Africa. Tracking panels on "Private Sector Mobilization for Sustainable Infrastructure" & "Financing US Exports to Sub-Saharan Africa" today https://t.co/JRfADKnU1Q

Central African countries @com_cemac & the Trump-backed oil industry faced off this week over clean-up funds at #SpringMeetings2025. From closed-door talks @USChamber to @RepHuizenga's bill to block IMF support, @thaisbrouck and Maher Hajbi have the scoop: https://t.co/BlJCXAhytR

RT @TheAfricaReport: US Secretary of State @SecRubio will meet with his counterparts from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo Frida…

Happening today: @SecRubio to host foreign ministers of #Rwanda and #DRC for "declaration of principles" ceremony. My back story for @jeune_afrique's @TheAfricaReport : https://t.co/N5BqujDIvj

RT @USEmbassyAddis: Ambassador Ervin Massinga participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony to inaugurate @Boeing's new Africa Office – a sig…

RT @US_SrAdvisorAF: Productive meeting with Qatari Minister Dr. Al-Khulaifi and Sr. Bureau Official Troy Fitrell. These conversations about…

RT @US_SrAdvisorAF: Great to meet with @Africa_Finance CEO Samaila Zubairu this morning to discuss our commitment to our partnership and de…

After a relatively slow start on Easter Monday, the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank kick into high gear today. I've got your #Africa-related events covered in the latest edition of the US-Africa Week Ahead over at @TheAfricaReport : https://t.co/19kYPzxkjt

RT @vpsouthsudan: The Government of South Sudan will dispatch a senior delegation to Washington, D.C. to engage with the U.S. Department of…

RT @LandrySigne: New AGI Director Pierre Nguimkeu calls for a true African perspective in research and policy advice about Africa https://t…

Behind #Zimbabwe's tariff removal on US goods : @ShawnMatiashe and I look at the campaign to end sanctions in @TheAfricaReport https://t.co/9x3IcN1lVB

RT @TheAfricaReport: Lost in the global panic over President @realDonaldTrump’s now-paused tariffs is their unintended consequence on other…